Are you sure your dog is just acting weird when he refuses to play or be more lively? Maybe he is stressed and contemplating suicide?
I’m not one of those who dote on dogs or cats or any other animal for that matter. Yet, in the last 15 years I’ve had 10 dogs, 8 cows (maximum 3 at a time), 3 rabbits, 2 parrots (which for the record, I thought were cruel to cage and so released them), and cats and peacocks have always been frequent visitors to my place (I never domesticated them). Though I’m not particularly fond of animals, they were never ill-treated or neglected at my home. However, the pattern in which some of my dogs expired led to my colleagues speculating that they had all resorted to suicide! This proposition was absolutely shocking to me. Yes, one of my dogs did hit his head against a moving car and another accidentally jumped into a well as he went about chasing a rabbit. One of my dogs ran away never to return, while my last dog, who died a natural death, was considered by my boss to be more like a cow than a dog!
My family and I loved them unconditionally and it is impossible for me to think that dogs or even animals could commit suicide. But, Richard O’Barry, who used to capture and train dolphins for the well-known 60s TV show Flipper, would beg to differ. Life changed for him when he saw one of the dolphins, Cathy, commit suicide in front of his very eyes. In his interview to a New York magazine he said, “Dolphins are not automatic air breathers like we are. Every breath for them is a conscious effort. She (Cathy) looked me right in the eye, took a breath, and held it, and she didn’t take another one. She just sank to the bottom of the water. That had a profound effect on me.” The event turned him into an animal-rights activist for life.
“Whether or not one wishes to believe that animals are capable of committing suicide, one fact is clear, that animals are capable of suffering, feeling pain, and grieving. Animals, like us, are complex, thinking, feeling beings – not inanimate objects for humans to use however we like with little to no consideration for their needs. There are many reasons why animals become depressed and act out. For example, most zoo enclosures are frustratingly small, far smaller than the space any animal would enjoy in the wild. Animals’ normal behaviour is seldom considered and their natural needs are rarely met. Birds’ wings may be clipped so that they cannot fly, aquatic animals often go without adequate water, and many animals who naturally live in large herds or family groups are kept alone or, at most, in pairs. Animals are closely confined, lack privacy, and have little opportunity for mental stimulation or physical exercise. These conditions often result in abnormal and self-destructive behaviour, known as ‘zoochosis’, says Poorva Joshipura, Chief Functionary, PETA India.
Perhaps that is w
hy People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India sent a letter to Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests, urging him to act immediately to stop plans to build a dolphinarium in New Delhi. Poorva continues, “In the wild, orcas and dolphins swim up to 100 miles per day. But captured, dolphins are confined to tanks, which for us would be like being confined to a bathtub for life. These animals navigate by echolocation – bouncing sonar waves off other objects to determine their shape, density, distance, and location – but in tanks, the reverberations from their own sonar bounce off the walls, driving some dolphins insane. Newly captured dolphins and orcas are forced to learn tricks. Former trainers say that withholding food and isolating animals who refuse to perform are two common training methods.”
While my pets enjoy a life of luxury and are certainly not suicidal, causing lifelong torture and inevitable premature death of the dolphins is where I, and hopefully our readers, will put their foot down.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2010.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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I’m not one of those who dote on dogs or cats or any other animal for that matter. Yet, in the last 15 years I’ve had 10 dogs, 8 cows (maximum 3 at a time), 3 rabbits, 2 parrots (which for the record, I thought were cruel to cage and so released them), and cats and peacocks have always been frequent visitors to my place (I never domesticated them). Though I’m not particularly fond of animals, they were never ill-treated or neglected at my home. However, the pattern in which some of my dogs expired led to my colleagues speculating that they had all resorted to suicide! This proposition was absolutely shocking to me. Yes, one of my dogs did hit his head against a moving car and another accidentally jumped into a well as he went about chasing a rabbit. One of my dogs ran away never to return, while my last dog, who died a natural death, was considered by my boss to be more like a cow than a dog!
My family and I loved them unconditionally and it is impossible for me to think that dogs or even animals could commit suicide. But, Richard O’Barry, who used to capture and train dolphins for the well-known 60s TV show Flipper, would beg to differ. Life changed for him when he saw one of the dolphins, Cathy, commit suicide in front of his very eyes. In his interview to a New York magazine he said, “Dolphins are not automatic air breathers like we are. Every breath for them is a conscious effort. She (Cathy) looked me right in the eye, took a breath, and held it, and she didn’t take another one. She just sank to the bottom of the water. That had a profound effect on me.” The event turned him into an animal-rights activist for life.
“Whether or not one wishes to believe that animals are capable of committing suicide, one fact is clear, that animals are capable of suffering, feeling pain, and grieving. Animals, like us, are complex, thinking, feeling beings – not inanimate objects for humans to use however we like with little to no consideration for their needs. There are many reasons why animals become depressed and act out. For example, most zoo enclosures are frustratingly small, far smaller than the space any animal would enjoy in the wild. Animals’ normal behaviour is seldom considered and their natural needs are rarely met. Birds’ wings may be clipped so that they cannot fly, aquatic animals often go without adequate water, and many animals who naturally live in large herds or family groups are kept alone or, at most, in pairs. Animals are closely confined, lack privacy, and have little opportunity for mental stimulation or physical exercise. These conditions often result in abnormal and self-destructive behaviour, known as ‘zoochosis’, says Poorva Joshipura, Chief Functionary, PETA India.
Perhaps that is w
hy People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India sent a letter to Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests, urging him to act immediately to stop plans to build a dolphinarium in New Delhi. Poorva continues, “In the wild, orcas and dolphins swim up to 100 miles per day. But captured, dolphins are confined to tanks, which for us would be like being confined to a bathtub for life. These animals navigate by echolocation – bouncing sonar waves off other objects to determine their shape, density, distance, and location – but in tanks, the reverberations from their own sonar bounce off the walls, driving some dolphins insane. Newly captured dolphins and orcas are forced to learn tricks. Former trainers say that withholding food and isolating animals who refuse to perform are two common training methods.”While my pets enjoy a life of luxury and are certainly not suicidal, causing lifelong torture and inevitable premature death of the dolphins is where I, and hopefully our readers, will put their foot down.
For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2010.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
“We will change your outlook” - The Sunday Indian on B-SCHOOL RANKING SCAMSTERS EXPOSED! A must read...
The Sunday Indian:-
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For Exclusive Footage by Sunday Indian Click Here
Outlook Magazine's B School Ranking Scam Exposed
Business Standard Exposes the Outlook Magazine Money Editor
Don't trust the Indian Media!
IIPM enters into media education
IIPM makes record 10,000 placements in five years
TSI exposes b school ranking scamsters Mahesh Peri of Career 360 and Premchand Palety of C fore. - For Complete Sting Operation Video Click Here
Pioneer Exposes the fraud called Mahesh Sharma and Mahesh Peri of Career 360 and Barbel Schwertfeger of mba-channel.com
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