Episode 536- Animal Symbols and Misinformation

Using animal symbols to spread misinformation undoubtedly works because doing so has been a common human activity for thousands of years. But as soon as we look at animals as evidence of something other than what they are, their unique identities give way to those that reflect our own needs.

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Here are links to one video and one article that illustrate the human willingness to attach symbolism to animals for those people’s gain. Though we may be most familiar with this human tendency in the companion animal realm, such relationships may involve wild animals as well as imaginary ones.

 

 

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