STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS

 

These days, you hear an awful lot about diversity and inclusion. I get totally lost with all the different groups who have rights, don’t have rights, or whose rights have been wronged. The groups are now banding together into a blur of rights and wrongs, last count it was L-G-B-T-Q, I have no idea what that stands for, but interestingly, there is no ‘D’ in this ensemble of letters. So, in the spirit of supporting equality and diversity, this weeks’ blog is dedicated to promoting DOG’s rights. 

Case 1

Just as many of the protesting minorities have gained rights, dogs have been progressively discriminated against. Back in the 1970’s – admittedly not a decade known for its political correctness – you never saw a sign prohibiting dogs from running on the beach. Today dogs are about as welcome on the beach as a turd in a swimming pool. OK, people don’t want dogs crapping all over the beach and owners who don’t clean up after them should be fined. However, let’s have some perspective, dog poop is a degradable substance that will disappear over time. Humans regularly discard plastic waste on the beaches, doesn’t that warrant a fine? – that stuff will float around polluting the oceans for decades. 

Case 2

Dogs are not allowed in most cafes, restaurants, or other establishments serving food. Why exactly? Daisy is familiar with table etiquette. She understands that sitting next to a complete stranger, staring intently at their food with drool running down their chin might be considered a little intrusive (although it wouldn’t stop her doing it). The ultimate insult to dogs is the Cat Café. This is a relatively new phenomenon. An eating house exclusively reserved for cats!? Daisy’s ultimate fantasy is that someone accidentally leaves the door open and she gets 10 minutes of crazy time inside the Cat Café.

Case 3

Back in the last century, we used to have a Miss World contest every year. It was a global get-together. Each country would send their best-looking lady and there would be a competition to pick the prettiest one. I assume that these types of events are no longer encouraged because they are demeaning to women. Last time we looked, dog shows such a Crufts were still running. As far as we can see, it’s roughly the same format.

Case 4

Our last point of the unjustness of public transport. Dogs are not permitted to travel on many forms of public transport, especially aircraft. I phoned up Heathrow Airport to find out why? They explained that dogs are not really compatible with air travel, for example;

Alastair and Daisy