Pet or Predator? What Our Relationship to Animal Icons Says About Us Sarah LaBrie Science & Medicine Humankind’s relationship with the animal world has always been fraught with conflict—one needn’t look further than ancient Rome’s practice of damnatio ad bestias ("condemnation to beasts") or, much...
Pet or Predator? What Our Relationship to Animal Icons Says About Us Sarah LaBrie Psychology, Science, Science & Medicine Humankind’s relationship with the animal world has always been fraught with conflict. Enter Blackfish: 2013’s breakout Sundance documentary that tells the story of the 2010 death of Sea World trainer Dawn Brancheau. Blackfish and the ensuing controversy have opened up a necessary conversation about the ethics of using animals as entertainment.
