Comment by vbezhenar
7 years ago
Humans and animals are not equal. It's simple as that.
According to our laws humans have some rights by just being a human. Some animals have rights only because humans like them. Cockroaches have no rights because humans don't like them. Bear which killed human have no rights and will be killed to prevent more deaths, because humans don't like him. Cute kitten have a lot of rights because people like him and will be angry if they find out that someone tortures that cute kitten. Nobody will be angry if some kid tortures cockroach. It'll be disgusting, but that's about it.
> According to our laws humans have some rights by just being a human.
Being human means you can plan things out and recall the passage of time by sharing stories. Language and higher thought make us peculiar in that regard; they give us a past and a future, which is why you're destroying something if you end a human being's life early.
For a similar reason, we have rules against causing suffering that apply to animals that can suffer.
> Humans and animals are not equal. It's simple as that.
I don't disagree, but if that's the argument, then make that argument, instead of nonsense about being raised for slaughter.