For centuries, animals were legally defined as or commodities . The law did not protect them from cruelty; it protected their owners’ financial interests. Today, a quiet but profound revolution is underway. Society is grappling with a fundamental question: If animals can suffer, do they have a right not to suffer?
In the modern era, the relationship between humans and non-human animals is under an ethical microscope. From the factory farms that produce our bacon to the laboratories that test our mascara, and from the zoos that educate our children to the wildlife displaced by urban sprawl, we are constantly forced to ask:
Adopt instead of shopping, and volunteer at local rescues.
