This looks like such a fun conversation that i wish i could play, but i have to go out now.
But I'll just paste this News of the Weird piece about a pig and arguably very rational thought:
* The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported in October that LuLu, a
Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, saved the life of her owner, Jo Ann
Altsman of Beaver Falls, Pa., by alerting a passing driver that
Altsman was in trouble. Altsman was groaning with a heart attack
and said later that LuLu first whimpered in sympathy, then
squeezed through a very small doggy door, pushed open a gate that
she had never opened before, walked to the road, and according to
a witness, lay down in the middle only when a car approached. The
driver stopped and then heard Altsman's cries.
...and while i'm pasting News of the Weird, here's a darling one that suggests that to sentient and aware and conscious and rational, we might add empathetic!
* In November, the Westchester County (N.Y.) Feline Club voted
its Cat of the Year award, from among 300 entrants, to Ginny, a
dog. Ginny was honored for befriending numerous stray cats,
bringing them home, and sharing her food with them. |
