Because so few women today are having kids, their evolutionary-biological need to nurture is completely thrown out of whack. This has led to the current bizarro-land of beasts getting treated like humans: even in my own neighborhood, I routinely hear dogs being talked to like babies-- "come here sweetie!"-- or cats being walked around in baby strollers, or dog kennels being referred to as "daycares". This is also the origin for insane statements like "animals are people who can't talk".

This kind of stuff is so "out there" that it's one thing famous dystopian authors like Orwell didn't anticipate.

Well, I just heard a new one: pet owners being described as "pet parents". Don't believe me?