[ SHOWGSD-L ] Ethics in dogs...
- From: "David Fritsche"<d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Elsyd1@xxxxxxx , showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:53:33 -0700
There was a very interesting subject today in the Seattle
times, in a weekly
column called "On Ethics". The writer had a dog escape from
his yard, and
the dog would not come back when called. The owner got in
his car, caught up
with his dog, opened the car door, and asked the dog if he
wanted to go for a
walk. The eager dog (who loved going for a walk) jumped
right in, and the owner
took him home immediately. No walk. The owner wanted to
know if he was being
unethical for lying to the dog. The Ethicist said no,
because the word
"walk" might have had a different meaning to the dog. He
also said it is possible
to deceive a dog by pretending to throw the ball, (a
particular pet peeve of
mine, which I think is unethical). What do you think about
both scenarios?
Syd
......................................
There is a difference in being ethical and being legal. The
most known example is those soldiers in the third Reich who
did what was legal but what was in no way ethical. While
being legal is doing the legal thing, there is a higher
standard in doing the right thing.
That does not mean that anything goes in 'the end justifies
the means,' but it does mean that the right end should be
arrived at. It would take a semester to go through it all,
but deceiving the dog for its safety and welfare is OK with
me.
Dave
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