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** Early on in the story, the townsfolk either coldly reject or outright [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals physically assault Peter]] as he runs through London in desperation for shelter. On top of that, the people (with few exceptions like Mr. Grims) are generally unsympathetic towards stray cats roaming the city[[note]]In the book's defense, [[FairForItsDay this is portrayed negatively]] but it can be even ''harder'' to swallow for modern readers[[/note]]. Nowadays, long after the advent of animal rights concerns, someone who dared to inflict harm upon a cat (or most any other animal) would likely be fined (if not ''jailed'') and most certainly vilified by their peers.
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** Early on in the story, the townsfolk either coldly reject or outright [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals physically assault Peter]] as he runs through London in desperation for shelter. On top of that, the people (with few exceptions like Mr. Grims) are generally unsympathetic towards stray cats roaming the city[[note]]In the book's defense, [[FairForItsDay this is portrayed negatively]] but it can be even ''harder'' to swallow for modern readers[[/note]]. Nowadays, long after the advent of animal rights welfare concerns, someone who dared to inflict harm upon a cat (or most any other animal) would likely be fined (if not ''jailed'') and most certainly vilified by their peers.
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* ValuesDissonance: Being a novel published in 1950, that's a given:
** Early on in the story, the townsfolk either coldly reject or outright [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals physically assault Peter]] as he runs through London in desperation for shelter. On top of that, the people (with few exceptions like Mr. Grims) are generally unsympathetic towards stray cats roaming the city[[note]]In the book's defense, [[FairForItsDay this is portrayed negatively]] but it can be even ''harder'' to swallow for modern readers[[/note]]. Nowadays, long after the advent of animal rights concerns, someone who dared to inflict harm upon a cat (or most any other animal) would likely be fined (if not ''jailed'') and most certainly vilified by their peers.
** Early on in the story, the townsfolk either coldly reject or outright [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals physically assault Peter]] as he runs through London in desperation for shelter. On top of that, the people (with few exceptions like Mr. Grims) are generally unsympathetic towards stray cats roaming the city[[note]]In the book's defense, [[FairForItsDay this is portrayed negatively]] but it can be even ''harder'' to swallow for modern readers[[/note]]. Nowadays, long after the advent of animal rights concerns, someone who dared to inflict harm upon a cat (or most any other animal) would likely be fined (if not ''jailed'') and most certainly vilified by their peers.
