When we break the mold of traditional masculinity, it won’t only be humans who benefit from a more compassionate world. Traditional masculinity permeates every aspect of our society, and one easy place to find it is in what—or rather whom—we eat.

The recent deaths of a woman and the lion who killed her in North Carolina have some people asking, “What’s up with lions in North Carolina?” and “What’s a roadside zoo?” Holding anywhere from a handful of animals in backyard pens to dozens jammed into ramshackle cages, hundreds of these sleazy menageries can be found all over the country.