Sometimes, animals tend to be overlooked when it comes to respect. Very few people think that animals deserve respect. They are abused in all kind of ways and this leaves me with the question, how can we teach people to respect animals?
Be a Good Example
As they say, example is the best teacher. Kids especially learn by observing what adults do. We should adopt a behavior that shows other people how to treat animals right.
Our attitudes towards animals as animal ambasadors could also affect how others treat animals. For instance, you could be driving and you see a dog passing by and you yell “stupid dog”. That might mot mean much to you but to the kid…
Show Kindness to all Animals
Even among us humans, showing everyone kindness can be a big challenge. It is not any different to animals. Imagine cleaning your house and you notice a big rat. what comes to your mind? Getting a trap or killing it? How you deal with the situation is all that matters.
Clean up litter that can harm animals
Not very many people think that cleaning the litter around them is their responsibility. But it is entirely our responsibility. Not once, not twice, you have come across cows feeding on garbage sites. cleaning that litter could prevent blockage of their digestive ducts
Teach People How to pet animals
If you are a pet owner, you can attest to it that petting an animal can be as fun as playing with your young one. However, we should learn to distinguish between rough and gentle plays.
You could be playing with your dog and end up hurting it because your way of playing is quite rough.
Let us endeavor to treat animals with the respect they deserve.
