tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36262675.post492249261598551861..comments2023-11-05T03:25:46.897-08:00Comments on The Pet Museum: the lives times art and history of our pets: "if you assume the disguise of a dog, you must bark"curatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489649350600851213noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36262675.post-8646938530690324812016-01-12T20:24:34.970-08:002016-01-12T20:24:34.970-08:00When I read things like that, I wonder at how intr...When I read things like that, I wonder at how intrinsic to some cultures it is to think badly of specific creatures. Sometimes, for instance, I try to persuade friends that rats are intelligent animals and may have got really bad press unfairly because of the historical link with The Plague. But it falls on deaf ears, because to a certain extent we are prisoners of our cultural history.parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.com