Probably the best known animal experiment behaviourals science was Pavlov's Dogs which is said to show all higher mammals have the ability to learn in the same way humans do. Things have progressed since then and now scientists are using snacks to teach mice, rats and even crocodiles how to get snacks. It's fun but is it science.
They may feed and shelter me,
groom and pet and pamper me,
make my bed on satin pillows,
adorn my neck with pretty bows
but still I shall not fetch thrown sticks
nor perform amusing tricks
and beg for treats from master's hand;
nor march to King or Priest's command.
I will not work 'til I am old
to earn myself a scrap of gold
but go the way of my own choosing
and thus gain more than I risk losing.
I never understood why we work until we are so old we cannot enjoy life. Or for some...we work until our deaths. It is crazy. What is the point of living. Now cats! They most certainly do as they please.
A profoundly philosophical write as relevant to human beings as to the entities we sometimes claim as "pets" or "subjects for experiments." I suspect that one of the biggest mistakes humans make is to presume that one's definition or understanding of a thing really is the totality of that "thing." More than a little food for thought in these very wise lines.
Yes, cat's to a "T"! That's why I am a cat person, no one is their master and no one is mine:) I loved this, as I adore kitties and their cold shoulders:)
Each person is but a grain of sand resting beside the sea. This thought sets the tone for Jill Eisnaugle’s latest poetry collection, Beside Still Waters.
Each person is but a grain of sand resting beside the sea. This thought sets the tone for Jill Eisnaugle’s latest poetry collection, Beside Still Waters.
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the ultimate attitude! lol
no wonder i don't own a cat...........
I am a woofer times 2!
lolol toooo cute ian!
great write ...
Regis
Cute and very well written poem. ~ Sara
We have a lot to learn from Pavlov's cat!
This one goes on frig ...
Cheers!
Gus
Hilding "Gus" Lindquist
Purrrrrrrr!!
Love Tinka