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<animalrightsandfreedom12345@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Recent research has shown that the average lifespans of domesticated
> animals are up to 4 years less than those of their feral counterparts.
> The findings of this research highlight the hypocrisy and selfishness
> of pet owners - that these so-called animal lovers brutally and
> callously cut short the lives of their four-legged companions.
>
> Adequacy.org spoke to the scientist behind the research and asked, what
> can be done to rectify this widespread and socially acceptable form of
> barbarism?
>
> The findings of this research, published in the June issue of the
> Journal of the American Association of Veterinary Science and
> Associated Professions, are an unequivocal condemnation of pet owners.
> The facts, presented below, make chilling reading. For example, the
> average lifespan of a domesticated dog is four years less than that of
> a similar dog living in the wild.
>
> Species Domesticated Lifespan (years) Feral Lifespan (years)
> Cat 16 19
> Dog 12 16
> Fish 5 6
> Hamster 2 2
> Horse 25 29
> Rabbit 10 12
> Comparative Lifespans of Domesticated and Feral Animals
>
> Dr. Victor O'Neill, the author of this work and a veterinary surgeon
> for over 25 years, explained that several factors are responsible for
> foreshortening the lives of domesticated animals.
>
> "Firstly, animals reared in a domestic environment are not exposed to
> the same pathogens during infancy as wild animals. Therefore, the
> immune systems of domesticated animals do not develop properly, which
> leads to a reduced resistance to disease in adulthood."
>
> "However, the main reason for these disturbing findings is that animals
> do not adapt to domestic life. Animals are simply unhappy when sharing
> a habitat with humans. Humans attempt to impose their value system upon
> animals and then punish the animals should they transgress this
> arbitrary set of rules of which they have no comprehension. These
> animals, enslaved by human tyrants, eventually lose the will to live,
> which results in their premature deaths."
>
> Following the publication of his research, O'Neill has formed a
> pressure group to lobby for a change in the law, outlawing pet
> ownership. In the short term, O'Neill believes that a change in
> people's attitudes is necessary.
>
> "Currently, pet ownership is seen as a harmless hobby and people are
> dependant on their companion animals. However, this research has shown
> that pet ownership is anything but harmless. People need to realise
> that it is a cruel institution that must be stopped."
>
> "There are many parallels between pet ownership and the practice of
> slavery that was widespread in the United States of America during the
> early part of the last century. Nowadays, the ownership of slaves is
> socially unacceptable and is rightly acknowledged as a barbaric
> practice. Pet ownership is exactly the same. I hope that people will
> come to realise that keeping domesticated animals is morally
> indefensible and that society will ostracize pet owners."
>
> However, O'Neill's viewpoint has been controversial and unpopular.
>
> "I have recieved innumerable death threats from pet owners. On one
> occassion my eight year-old daughter was kidnapped and physically
> assaulted by an enraged pet owner. Animal lovers are notorious for
> their emotional instability and they rely on their pet animals as a
> substitute for normal human relationships. My proposals to remove their
> emotional safety net are anathema to them and it is hardly surprising
> to see such an irrational reaction."
>
> It is truly inspiring to meet a man such as O'Neill who is willing to
> risk his personal safety in the fight for a righteous cause. It is
> indisputable that pet ownership is a vile practice. Humanity will only
> ever be able to consider itself an advanced civilisation when it
> outlaws this cruel institution and treats the lesser species with
> proper respect.
>