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Universal healthcare for animals yes. A truly advanced civilisation would find the ownership of an animal by another (a pet) abhorrent. Animals are rational beings and have their own will, therefore we have a moral duty to care for them and not exploit them or keep them captive.
I had a guy remodeling my bathroom who said it was wrong to own a cat because you make the cat stay in the house at night and it might want to be at the club instead.
It is wrong that way, but the cat also likes food, warmth, and companionship.
What would the cat choose? I tried: The cat went outside many times a day for hours at a time. Brought back some dead mice, birds, a squirrel, a rabbit, and fight wounds on himself. What did the victims think, and how to weigh their opinion in the pet equation?
The counterargument to this is that it’s not wrong to make good choices for those who cannot make them themselves.