The Shock Value Quotient Continually Rising

Since the shock value quotient continues to rise exponentially I feel compelled to predict with confident expectations that it won't be long at all that we will witness surgeons performing not merely 'sex change' operations but 'species change' operations. I imagine our compassion will be further extended to those who feel a special glowing kinship with their cat, dog, or even hamster. You no doubt laugh and think this unfortunate writer has overreached with a science fiction and is being characteristically fanatic in his dire predictions? But I ask you: Imagine, if you will, had you suggested for a moment to your grandmother or great grandmother that we would live in a society where such compassionate mutilations would be done---and with the grand approval of more and more of the susceptible populace no less---would they have not fainted or screamed apocalyptically at what they thought were the Horsemen approaching?