Veterinarian in Society

Concepts

MAN AND ANIMAL SOCIETY

• Man is referred to as human. Bruke’s definition of man states: “Man is the symbol using animal, inventor, separated from his natural condition by instruments of his own making, goaded by the spirit of hierarchy and rotten with perfection”.
• Man is distinct from other creatures by virtue of his use of symbols to communicate, his understanding of negation, his separation from nature his existence in differing social structures and his goal to become better than he presently is.
• The word “animal” comes from the Latin word animalis meaning with soul. In everyday usage the word refer to non-human animals. In colloquial use mammals and other vertebrates are known as animals. The biological definition of the word refers to all members of the kingdom animalia encompassing creatures ranging from insects to humans.

Society

• A society is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations as social status roles and social networks.
• A large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority, dominant cultural expectations, sharing distinctive culture and institution.
• Human societies are most often organized according to their primary means of subsistence.
• Social scientists have identified hunter-gatherer societies, nomadic pastoral societies, horticulturist or farming societies and intensive agriculture societies which is called civilization. Also there exist industrial and post-industrial societies which are different form agricultural societies.

Human animal relationship

• Our relationship with animals is complex and contradictory, we hunt kill and eat them, yet we also love, respect and protect them.
• The ambivalent relationship is further complicated by the fact that we attribute human emotions and intelligence to animals. We even go as far as making them as part of our family, as our children.
• Intimate interaction with animals can also have important, socialization or educational effects on the humans involved, especially charged with care of animals.
• Children are given new trend responsibilities over animals; pet keeping has often been priced as a mean of aiding the personality development of children. By assuming pet keeping duties, children inculcate a general sense of responsibilities.