Deep Thought QotW.

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Quote:I.E. Are they aware that they are here?

I\'ve seen daughter guinnea pig stay with her dying mother, I\'ve seen daughter guinnea pig help her paralysed mother through the cage till she got better, I\'ve heared them squeel when something was wrong (we didn\'t know one was sick, 1 week later they all -except for one- died). I\'ve seen cats run away the second I went away, I\'ve seen cats \"ask\" me to labour them, I\'ve seen the same cat punish her kittens after I punished them first like \"now see what you did!\", I\'ve seen the look in an animals eye before dying even if you try to save it. I\'ve seen footage of slaughterhouses where they run for their lives proving they know what happens, have empathy in a way. This and more \"proves\" to me they are aware and if you are aware then you have a intellect. Don\'t think pigeons are very smart though, depends on the animal.

Programmed responses: nah, some, like ours are instincts and programmed. WE as humans are programmed as hell, there\'s psychology to show us that we have many similar behaviours no matter where you are from. Pets don\'t get petted at the vet?? Why don\'t kids like to go to the dentist, they surely get candy when they leave over here (smart move come to think of it). My dog doesn\'t give a shit about the vet, my \"asylum\" cat freaked out when we left to get her cured but then one might think that all the asylum-vet did was give a killshot.