Inky the octopus breaks out of New Zealand aquarium

Re:Inky the octopus breaks out of New Zealand aquarium by nxzero on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @02:46PM (#11491035)

Sentience is central to the philosophy of animal rights, because sentience is necessary for the ability to suffer, and thus is held to confer certain rights.

That said, in my opinion, as it relates to optimal ecosystems, sentience at best might be a consideration.

Impact, contribution, etc. to an ecosystem would be a more natural measure.

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Re:Inky the octopus breaks out of New Zealand aquarium by 55555 on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @09:56PM (#11493819)

Humans have a pretty horrible impact on, and contribution to, the ecosystem. Can I kill them? /s

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Re:Inky the octopus breaks out of New Zealand aquarium by Falling3 on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @03:07PM (#11491222)

Does that actually matter in and of itself beyond how it affects sentient individuals?

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Re:Inky the octopus breaks out of New Zealand aquarium by nxzero on Thursday April 14, 2016 @09:01PM (#11501399)

Yes, a health ecosystem requires non-sentient live for a number of reasons including that non-sentient is the source of genetically different sentient live. Diversity is critical for ecosystems.

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