Letting Go of the Leash: "The Free Dogs of India" by Krithika Srinivasan and Chris Pearson

In "The Free Dogs of India", the authors use enumeration to show that domesticated animals should have liberation in urban spaces. To back up this idea, Srinivasan and Pearson list the dogs’ liberations to describe that the free dogs of India already manage their personal needs: “They get to pee and poop when they need to…They get to choose their own lovers and friends (human, canine, feline), play when they want to, be solitary when they want to” (Srinivasan and Pearson 64). By giving many examples of the dog’s freedoms, the authors show that dogs are not dependent on humans, but are…