Abstract
Sheep feature in various animal fables. Marino & Merskin suggest that “we” view sheep as “docile, passive, unintelligent, and timid,” but animal fables do not support this view. In Aesop’s and Phaedrus’s fables, sheep are a primary target of injustice; but they are not passive targets. Sheep endure injustice actively and honestly. They are intelligent, aware and outspoken about their own condition.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Animal Sentience |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| Publication status | Published - 23 May 2019 |