Tag: relationships
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December 16, 2016
Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post.
I have been trying to put my finger on just why we own pets. They’re costly, time-consuming, usually messy and, in general, not visibly useful. I have been re-reading some of country veterinarian and writer James Herriot‘s stories in order to better understand the transition from working animals to friends and companions. Herriot noticed and wrote about the change in society’s relationships with animals.