Reply #33: Sometimes..especially after the other night.

[solinvictus]

A few nights ago, my little chihuahua, Fiona, cried aloud because she caught one of her nails in a blanket and couldn't get it loose without pain. Of course, I freaked out and worked her out of the mess, but her cry of pain gave me pause. It made me imagine how many millions of times per day piglets cry after being pulled from their mothers or adult pigs scream in pain and fear as they're led down a slaughter shoot. It honestly makes me wonder about eating meat and the ethics of animal slaughter. Why do we, on the whole, treasure dogs when pigs are equally intelligent?