Animals raised for meat are referred to as mere “stock” or even “production units.” There are problematic words related to our pets, too, that connote their treatment as mere objects.

We compared knowledge of animal appearance across congenitally blind (n = 20) and sighted individuals (two groups, n = 20 and n = 35) using a battery of tasks, including ordering (size and height ...

I must be on every animal-related mailing list on the planet. They want not a pat on the head and a kind word, but money. Most animals would be embarrassed to ask. Their human representatives are not.