Read the passage from "A Cat Is Not a Can of Soup."

In other shops, the animals are treated like merchandise, like cans of soup or boxes of soap. These shop owners may buy dogs from puppy mills, businesses that turn out puppies as if they actually were cans of soup. The people running these mills provide food, water, and a place to sleep but not much else.

Which term below is best illustrated by this passage?



vivid language


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claim