> > Pigs and cows are domesticated animals that we create, breed and raise,
> giving them a
> > life as David says, in exchange for the use of their hides. We give them
> life. They
> > give us their lives, and our lifestyles. It's a mutually beneficial
> contract, which I
> > believe includes treating them with respect. The only contract I have with
> mice is you
> > get out of my grain and I won't kill you. Isn't that the way YOU look at
> mice? Maybe
> > we're not so different after all.

> Although we know there's no literal "contract", I do like your way of
> stating the fact that both humans and animals benefit from the animals'
> domestication.