A #dog #bakery in #Madrid today.
I have said with pride that I can’t be offended, that I’m immune to that.
I’m still not offended by the existence of “dog bakeries” — but it gets close to that.
I don’t blame specifically the shop owners (who detected a market need) or the clients (who are vulnerable to whims, curiosity and overindulgence, like anyone who cares for another creature). I blame us all, collectively, for creating a society and a moral code that enables this and doesn’t give a second thought to the logic (or lack thereof) behind this.
Our priorities are so skewed. Our allocation of resources, empathy and attention is zero-sum. We neglect unthinkable quantities of suffering afflicting billions of sentient beings every day but pay for a spoiled caniche to eat a cute cupcake.
…billions of sentient beings, human and non-human.
…for a spoiled caniche to eat a cute cupcake in five seconds, deriving no special pleasure from it (it’s a treat for its owner), and being effectively worse nourished compared to unremarkable inexpensive regular feed for mascots.
