I hear a few of you saying that we have the right to have a pet.
So lets look at "a right" and "a privilege" in the way that I look at them.
I often find that people who feel they have a "right" to something, often take these things for granted. In Australia, we take "democracy" and "freedom of speech" as a right, not respecting the fragility of these concepts.
In my view, those who believe in the "right" of pet ownership, may show a lack of true care and respect of their pet.
If the object is a "privilege", it is something that we will treasure. It is something earned through hard work, either by ourselves or by our forefathers (if it is something such as democracy). It is something that has value, and it needs to be protected.
In my view, a pet is a privilege - we are the lucky ones in that our pets have opened up their hearts to accept us, flaws and all.
A pet is a privilege, and one which we should always treasure. We should protect all animals.... as they protect us.
