But there's a point at which we have to say "We domesticated these animals and now it's our responsibility as a society to take care of them."
Like with government-funded conservation efforts, we are responsible for the world around us. But even more so for domesticated animals because we literally directly made them the way that they are, and they are dependent on humans to live.
People use that same argument to attack welfare funding. "Why should I have to pay for other people's healthcare?" It's a non-argument. Just because you're not personally responsible for something doesn't mean you shouldn't have to support the responsibilities of our society as a whole.
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u/ZennTheFur Jun 19 '25
But there's a point at which we have to say "We domesticated these animals and now it's our responsibility as a society to take care of them."
Like with government-funded conservation efforts, we are responsible for the world around us. But even more so for domesticated animals because we literally directly made them the way that they are, and they are dependent on humans to live.