Animals can be used to enhance the quality of human life  Activities involving the hunting or performance of animals are often large scale social activities. The Grand National for example has an audience of 153,000 paying spectators at the event [1] and a further 600 million in 140 countries watch it on television. [2] They can invoke themes of struggle and competition that serve to bring communities together in a shared experience.  [1] Pwc, ‘Attendances rise at UK’s biggest annual sporting events’, 4 August 2011.  [2] Aintree, ‘Broadcasting the Grand National’.