People love their dogs, even their Dalmatians. They see something grotesque in the idea of making them into winter outerwear. It offends common decency. People raised on farms understand this. Pigs are sociable, loving, and a hell of a lot brighter than Dalmatians.
Calves are adorable.
But veal is delicious. Disney, by anthropomorphizing its critters, exploits this American mushy-mindedness, and makes us forget that pets are, in the end, just animals. In 1991, when Disney re-released the animated 101 Dalmatians , demand for Dalmatians soared. Here is a prediction. As before, many of those charming pups will, in two years, grow up into charmless dogs.