Every sphere of endeavor, be it in the sciences, the arts, crafts, sports or stamp collecting, develops its own terminology. It is no different in the world of our furred and feathered overlords.
However, it has been impressed upon me by the Moondai Furkids team (edumakashun sekshun) that their terminology, though similar, does not always mean what we think it means.
Take their legal terms for example. Though many of their words may sound the same, and even look the same, more often than not their meanings are not the same at all. Since legal issues have been much in news of late, they’ve asked me to explain the meanings of this specialised terminology in their ongoing endeavour to educate hoomins.