Throughout human history there have been great changes to human cultures and civilizations because of animals. All sorts of animals impact our lives daily… like cows that gives us milk, dogs are friends that protect us, all these animals are part of a complex web of systems that influences our lives for better or for worse. Some people respect and understand their importance in our lives but others impact us in less obvious ways. Animals have appeared in our art, our stories, our food and our homes for thousands of years.
Another game-changing and life changing animal that we still love today is dogs. Dogs have had a very long and ancient history of relating humans. There are many different breeds of dogs. But the funny things about dogs being “man’s best friend” is that through wars, through changing cultures. Across the globe these tail wagging animals have saved our lives. But in modern days dogs are linked to wolves or other wild dogs that chose to stay close to humans either for scarps of food or protection and humans have also benefited in getting a “best friend,” a hunter and added protection from other animals or people.
As the kannada proverb gidavaagi baggaddu maravaagi baggithe…?(ಗಿಡವಾಗಿ ಬಗ್ಗದ್ದು ಮರವಾಗಿ ಬಗ್ಗಿತೇ ..?) says, if u don’t teach in the childhood then they will not learn or correct themselves as they grow up. So, considering this fact it is also required for the school to include in their curriculum to teach the children about the importance of animals is our lives and how to protect them. There are people who treat dogs as their “best friends” and sometimes even as one of their child or sibling and there are other set of people who treat dogs as just dogs who guard their homes and protect them from theft or robbery. But we should also realize the fact that dogs also feelings and they are the most faithful animals on land. All animals for that matters stays faithful to their master,
So this thought has to be put up into the minds of young children and that can be done only at school, of course home is a second school for children so this should also be taught to them at home.
There was a recent news on television were three school going kids of class three have burnt three live puppies on road and have stoned one puppy to death, and the mother of those puppies was in search for her children for almost 3 days and when it found that the children have been dead, the pain of the mother dog is unimpressible the news reader also states that there should be awareness created in the little minds of the children that animals are also some living creatures on land surviving same as humans and even they possess families and some feelings towards each other.
Respect is the most important discipline which has to be taught to students in schools as well as their homes, respect here should also include respect for humans, animals and the nature.
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