All together now: *Thump* *thump* *thump* Cigareets and whisky and wild wild women...
Are domesticated animals, i.e. the dog in question, *not* under our stewardship?
Are we not responsible for preventing them from doing things harmful to them, whenever humanly possible?
Bringing wild animals into the discussion is a red herring, at best.
The topic is giving a pet dog alcohol.
*Not* what animals in “nature” do, apparently to their great detriment.
And animals do not and can not “know better”.
They are animals.
Until animals are capable of moral decisions, they are also incapable of “knowing better”.
Lemmings run off cliffs.
Should this be an acceptable behavioral norm for all small mammals, then?
[and sorry, that was a red herring retort]
All together now: *Thump* *thump* *thump* Cigareets and whisky and wild wild women...
The temperance movement was about alcohol for humans, not animals/
From what ive read lately 1st year med students will soon be able to splice DNA in their garage...you can bet some of them are making “smart dogs” right now.....10 yrs from now animal drinking may become a real issue!
“Should this be an acceptable behavioral norm for all small mammals, then?”
Depends on how well they can handle their liquor... you don’t want to give a weasel whiskey, trust me.