Cats and dogs make excellent companion animals |
They're not to be called "pets" anymore but "companion animals". Why? According to The Journal of Animal Ethics, the former term is derogatory. Similarly, "wild animals" should now be called "free-living" or "free-roaming"; "wild" implies "uncivilised, unrestrained, barbarous". Find out more from The Guardian's article.
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