Introductory Message
From habitat protection and anti-commercial whaling to debates about eating dog meat and keeping peacocks, animals seem to get increasingly more consideration in the 21st-century global culture. Human-animal interactions are diverse, complicated and idiosyncratic. Our ancestors fought with fierce animals to survive. In egalitarian, hunter-gatherer societies, people brought animals into the family and kept temporarily before being eaten or sacrificed. We stroke and cuddle dogs at home. We travel a long way to see giant panda. This week, we are going to explore our entangled relationship with non-human animals.
Why are some animals considered as food, providing nutrients and energy to support our daily life, while consuming others is not acceptable? Why so many species that have lived with us have never been domesticated? Should human go veganism? Hope these discussions will shed some light on the emotional, psychological, and physical interactions of people and animals, thereby promoting the health and well-being of both.
《小飞象》的热映让动物的驯养与保护再次成为公众讨论的焦点。在漫长的进化过程中，人类与其他动物之间有着各种复杂互动关系。我们的祖先曾在丛林中与野兽殊死搏斗以求生存。在狩猎时代，一些野生动物被圈养驯化，成为人类营养与能量的稳定来源。有人在家里养宠物。有人不远万里只为看一眼大熊猫。动物于人类而言，是敌人是朋友还是食物？从《全球禁止捕鲸公约》到玉林狗肉节的争议，是什么在决定某种动物与人类的关系？人类是否应该彻底告别肉食主义？本周的英语角，我们来聊聊人与动物"亦食亦友" 的复杂关系！
Date: 13/04/2019 19:30-21:00
Attendees: 10 Nanxian, Janny, Celia, Shadow, Tony, Michael, Agnes, JingCheng+1
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Minutes taken by Janny
