{"id":267984,"date":"2020-09-07T06:08:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T10:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=267984"},"modified":"2020-09-07T06:08:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T10:08:19","slug":"people-hate-cruelty-to-animals-so-why-do-we-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/07\/people-hate-cruelty-to-animals-so-why-do-we-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"People hate cruelty to animals, so why do we do it?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When we hear about animals being neglected, we\u2019re often outraged. Consider the revelation of the mistreatment of racehorses at a Queensland abattoir, or the man who decapitated a kookaburra. These stories left many of us shocked and appalled. (File Photo: Ester Marie Doysabas\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Animal welfare experts warn our pets<\/a> could suffer<\/a> during the coronavirus pandemic, including from abuse or abandonment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When we hear about animals being neglected, we\u2019re often outraged. Consider the revelation<\/a> of the mistreatment of racehorses at a Queensland abattoir, or the man who decapitated a kookaburra<\/a>. These stories left many of us shocked and appalled.<\/p>\n

But harm to animals is common in our society. Tens of billions of animals are killed in farms and slaughterhouses every year. Their deaths are sometimes truly horrific<\/a>. Humanity\u2019s relationship with animals is dysfunctional: humans love animals yet simultaneously<\/a> perpetrate extreme violence against them. This is not only bad for animals. It\u2019s bad for us too<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But humans and animals cannot simply end their relationship and part ways. We have to share a world. So we have to forge a better<\/em> relationship. The hard question is: what shape should that new relationship take?<\/p>\n