" Much as I admire anyone who bothers to take the matter seriously, some theorists, at least in their more abstract arguments, miss a crucial point by assuming that to be cared for, a creature must somehow be made our equal, which isn't even true in our human affairs, where often those we love most are the weak and vulnerable. "

― Matthew Scully , Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy