Its more than that, Roc. This is a series set in Kookyfornia on the LEFT coast. They are using an proven successful formula for drawing a viewing audience and using it to sway public opinion. You can bet that there organizations like PETA, USPCA, and the Sierra Club that are having influential input in the production of these episodes, but they are getting smarter and sneakier about how they are trying to influence their audience and sway public opinion. Mark my words -- if there are more seasons of this show, those episodes will lean more and more to their point of view. This series is a nothing but a veiled propaganda push.