As Carol J. Adamss The Sexual Politics of Meat and the articles above make clear, our relationship with food and drink is often gendered in potentially problematic ways. In a paragraph of no more than 250 words, Id like you to think a bit more about how this process of projecting gender on to the non-gendered world extends to the pets we love. Specifically, Id like you to tell me about a pet whose relationship with humanity is often gendered and to consider

Which gender is projected on to this pet?
Whether the gender we project on to the pet affects how we treat that pet?
For which gender of humans is the pet considered appropriate?
Keep in mind that the questions above are designed to help you generate a coherent response in paragraph form; do not simply answer all of the questions in list format.