The other story that truly attracted my attention to the Games this year was, undoubtedly, the term "biological trash."
According to Time, it is the term Alexei Sorokin used to call stray dogs. Alexei Sorokin is the owner of the company that was hired by the city of Sochi to cull stray dogs from the city’s streets. An article in USAToday has a gallery full of them.
It pains me deeply to hear that term being used to address stray dogs. I understand that the stray dog population pose a problem to the city, but explicitly treating them as rubbish/trash/garbage/waste is simply immoral. Absolutely wrong to the negative infinity. It is especially saddening when one consider the fact that dogs are generally known as man's best friend.
Isn't it in our nature to show compassion, respect, and love to these helpless beings, I wonder.
