How has our view of animals changed since the 1800s?

Question:

How has our view of animals changed since the 1800s?

with refernce to modernism and postmodernism

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On Yahoo! Answers,.. it's like it hasn't changed at all :/

Seriously,.. some people are like " Oh,.. my Pets gonna die" and then I try to offer help,.. others try to offer help,.. we get the thumbs up and the things like " Cuddle it and give it kisses" and " Well let it on it's way to Heaven" get the thumbs up.

As for the people with brains out there. They have learned alot but the average person can't tell when their pet is actting bad and when they shouldn't reinforce negative behavior.

We know they are stronger, smarter, faster, where their devolopement, triaghts and relationships lie,.. we understand their thinking, their limits, their ways to "cheat" physics, their struture, their diets, their anatomy. People can communicate with them in conversations and some people understand they have emotions. Thinsg they do are not as confuseing.

I could go on and on,.. but your on Yahoo! Answers where some of the people feed their two month old baby rice and others don't understand why their child isn't being a mindless non-sentient being.

Added: Daniel M,.. not only are Humans not the ONLY ones that can create fire,.. but there are Insects that can create fire.