Sorry if my question was weird.

And no, I am not some human’s pet that just became intelligent and took over their Lemmy account. 😺

  • penguin@sh.itjust.works
    83·
    11 months ago

    I think animals should have more rights already. It’d be nice if they could talk or something to help people realize they’re actually living things worthy of empathy.

    But to your point, cats and dogs are already among the better-treated animals in large parts of the world.

    Compared to animals who get farmed (especially factory farmed), or get the death sentence label of a pest or invasive species.

    • Duamerthrax@lemmy.ml
      3·
      11 months ago

      I mostly agree with you, but protections aren’t the same thing as rights. Protections are a one way street, rights are a two way street.