To a dog, a pig ear can be a long-lasting treat.
To a pig, however, a pig ear is something to hear with
OR a long-lasting treat. Pigs don’t discriminate.
They don’t “see color” so to speak, and they chew
what they’re given. But they’re also foul-smelling.
Their escapades land them in mud, among maggots,
snouts buried deep under rain-rotten logs
and sometimes even human remains. This final
consideration should give us pause. Humans often
think of themselves as better than pigs, but are we?
To a dog, a human is a good friend, or can be.
A human can also be a dog’s compassionate killer
if that dog has cancer, say, or spontaneous
degenerative polioencephalomyelopathy—
spongy degeneration of the brain’s gray matter.
NOT something you want afflicting your litter.
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