The Rationalist reacted strongly upon seeing a father with his two year old on the end of a leash:
(this is just an image pulled from the interwebs)
"I understand why that kid's on a leash....but that's just not right!"
His outrage has also been ignited by the idea of dog breeding. After watching a Dogs 101 DVD that talks about different dog breeds and crossing breeds, he exclaimed,"That's just wrong! Dogs shouldn't be forced to mate with other dogs...with total strangers!! How would those dog breeders like it if they had to mate with a total stranger!?"
I tried to convince him that animals frequently do such things in the wild, meeting up for brief periods with a heretofore unknown animal and then moving on.
He didn't seem convinced by my argument. ;-)
His main outrage has to do with the concept of "force" and animals or people being made to do things against their own will or inclinations.
Before I know it, he may become a member of PETA or decide to go vegan and I'll have to change what I feed and clothe him with.
I do admire his passionate conviction at times.