There was a post not long ago(maybe a month or two back) with videos of people who trained their rats, dog, cat, and weasels. Some people expressed an opinion/thought/observation of how we feed rats("intelligent" animal) to snakes("non" intelligent) animal.
This got me to thinking about how humans see themselves as intelligent beings and how we are the "smartest" on the planet which to some is debatable. We may have the highest intelligence but we definitely need to be knocked off our "high and mighty" pedestal a bit.
My observation: some people feel bad for feeding rats to snakes. However, we don't bat an eye when we have to clean up after our dogs. It's just another "chore" for us to do and another item for us to clean. Which aren't dogs of "lower intelligence"? Why are we cleaning up after them? We give them shelter, food, stability, etc. They give us companionship, puppy breath, and wet faces.
My personal belief in cleaning up after my dog is that I don't except when he goes to the bathroom where people walk. I like to run outside so the sidewalk is kind of a "home" for me. Sometimes I have to run on the grass between the street and sidewalk, therefore karma/conscious/belief would have me clean up after my dog if he drops a deuce there so another runner does not have to step in my dog's feces.
Humans are just weird. Sometimes I wonder if there are aliens looking down on this planet and shaking their head or facepalming us because we are really weird and someone really wants to push the "red button" to wipe us out but they keep getting their hand slapped away from it. Personally, I'd push the button. At this point in human evolution/history, we aren't worth keeping around.
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