One can only surmise what emotion was being felt by her. Dogs have a sixth sense and if you look deep into the eyes of Laika, she knew what was going on. As a consequence it was animals that suffered, with no real understanding of the pain they were going through and under the control of man’s imbalance needs, we sent them to die in the name of progress. As a consequence, animals became the testing currency. They were supposed to be the tests that proved we could send man to space and bring him or her back safe. Therefore, why not use animals other than humans, after all they are expendable – right! It was mainly dogs, monkeys and chimps that were sent forth. In the early days of rocket science, no one knew how weightlessness would affect animals. The USSR and the USA used animals for many years by putting them on top of rockets and into space. However, Laika was not the first animal in space. She was the first animal to orbit Earth in a spacecraft. She sent the craft into space, and on board was a mix breed stray dog -Laika. On November 3rd 1957 Russia stunned the world with the Sputnik mission. I share it here for all you dog lovers to remember our four legged friend and teacher. They are unconditional with their love, but we are conditional with ours. As dog lover’s we understand how our furry friends become more than family, and they feel our fears and our emotions within themselves as well as their own. Why on gods’ good earth did we have to send a little dog to space to die when there were so many other avenues we could have taken. “That’s the space dog who was sent to space to die.” Meaghan told me. I believe that I am about to be told tales of brave Indian warriors and their hunting prowess. So it was a shock to me when Meaghan messaged me and exclaimed “Hey you got to read this story about Laika.” Who’s Laika?Īs, my mind wanders to a reminiscent vision of a Lakota Indian. We love nature so much, and we especially have a heart and deep love for our four legged friends. It is no secret that the team at Scout’s love nature and even though we are in the business of controlling bugs, there's always fine checks and balances that we adhere to, and we are mindful of what we do and the laws of mother nature. However, at what cost do we destroy a soul with the premise that we are bettering humanity through needless suffering. This of course includes the animal kingdom. Using the premise that what is considered as man’s dominion over the earth, he doles out unquestionable suffering to himself and to mother nature. For many years, animals have suffered at the hand of man’s incessant needs for wealth and power.
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