Also, they are legally, and in the eyes of all, animals.
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And as such, as any other form of such an animal, an owned animal, for example pigs or verr, they are subject to barter, exchange, gifting, sale, and such.
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They are spoken of as slaves.
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Whereas Kurii may own humans, and several do, they do not think of them as "slaves," no more than men of gor would think of their verr and kaiila as slaves, or those of, say, Earth, would think of their pigs and horses, or cattle, as slaves.
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They are simply domestic animals.
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The slave, then, from the gorean view, is a domestic animal, but a particular type of domestic animal, one different, obviously, from other types, such as the verr or kaiila.
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Thus, not all domestic animals are slaves, but all slaves are domestic animals.
Also, they are legally, and in the eyes of all, animals.
And as such, as any other form of such an animal, an owned animal, for example pigs or verr, they are subject to barter, exchange, gifting, sale, and such.
They are spoken of as slaves.
Whereas Kurii may own humans, and several do, they do not think of them as "slaves," no more than men of gor would think of their verr and kaiila as slaves, or those of, say, Earth, would think of their pigs and horses, or cattle, as slaves.
They are simply domestic animals.
The slave, then, from the gorean view, is a domestic animal, but a particular type of domestic animal, one different, obviously, from other types, such as the verr or kaiila.
Thus, not all domestic animals are slaves, but all slaves are domestic animals.
- (Kur of Gor, Chapter )