Donnais19yearsoldandlovesanimals,whichiswhyI’malwayshappytoleavemydogwithherwhenIgoonholiday.Donnaalsohelpstotrainhuntingdogs,butrecently,herboyfriendtoldme,shereturnedhomefromafarmintearsafterbeingtoldtohitsomedogs.
“Shewasn’tbeingaskedtohitthembecausetheydidn’tbehavewell,”hesaid.“Shewastoldtopunchthesepuppieswithaclosedfistsimplytoletthemknowwhoistheboss,”Donnarefused.GoodforDonna.Inmyview,youhitananimalforonlytworeasons:asawaytoteachitanimportantlessontoprotectitfromdanger,suchasnotintotheroad;orbecauseyoulikehurtinganimals.
Lastsummer,Iattendedahorserace.Idon’tknowmuchabouthorses,butIwasalarmedwhenIsawahorsewithahugeulcer(溃疡)onitslegs.“Surelythishorsewon’trace?”Iasked.Iwasverysurprisedthatnobodyinthecrowdseemedconcerned.
Thehorsebegantherace,butlateritfellheavily.Ithadbrokenitsleg.ThenextthingIsawwasitsdeadbodyinabag,beingdrivenpast.Nooneseemedtocare,exceptthosewhohadbetonit.Iknowpeoplecareforhorseracing,butdotheyreallycareforhorses?Idoubtit.
Oh,butit’satradition,Ihearyousay.Wouldn’ttheworldbeaboringplaceifwedidn’toccasionallyhit,shootandchaseanimals?Traditionsaremadebymanandcanbeunmade.Itwasonceacceptabletokillservantswhentheirmasterdied,tovisitthementalhospitalstolaughatthepatientsortowatchpublicexecution(执行死刑).
Norshoulditbeforgottenthatinourprogresstoamorecivilizedworld,animalshaveplayedanimportantrole:theyhavefedus,carriedus,workedforus,rescuedus,diedforusandsometimesjustsavedusfromloneliness.Surelybynowtheydeserveourkindness.Attheveryleast,theydeserveourrespect.
小题1:Donnawasaskedtohittheyoungdogsbecause________. |
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