User:Fasten/YHVH/Dictionary/life

You think that's funny?

life : as opposed to death ^[1]

Interpretation "animals ^[2] in human captivity":

Humans dominate and decide what the animals have to do. (see rein)
Humans communicate in a language that is unintelligible.
Shepherd dogs (clever animals) keep sheep (homophone to "cheap", dumb animals) on a pasture.
Many animals get slaughtered long before the end of their natural life.
Some animals (especially in zoos) live longer than in freedom.
Animals in human captivity live between stress and boredom.
Animals in human captivity are either pets, zoo animals or productive livestock.
Animals get funny names.
Animals in human captivity often have a purpose assigned before birth. (see Predestination)
Animals are often not given the opportunity to learn natural behaviour from their parents or a social peer group under natural conditions. (a possible precedent for the deterioration of community)
Another species takes more interest into your body parts than you would care for (face, hair, eyes, ears, arms, legs, blood), see also: Category:Animal_Products

^[1] Which is, of course, a false dilemma

^[2] This is probably not related to animals, it's an independent aspect (e.g. other species)

[edit] See also