More Exclusive

Early yesterday I read an article online. It occurred to me, while reading this article, that in some social context words can gain meaning which are more exclusive than they would otherwise be. This particular article was trying to persuade its readers to sign an online petition on the issue of animal rights. In the article read the following "If you are against animal abuse, sign our petition." The context of the article suggests that they would not be petitioning against the cruelty towards all animals; instead it was a petition against the abuse of cats and dogs. The article in no way supported the fight against the abuse of animals in the farm industry. I find this to be slightly bothersome, given that all the people who sign that are not against the abuse of animals; they are, instead, against the abuse of animals who are more frequently domesticated in western civilization.