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To Maya, Monster wasn't just "property" or a "resource" to be managed. She practiced the of animal welfare, ensuring he was free from hunger, thirst, and discomfort, and providing him with the veterinary care he needed for a healing leg. This was the "welfare" side of the coin: the human responsibility to treat animals humanely because they feel pain and fear.

A newer debate concerns wild animal suffering. Should we intervene in nature?