30 January

Inside And Out: The Selflessness Of The Working Animal

by Jon Katz

Inside And Out- The Selflessness

There is a selflessness about working animals that is almost spiritual. The border collie can get the sheep to go wherever he wants them to go, but he is content to sit outside in the cold and heavy snow to keep them under shelter in the barn, Red would sit there all day if I let  him, and he would be quite content to do it.

True selflessness is a spiritual experience for me I am always touched when i see it, it is part of the wonder of animals. I never want to think of animals as being just like people, why would we defame them in that way? Red does not resident the difficult nature of his work, he does not want to be inside the barn. I saw in this photograph a wonderful symbol of the seflessness of Red and working animals. They have done so much for us.

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