Cats were useful for pest control, and rabbits made for a convenient source of meat. (Dogs are definitely still used as service animals, e.g. police dogs, guard dogs, etc.)
Like I’m with you that today, the vast majority of cats and rabbits are kept as pets for which there’s no “survival” incentive…but there probably was a pragmatic reason to put in the time to domesticate them. Probably. And none of this diminishes my view that we are at least good enough for anarchism.
Cats were useful for pest control, and rabbits made for a convenient source of meat. (Dogs are definitely still used as service animals, e.g. police dogs, guard dogs, etc.)
Like I’m with you that today, the vast majority of cats and rabbits are kept as pets for which there’s no “survival” incentive…but there probably was a pragmatic reason to put in the time to domesticate them. Probably. And none of this diminishes my view that we are at least good enough for anarchism.
And as a convenient source of meat in some regions, and worldwide during emergencies.