Pp. 79-105 in Frank Theime, Ranata Brucker, Melanie Bojok, Birgit Mutherich, and Martin Seeliger (eds) Das Mensch-Tier-Verhaltnis: Eine sozialwessenschaftliche Einfuhrung.
Human interaction with nonhuman animals is a central feature of contemporary social life. Animals... more Human interaction with nonhuman animals is a central feature of contemporary social life. Animals are used for food, clothing, and transport; hunted for subsistence and sport; worshipped, sacrificed, tabooed, and vilified in religions; represented in art, literature and film; incorporated into homes and families as pets; used as models for humans in a range of experimental situations; put on display in zoos and natural history museums and used to entertain in circuses; they are the focus of debates about human nature in philosophy and theology. In the United States, the majority of household (64 percent) include at least one companion animal (Americafl Veterinary Medical Association 2003); attendance at zoos far exceeds that at professional sporting events; more people carry photographs of their pets in their wallets than their children; married women report that their pets are more important sources of affection than are their husbands or children (Arluke 2003); the income of the pet industry amounts to almost 36 billion US dollars each year (Fetterman 2005).
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