This article by Miles Mathis expresses sympathy for most pets and argues against the modern trend of excessively protecting and controlling them, which he sees as mirroring the way humans are increasingly infantilized and restricted in their freedoms. He uses anecdotes of cats being returned to owners after years away and his own experience with lost kittens to illustrate his point that animals often thrive when given freedom and the opportunity to be self-sufficient. Mathis criticizes the idea of keeping pets indoors, neutering them, and microchipping them as a form of “jailing” them for their own protection, drawing parallels to the perceived overreach of parental and governmental control over children and adults. He also touches upon the ethical concerns of animal experimentation by organizations like DARPA and NIH, and critiques societal trends that he believes desensitize people to suffering and restrict individual liberty, suggesting a need for a revolution against oppressive systems. The article concludes with personal reflections on his family, hair color, and a humorous observation about wishes being granted to grandchildren at an inopportune time.
Subjects: pets, cats, freedom, protection, control, animal welfare, animal experimentation, human behavior, societal trends, parenting, government waste, personal anecdotes, family history, hair color, wishes. Names: Miles Mathis, Rand Paul, Fauci. References: DARPA, NIH, Covid, Serengeti, Kentucky Derby. Locations: Riverside, CA, Knoxville, TN, Austin, University of Texas, Taos. Companies: None explicitly mentioned. Other: Pepsi (Not in text, assuming placeholder for example), Fedex.