Human-Animal Relations

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This research paper investigates the changing nature of mankind's dependencies on animals and the consequences of these transformations in human-animal relations for human society.

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"About 10, 000 years ago, human groups began to take the first tentative steps towards domestication and livestock husbandry. A fundamental change in human-animal relations occurred as a result - from being simply one of hunter and prey, to one of master and servant. Humans turned their attention from the dead to the living animal and primarily to its offspring. Meat and other by-products of slaughter were gradually superceded in importance by secondary animal products such as milk, natural fibers, excreta and muscle power. Animals, therefore, became inherently more valuable alive than dead. Caring for these animals from the time of their birth to the table became an important preoccupation within human societies. As a result, gradually people began to develop the practical knowledge, skills and discipline essential to ensure a continual and healthy supply of food producing animals."

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