While reading about an animal cruelty indicent in London, Ontario, it struck me that we need a new SPCA – the Society for Pronouns Concerning Animals. Seriously, I’m glad for the work that the group does (to be technical, in this case, it was the OSPCA, with the O for Ontario), but when I see quotes from senior inspectors like “The foot was bent back and that was how it was walking… And that was so bad a veterinarian had to euthanize it,” well, just what is it that they’re protecting? Isn’t the objectification of animals one of the things that can lead to cruelty and neglect? I’m no farmer, but I reckon that the sex of a pony shouldn’t be too hard to figure out. This always bugs me when I read news reports, but when it comes from an animal protection group, I mean, come on…
