Such activities can cause significant physical and psychological harm to animals.
There was a gap. A void. An exit.
I’ll never forget the day I watched my dog, Luna, choose to move from a patch of cold tile into a sliver of warm afternoon sunlight. She sighed, stretched, and closed her eyes. In that quiet moment, I wasn’t looking at a "pet" or an "asset." I was looking at a being who clearly preferred comfort over discomfort, warmth over cold. warmth over cold.