"[...] Negative correlation between wealth and empathy [...]"
I wonder if we should make some of the animals more equal than others to balance things out...
Maybe, just maybe, rich people are people too? The ones brought up poorly in rich homes likely turn into scum (the ones who aren't turn out fine), and the ones who make a lot of money on their own are likely calculating and/or manipulative (of situations) by nature (which doesn't make them bad, but a lot of people see this as being impersonable or lacking empathy).
I wonder if we should make some of the animals more equal than others to balance things out...
Maybe, just maybe, rich people are people too? The ones brought up poorly in rich homes likely turn into scum (the ones who aren't turn out fine), and the ones who make a lot of money on their own are likely calculating and/or manipulative (of situations) by nature (which doesn't make them bad, but a lot of people see this as being impersonable or lacking empathy).

