text:  And, you know, so she says that, you know, buying and selling animals like a commodity makes it difficult for us to appreciate the experiential world of the animal from our own perspective. Also, house pets experience physical confinement, social isolation and chronic exposure to stress. And that leads to poor health outcomes and shorter lifespans, which is just not true. I mean, no, it's not. Cat in the wild is not going to live as long as a cat lives.