Animals wild and enslaved

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If an animal is wild (and not regarded as a pest to humans) we study them, marvel at them, protect them, although sometimes we hunt them down and mount their heads on walls, as trophies.  Or here in Australia, hunters go out at night and shoot kangaroos for the pet-meat market.

Other animals are seen as imprisonable and edible, for human consumption.  If an animal is docile and edible or can make useful products for us, then we call them ‘domesticated’, as if we've trained them to cooperate with us.  Indeed, they are put into service.  They certainly can't escape, and in fact their very bodily movement is restricted.  We take these animals very seriously indeed because they aren’t meant for entertainment or for studying - they play an important role in the lives of most humans, for food or clothing.  It follows then, that if an animal is not for cuddling or admiring it must be for enslaving.  

The children of animal farmers are warned not to get too close to these particular animals, since they’re going to be murdered when they’re either big enough or their productivity is exhausted.  We don't build any sort of relationship with these animals unless it's based on fear and obedience.  We must never seem too friendly with them, especially if we’re soon enough going have them banged up in prison, and being made ready for that unhappiest last day, when they'll have their throats slit.  (Perhaps it’s their happiest day, since it brings them blesséd relief from having humans torturing them).