Sunday, January 16, 2011

Do We Need Wolves?

Hello, Polly here!

Grand Aunt Linni asked me to write about the downsides of having wolves in our forests, since my Mommy persists in defending the wolves. Linni says she has been out in a forest where she discovered the scent of wolves. It was no nice experience. Linni is a bold and normally fearless dog, but this time, she just wanted to get into the car and go home.

Wolves are dangerous, wild animals. They would not be nice to dogs whom they would meet. Dogs, on the other hand, are civilised beings. What use do we have for wild cousins who do not know how to value the blessings of civilisation like artificial light and heating? Linni loves her favourite place in the kitchen next to a radiator, that is civilisation, something which wolves do not have.

Linni has no sympathy for the wolves who are hunted. Referring to my Mommys blog entry yesterday, Linni says she has no more use for the cousins of us dogs who live outside of society than she has for the humans who live outside of society. Personally, I would not be that harsh, but I believe there is some truth in what Linni says about wolves.

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