1. Challenge assumption
Respect Humans. Respect Animals

2. CHALLENGE ASSUMPTION
What if we treat the issue from their viewpoint?What if we treat the issue from their viewpoint? Nowadays,Nowadays,
companion animalscompanion animals are consideredare considered friendsfriends, or, or members ofmembers of
the family.the family.
Not toys or expendables friends.Not toys or expendables friends.

3. See the Big Picture
From pet’s survival to pet’s freedom
1. Freedom from Hunger and Thirst
2. Freedom from Discomfort
3. Freedom to Express Normal Behavior
4. Freedom from Fear and Distress

4. Freedom from Hunger and
Thirst
– New age pet diet

5. Freedom from Discomfort
– Habitat and shelter

6. Freedom from Fear and
Distress
– Avoid mental and
physical suffering

7. Freedom to Express
Normal Behavior
– Sufficient space and
proper facilities

8. Freedom from Hunger and
Thirst
– New age pet diet/food
What if the pet diet/food
will be:
– Gel/jelly form
– Liquid
– Combined with
drugs/vaccines
– In the shape of favourite
toys
– …

9. Freedom from Discomfort
– Habitat and shelter
What if the pet
shelter/habitat will be:
– Oversized
– Multilayered (like a
house with many floors)
– Hanged
– Edible
– …

10. Freedom from Fear and
Distress
– Avoid mental and
physical suffering
What if we will:
– Combine vaccines to
(their) favourite meals
– Build pet kindergartens
to treat loneliness or
depression
– Eliminate physical
punishment and use the
reward system
– Educate our kids not to
inflict pain to animals

11. Freedom to Express
Normal Behavior
– Sufficient space and
proper facilities
What if we will:
– Build accurate replica of
their natural habitat
– Continuously test their
living preferences (places
where they like to sleep,
to play, to hang out, etc)
– Design games for them
– …

12. Still…
Solving this assignment came to me with two
questions:
1. A kitten as a birthday gift for you! Would you accept it?
2. “Hey buddy, let’s beat that cat/dog up!” Would you
follow your “friend” to bully the animal?
3. Do we all have the rights to keep animals?