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Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People
Animals are animals, we should not train them to behave like human. Making them wear clothes, eat can food, use toilet, is not good.
 hitomi  28 Nov 2007 16:12
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Yes, I think animals should not pretend to be people. How will we know who's who. For me it is a fear I must live with everyday; that I could be giving my paper boy his weekly pay and before you know it...BAM!! I've got fleas
 
 shebasha  10 Apr 2008 22:04
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I agree!! Animals are animals and they should of course act like animals. Except they do need to be potty trained or it wont be "pretty".
 
 isabella33  04 Apr 2008 04:40
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A dog is a dog and a person is a person- period
 
 huntcowboy  08 Mar 2008 02:09
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If any one of us who are being called “human being” would be asked to survive and continue a life of imitating the animals or to act like the animals, would any one of us be ready to take it sportingly? Will there be anyone to take it without any hesitation or allegation? “No” will be the right answer. This should be maintained and kept in mind in the cases of animals too. The animals should not be tried or applied to act like people. People should differentiate the poles dissimilar features of animals and human beings. Every thing in this world be it alive or lifeless is very much beautiful in its own place. Likewise animals should be taken as what they are. They must not be granted to act like people. This will kill its real beauty which should be required firstly.
 
 sudipa  18 Feb 2008 00:19
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I don't think that animals actually choose to act like people. Having said that sometimes my dogs forget they're dogs and I have to try and remind them.

The point being made , I think, is that people try to make their animals more like people for their own reasons . For example we tend to give animals human attributes when the animals themselves are oblivious to this.
We say that some animals are vermin. Vermin are human constructs, the animals themselves have no conception of what it means. In some societies animals are said to be dirty. This is misinformed and used as an excuse to mistreat animals. For examples such an animal is the pig - a highly intelligent creature who is capable of great affection.
The use of animals in circuses also can mislead people into thinking that animals have human attributes. It is surely cruel to make an animal dress up and perform to please humans?
On the other hand animals share human attributes and emotions, they feel pain, distress, emotion hunger and pleasure and fear as do we and in that respect they are like people.
 
 Researcher  08 Jan 2008 19:29
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Yes, I agree that we should not train them to act like human beings. We don’t need to put clothes on them, it looks awkward to me. However, if you feel there is so much cold or heat then you can cover them. Only a few animal lovers train them to act like human beings or some train them for taking part in sports. We should give them toilet training and how to eat and behave inside home. We should play with them and give them good food and fine place to live. It is our responsibility as human beings.
 
 cancer11  06 Dec 2007 14:22
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Yes, animals must be treated as animals. In fact, you try your best but you can not train an animal to act just like a human being. Even if you give them toilet training at times they will not use that training and create problems.

Moreover, I do not understand why some people are interested in making their animals wear clothing without any specific reason. Naturally animals have bodies and systems which can defend them from changing weather conditions.

Hence animals should not act like people.
 
 death  05 Dec 2007 05:59
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 My dog thinks he's a human, like I said he is very intelligent. There is nothing wrong with how my dog acts, and I never trained him to act like that, he picked it up on his own. It took me 3 days to toilet train my dog, so I don't know where you are getting this "tough" training idea?!? I guess it just depends on the person training their dog and the intelligence of the dog. Also what if you live in a Northern state and have a hairless dog or cat, how do their bodies defend them against the cold. Please do some research before making assumptions.
by  baconbust
 22 Jan 2008 00:53
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Try telling that to my talking llama...
 
 dknelsen  11 Jul 2008 03:40
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Uh disagree, if the dog wants to learn then who are you to say they shouldn't. My dog chooses what he does in a way. He's very intelligent, and if you talk to him he barks, growls, whines back. My dog loves wearing his jacket outside, he brings it to me when he wants to go for a walk. My dog is my best friend... Maybe in your mind you don't approve but that's you and your not a vet, religious figure, or my boss, so my dog will act any way he chooses. I love my dog! He is a part of my FAMILY!
 
 baconbust  22 Jan 2008 00:49
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Toilet training is important. But he never flushes or puts on a new toilet roll and always leaves the seat up. Bad dog.
 
 O-Wiseone  07 Jan 2008 09:19
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 And don't you just hate it when they leave their clogging it up all the time?
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 22 Feb 2008 19:52
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First thing, humans ARE animals. Secondly, unless the animal you're dressing up in human clothes finds it irritating and uncomfortable, then how does it harm anyone?
 
 Franwell  11 Dec 2007 18:32
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At the very core is your love for them. If you truly love them, then you would want to take proper care of them. Making them wear stylish and colorful clothing sounds really nice. They are not human beings although they are still living beings and every living being has the right to eat well. Therefore, I have no problem if you’re feeding them canned food.

Similarly, making them habitually use the toilet is also very important as this will save your home from dirt as well.
 
 Simple  04 Dec 2007 14:22
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Why it's not good. I don't understand, it's funny to see them, just . And toilet training it's very important!
 
 theseeker  04 Dec 2007 12:21
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 It's alright to let animals do what they want to do to act like people but not right to force them to do something just to make us laugh - don't you agree?
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 08 Jan 2008 19:32
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