has brought his dog, Manolo, to the “canine area” of a public park in Condesa, a wealthy district of Mexico City. As he watches the happy, free-running animals, he reflects on how dogs’ lives have changed. Mr Salomón, who was born in the northern state of Sonora, recalls that his grandmother had two dogs—a black one called Negro and a white one called Güero, meaning pale. They were seldom allowed in the house.
People in the pet industry use the word “humanisation” to describe many of the changes they see. It does not imply that people think their pets are actually human . Rather, more pet owners have come to believe that their animals can do human-like things, such as understand them, calm them and love them. They have also come to believe that pets should be treated more like humans.
Some animals are easier to see as family members than others. As the expectation that pets should provide companionship and emotional support has grown, the range of favoured species has narrowed. In 1949 Konrad Lorenz, an Austrian biologist, recommended fish, hamsters, bullfinches and starlings as excellent pets. Five years later, Marlon Brando’s character in “On the Waterfront” kept pigeons. Today just two species dominate:. Sales of dog and cat food are rising in Britain.
Still, pets are undoubtedly treated better than they were. Mr Romano of Nestlé says that Latin American ones used to subsist largely on table scraps, but no longer. Across the continent, he says, dogs now get about 40% of their calories from pet food, whereas cats get a little more. And pet owners are buying posher nibbles. Euromonitor estimates that dog-food sales in Mexico have grown by 25% in real terms since 2013.
Bro that's a cat
That is NOT a dog!
Yes
Do you mean cats?
😂😂
I’m a proud dog owner. Humans can learn from dogs much more than one may imagine.
A dog has 9mn followers on Instagram. Gosh
Is the Stock Market trying to manipulate us with 'flashing green colors'?
Yes, yes they are !
“Evolve” or selection pressure from human...
cute
Pilas davichon37
It’s obvious who’s in charge...
Makes it sound like they planned it. Just read the blurb. What about selective breeding by humans? Do I have to stop reading The Economist too?
zeina948
mbahad9 growing industry
Hope they know they need to pay the medical bills for their pets too.
Still human is in-charge...
pero hay una gran industria detrás de estos animales y hay 2000 millone de seres humano pasado hambre necesitamos un planeta estable y mas humano but there is a big industry behind these animals and there are 2000 million people gone hungry we need a stable and more human plane
Americans spend $72bn annually caring for their Mental Health.
Yikes.
In a world of emotions, one of mine is that I fear human beings, because I've been beaten, abused, raped and almost killed by these horrific creatures. My cat, though, licked the tears off my face when I cried and tries to cheer me up when I'm down.
Wrong.. you don't understand what to heal. Nobody energy did.
Because pets are better than kids and majority of spouses
Cats are easy because they don’t require walks or lots of attention. My cats are the BEST! AdoptDontShop
.StockCats I see you've been busy.
Run the test of a stranger offering food versus you offering a cuddle? That dog is going to go to that stranger for the food. Run a similar test of stranger with vegan food versus you with standard food? It will choose both. Your only risk is health implications
Grain-free isn’t good for your dog. Some new studies show it may be very dangerous. TheMoreYouKnow
This underlines how lonely we feel and the fact that we realize that via our pets we get truths. I was on a blind date once and this really nice man thought that comparing me to an “Afghan dog “ was a great compliment. I told him that for the future he should avoid this
spay/neuter
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