Abnormal life of guide dogs for blind

We read in the papers that the President, through the Community Chest Fund, will in the near future present guide dogs to blind persons.

In my opinion when a dog is conditioned to a continuous life with a blind person he/she is not passing a normal life. He/she has been subjected to vigorous training programmes to make him/her conform to this abnormal way of a dog's life.

Without hesitation one can see similarities between the treatment of these dogs and that of the circus animals. In both cases the animals have a very restricted freedom of action and in both cases they do not have a normal life. Like the circus animals they must have passed through a great ordeal to reach that level of obedience and understanding.

Therefore, it is proper and just to hear the views of animal lovers (who have been protesting against the circus animals) on whether they plan similar protests against the treatment of these dogs.