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When animal welfare justifies breaking rules

My apartment building doesn't allow pets but I want to rescue a cat and I'm considering lying on the application because I think the rule is stupid and the cat needs a home.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Institutional barriers to compassion can make rule-breaking feel morally necessary, forcing us to choose between law and love.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Animal rights and our ethical relationship with nature?”

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