Could you not imagine the pain felt by the onion as it is cruelly wrenched out of its home; is it not significant that the onion causes weeping in its torturers?

Does the horse say 'nay' in a vain attempt to dissuade its torturers from their cruel acts?

On a farm animals earn their keep - those that don't aren't kept out of a maudlin sentiment.

As Rapparee suggests, take a job on a farm or in a stable, and learn about animals before you pontificate.

Stu