anti-pet-ism

On Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac, on NPR, there was a poem called "Atavistic" that I found thought-provoking. I find some people really hate animals, especially as pets, even though they might own animals themselves. Just look at all the animal cruelty that exists! I believe, however, that since we as humans have bred certain animals over centuries to live with people, we must take care of them, as le renard said to le Petit Prince (I think the quote went something like this:

"Tu deviens responsable pour toujours de ce que tu as apprivoise..."

I found some funny pictures of bullies, on the web, many who could be Molly's twin.