James took a second to think this over.
"Ok," he began. "I'll start with the fact that these animals have no say whatsoever as to if they want to be transfigured in the first place. Who are we to alter the structure of an innocent creature without it's knowledge?"

He grinned. He was actually a great fan of these incantations. It was interesting to think like someone from the Muggle E.P.A.