Animals and Beauty
Oogy’s beauty definitely came from his success story. He has been through really hard times that most dogs wouldn’t survive, but he did, and he found a family and ultimately was loved which makes him and his story very beautiful.
Homer’s story has two different kinds of beauty. As the author was describing her first encounter with Homer I couldn’t help but “awwh” because she was describing a cute little kitten. Homer’s story, like Oogy’s is also beautiful. Both of these animals have the beauty of finding love. They were both “outcasts” having something physically wrong with them but in the end they found a family that loves them for who they are!
I think that the ugly/abused dogs are the ones that are more likely to get adopted because of the sympathy card. People see the commercials of these poor innocent animals that have gotten abused or neglected and can’t help but feel sorry for them! I think that the looks of the animal, how beautiful it is, doesn’t really matter when it comes to this. People won’t care if the animal is “beautiful” because they know what the animal has been through.
I’m not sure exactly why black coated animals would be harder to get adopted because I personally think they are cute! I think that black animals may have a harder time getting placed in homes because black is such a dark color that isn’t usually related back to happy and playful things. Also, the superstition about black cats could play a role.
October 6th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
I couldn’t think of a reason for black animals not to get adopted either but you brought up a good point about them not looking as “playful” as other colors..I didn’t think about it like that.
October 7th, 2011 at 12:29 am
I agree that it’s the sympathy card! Every time I see those commercials I just go “awwww!” I thought that black animals might be harder to place because of the connotation the color has- black representing “bad” and white representing “good”.
October 7th, 2011 at 5:20 pm
I agree that people are superstitious about black animals. Black is a dark color, and people look for a nice, playful pet. What do you think shelters can do to break this stereotype about black animals bringing bad luck?
October 9th, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Do you think that a relationship initially formed out of pity/sympathy is any less strong than a relationship that doesn’t incorporate those feelings? Would your answer be any different if you were considering relationships between two people?