For Carolynn Smith —““He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his deal

For Carolynn Smith

—““He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.”― Immanuel Kant

In Propertarian terms:

Any man who is cruel to animals is a risk to the rest of us. Child molesters, animal abusers, and serial killers are driven by the same motives. It is not that animals can possess rights. It is that we must posses standing in court by which to prosecute individuals who are a threat to us, to others, and to the pets in our charge that we cherish. Animals are wondrous pets. All of them. They are extensions of our family.