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at Sun Apr 26 10:59:00 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by obeligz ]
"The Information: Domestication of animals
By Meredith Haaf
Published: April 25 2009 02:04 | Last updated: April 25 2009 02:04
Humans and animals began to live together about 15,000 years ago, when dogs were domesticated. Cats and men began a coalition of interests around 8,500BC in the Fertile Crescent: cats liked hunting mice around the humans’ grain stores and humans were happy to be rid of the rodents. It’s a relationship that has only got better – in the UK, a 2007 survey by Cats Protection found that 26 per cent of male cat owners and 40 per cent of female owners would rather change partners than give up their pets.
Recently, researchers at Exeter University established that horses were domesticated 1,000 years earlier than previously believed. According to their report, published in the journal Science News, archaeological findings in Kazakhstan, including horse teeth bearing the indentations of bridles, suggest that horses were ridden by the Botai tribe as early as 3,500BC. Also discovered were pots containing ancient traces of horse milk – to this day considered a delicacy by Kazakh horsemen."
Source: The financial times weekend magazine
- http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ca6295b2-2d73-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html
In Norway AR activists use this destinction between domesticated and non domesticated animals to ban the keeping of all non domesticated animals, since wild animals have a right to be free, while domesticated animals have adapted well to life in captivity.
On the basis of this, only domesticated reptiles should be considered to be a part of your positive list.
I know alot of domestic reptiles exist, but I can´t find any domesticated reptiles.
According to wikipedia, there exist none.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication
It would be great to find some expert oppinion on domestication of reptiles. Marshall meyers brought up the topic briefly in his speach in congress so I get curious..
I have followed the domestication debate vaguely in Norway and not at all in the US.
Where does domestication stand in the US reptile community?
Kind regards
obeligz
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