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Animal welfare in Nazi Germany

Well, you know how we love and take care of our pets, right? Animal welfare is about making sure all animals are treated well, not just pets, but even farm animals and animals used in research.

During Nazi Germany, some people believed that animals were just as important as people, so they made some rules to protect animals. These rules were known as the Reich Animal Protection Law.

The Reich Animal Protection Law required people to take care of their animals properly, not hurt them or mistreat them in any way. It also made it illegal to use animals for experiments without a good reason.

However, even though the Nazis cared about animal welfare, they didn't treat people well. They had concentration camps where they would keep people imprisoned and torture them. It's important to remember that even though they did some good things for animals, they were still very bad to people.

Overall, animal welfare in Nazi Germany meant taking care of animals and treating them well, but it's not enough to only care about animals. We still have to care about people too.