That, and animals being the first kind of interdependent relationship I was really exposed to outside of immediate family, is what gave me the ethical/moral logic that then went intersectional. We stole dogs from nature, distorted their bodies until we cripple the dog or make it unable to breathe, and humans have no problems throwing them away or condemning highly social and sensitive animals into prisons with open death penalties. Before I had Marx showing how that same kind of process was a universal and codifiable thing, that was the most readily available experience with the largest cultural footprint. I also hated bullies as a child for the same reason I hate the bourgeoisie now, using a position of strength only to oppress anyone weaker, and animals are the weakest living things in terms of power relationships. The people who abuse them are the most depraved kind of bully and lack the same social and state protection as the bourgeoisie, so they're easier to openly and viciously hate.
That, and animals being the first kind of interdependent relationship I was really exposed to outside of immediate family, is what gave me the ethical/moral logic that then went intersectional. We stole dogs from nature, distorted their bodies until we cripple the dog or make it unable to breathe, and humans have no problems throwing them away or condemning highly social and sensitive animals into prisons with open death penalties. Before I had Marx showing how that same kind of process was a universal and codifiable thing, that was the most readily available experience with the largest cultural footprint. I also hated bullies as a child for the same reason I hate the bourgeoisie now, using a position of strength only to oppress anyone weaker, and animals are the weakest living things in terms of power relationships. The people who abuse them are the most depraved kind of bully and lack the same social and state protection as the bourgeoisie, so they're easier to openly and viciously hate.