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The current spotlight on China's human rights record fails to illuminate its cruel and inhumane treatment of dogs and cats.
  • but I think it's a stretch (or delusional thinking) to believe dogs or cats are "full of consiousness and joy."

    dogs clearly are full of conscious joy when they interact with people they like. Cats too in many cases. They presumably don't have the self awareness we do but they clearly are conscious and joyful.