Pets or companion animals? - szöveg + mp3

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Animal rights campaigners want the English language to be fairer to animals. Professor Andrew Linzey wrote in the Journal of Animal Ethics that we should change the names we give to animals. He said the word “pet” insults dogs and cats. He said instead, they should be called “companion animals”. He also dislikes the word “owners” because it describes animals as being property and not living creatures. Linzey believes people will treat animals better if we use more respectful vocabulary.

Professor Linzey outlines many more words he says disrespects animals and gives alternatives. He suggests we replace the term “wild animal” with “free-living” or “free-roaming”. He also asks us to stop describing rats and mice as “vermin” or “pests”. Linzey says, “our existing language about animals is the language of past thought…and the past is littered” with insulting names. He wants an end to phrases he thinks are unfair, such as “sly as a fox”, “eat like a pig” or “drunk as a skunk”.

rights campaigners	jogi aktivista
instead	helyett
companion	társ
owner	gazda, tulajdonos
property	tulajdon
living creatures	élőlény
disrespect	nem tisztel
replace	helyettesít