Posted on 11/01/2017 7:24:27 AM PDT by familyop
Humans love dogs more than their fellow man.
Two major studies showed that mankind has more empathy for pooches in dire circumstances than suffering people, according to a report in the Times of London.
A UK medical research charity staged two phony donation campaigns one with a dog and the other featuring a man. Of course, the pooch drew more contributions.
Would you give pounds 5 to save Harrison from a slow, painful death? the separate ads said, featuring a canine and human Harrison.
Then a Northeastern University study showed that only a baby human could compete with mans best friend.
Students were showed fake newspaper clippings about a baseball-bat attack on a puppy, an adult dog, a year-old infant and 30-year-old adult. They were asked questions to gauge their empathy and the adult finished last in sympathy.
Respondents were significantly less distressed when adult humans were victimized, in comparison with human babies, puppies and adult dogs, according to Northeastern researchers. Only relative to the infant victim did the adult dog receive lower scores of empathy.
LOL. I hear you, Vinnie!
A moderate muzzie v. a rabid dog. I’ll take the rabid dog.
I think cats would score the lowest, kittens up their with puppies and babies.
Better beings? I’m sorry, do you see groups of dogs getting together to feed the less fortunate dogs? Are dogs working at curing cancer, AIDS, diabetes, etc.
Do dogs build hospitals to take care of sick humans?
Better beings? Gimme a break.
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Well said. We typically don’t like our neighbors because of contempt prior to investigation. They may do something we dislike, and vice versa. Instead of focusing on that, we should take time to know them better.
I find that very sad.
See, right off the bat, you’ve proven my point with your snarky comment.
I’m guessing that you all might like this. The announcement in the excerpt will be surprising to most.
Is that service dog a fake? Under federal law, you cant even ask
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Thank you.
I think it is important to keep that legal definition,
but let's face it, they are much much more than that.
Calling them slaves demeans one of the greatest gifts our Creator has bestowed upon us.
Makes no sense: Other people are also humans
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