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Re:A biologist who believes that trees speak a language we c... by ericdykstra on Thursday July 12, 2018 @03:53AM (#17512915)
"Awful" food? "Dignity"? It doesn't make sense to judge the lives that these animals have chosen on human standards. Chicken is the most successful bird in the world, and cattle and sheep the most successful mammals. I'd say the symbiotic relationship with humans has worked out quite well in terms of reproductive success.
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Re:A biologist who believes that trees speak a language we c... by adamsea on Thursday July 12, 2018 @09:06AM (#17514002)
The OP may not have realized it but “the dignity of animals” is really a parsed reflection of how we treat and see ourselves. In a sense, It’s not about the animals.
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