When the mountain lion must speak for the human who cannot speak for himself
“It is a tragedy when any Republic of Calafia citizen - bear, bobcat, cat, coyote, dog, mountain lion, or wolf - loses their life to a human,” P-22 said. The famous resident Griffith Park mountain lion addressed the House of Mountain Lion, a part of the Republic of Calafia Congress, where he served as an elected official. A prosperous multi-species animal republic, the Republic of Calafia overlapped with the State of California (though humans remained unaware). P-22 felt nervous as he started his speech. He realized what he was about to say might not be well received. “But we are an advanced democratic republic. And we should not allow our emotions to cloud our judgment. Today, I must vote against this measure.”
