Meanwhile, the concerned white ethnomasochists at Slate are worried about “Black Dog Syndrome,” a reputed phenomenon in which black dogs at animal shelters are less likely to be adopted and likelier to be euthanized than lighter-hued canines. The article notes that white people are likelier than black people to own dogs and that “people tend to choose pooches that bear some resemblance to them.” It quotes a pet photographer who says, “It’s just so irrational that people would think the color of a dog’s fur has anything to do with its character” and concludes that “We have come too far in combatting bias and ignorance to keep penalizing animals for the color of their fur.” What’s next? Free Section 8 housing for black cats?
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:53:22 +0000
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