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If you have breeded something to the point that it can't wipe it's own ass or feed it's own mouth, then you have done nothing but create the suffering in the first place, creating a prison not of steel but of genomes and such.
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I would tend to agree. But just because dogs are capable of living amongst humans doesn't mean they're incapable of any actions that they're ancestors were. They just regard humans as family members, and have adapted to the situation.
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Right, but I think this is in response to the statements made that 'domesticated animals can't survive on their own so it is our duty to keep them as pets'. If this is really the case - which I'm not sure it is... can anyone verify? - then by adapting to our situation they've lost the means to survive on their own. So it's our fault they're helpless and by perpetuating the species we're perpetuating these beings that depend completely on us for survival. Again, I don't really agree with this, I'm just saying that it's no reason to justify domestication.