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I didn't read the article, as I have no interest in reading about animals being mistreated and/or tortured, but I've always considered abused animals in a worse state than an abused human.
If you try to imagine being locked in a house with the only person you have to rely on for food and drink, and that same person beating you for no explanable reason, and leaving you with literally no means of escape, a very distressing and sad situation is created.
Luckily for us, it's only imagined, but for many animals it's a very real, and horrible, existence.
That's not to say abusing humans isn't despicable, but I feel animals having less understanding and means for change are in a worse situation, and thus am likely to be most sympathetic towards them, even if that is unfair to fellow humans.
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