That Dog Don’t Hunt

[Jim Robertson]

That Dog Don’t Hunt

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Jim Robertson

 

Since the dark ages of Descartes, certain people have tried to keep non-human animals down and justify their exploitation with the absurd and arrogant allegation that animals don’t really care what happens to them because they aren’t capable of feeling, choosing, or perceiving—they aren’t “conscious”.
 
Say what? What are they, unconscious?
 
To borrow a redneck phrase I promise I’ll never resort to again, “That dog don’t hunt!”

 

Of course, neither does our yellow lab, Honey. But she definitely can think and feel, and on Wednesday night she felt bad, clearly perceiving that things weren’t right. She must have eaten something unsavory that didn’t sit well. Normally Honey sleeps like a log, choosing to sleep on the bed, but that night she didn’t sleep a wink and instead lay on the floor with a pained expression and a hang-dog look (sorry, again, but it seemed to fit); she was worried, fearful and subdued—obviously uncomfortable.

 
Read more: http://exposingthebiggame.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/that-dog-dont-hunt/