• Why don’t farmed animals, like Cows, Pigs and Chickens get to experience days of comfort and sun like Dogs do?
• The commodification of farmed animals has been normalized by a highly industrialized system that tells us to view them as products for human consumption.
• Farmed animals are worthy of every ounce of love, care, and compassion we extend to Dogs and other companion animals, simply because they exist.
• The concept of “Alpha Males” is a misconception rooted in a misunderstanding of nature, leading to a cult of personality around it.
• Some species are Female-led. Some are Female-dominant.
• Nature never really got the memo that Males were supposed to run everything.
• Dogs are legally considered “immediate family” rather than possessions in New York City.
• The decision arose from a case filed by Trevor Deblase, whose Dachshund, Duke, was run over by a car.
• But long before the New York ruling, countries around the world had already begun redefining humanity’s legal relationship with animals.
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