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On "High in the Clouds"

Animal Person

From Barnes and Noble : "Wirral the Squirrel is homeless. They are forced to work in factories owned by a hideous woman, Gretsch. Animals are indeed enslaved, but in real life they're not making widgets in factories. The factory is supposed to be a proxy for all of that, but it doesn't work for me. Or any vegan message.

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On Project Treadstone and Welfare, OED-Style

Animal Person

a hotel in which people on welfare are housed until more permanent quarters can be found for them; welfare manager, worker, a person engaged in looking after the welfare of people working in factories, mercantile establishments, etc.; .; welfare hotel U.S., welfare roll N. a list of those entitled to welfare benefits from the State.