The real human-donkey points of connection, as work animals, as companions, as art subjects, as ecological co-participants, etc., are much more interesting (even when they are sad or troubling) than cutesy AI juxtapositions. This 1960s John Drysdale shot of a cat sitting on a donkey represents a triad of participation--cat, donkey, photographer. I can't speak to whether maximal consent was achieved here--it isn't always--but it really happened, at least, & that counts for something
