POST 4: ANIMALS AND PETS

Respecting animals is important for the moral development of a society. And what is respect? Why would it be important to exercise this respect for other animal species? Mahatma Gandhi was not wrong when he said: "The greatness and moral progress of a nation can be measured by the way it treats its animals." Respect for their well-being is a sample of the values that we keep as a society, and the way in which people treat each other. “Animal abuse can be both a symptom and an enhancer of social violence. Ignoring the needs of animals makes it easier to ignore the needs of other people and limits us from being able to put ourselves in someone else's shoes and see beyond our own needs, "says Melania Gamboa, veterinary physician and manager of veterinary programs at the World Animal Protection organization. I consider myself an animal lover. Being in charge of a living being depends on one, stimulates the social ability of empathy and implicitly the need to overcome se...