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Originally Posted by havax
what would you consider a decent life for a dumb chicken and a dumb cow?
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Originally Posted by Data
There's a very good reason we don't name them.
Also, "higher functioning mammal" is generous. Higher than what? A mouse? An elephant? We can talk about relative brain size if you want, but nobody puts a cow or a sheep or a pig in the same class as the Great Apes, much less claim that they're some kind of hyper-intelligent species.
Most livestock breeds wouldn't exist at all if we hadn't engineered them to be a reliable food source. And considering all we usually ask of them is to grow up and get fat in relative comfort and safety, they have it pretty ****ing good.
What qualifies as a "decent life" to you?
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I needed a bit to think
but I feel a sense of responsibility for these animals
that i eat
that I do think have some bit of intelligence
can feel pain, long term memory of suffering
they are a pet in a sense
i've created it for food
long changed from what it was
but it still has 'needs' of space, cleanliness, play
they should be killed humanely and quickly
i believe my GOD would want me to behave this way
godiseverythingeverything isgod
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