Not our differences and distinctions, — we feel — no, but our common
animal essence
of patience under
suffering and enduring effort must be what redeems us in the Deity's
sight.
Later he would describe the misery he saw — dogs crowded into cages, trampling each other to try to reach him as he neared,
animals who have gone cage crazy, spinning endlessly, others who were gravely ill or severly maimed, some appearing to be near death, all with filthy matted coats covered with urine and feces that filled their cages, and the overpowering stench that made him gag — the
sights, sounds, and smells
of torture and
suffering.