So until we can give a precise, reductionist definition of what suffering is - and enumerate all that can/can't experience it - then animal treatment is not an ethical question? Given a hammer and a choice to hit either…
Can plants suffer? How much energy/resources/time does it take to raise plant food sources vs an analogous amount of animal food sources? Do plants require antibiotics to raise at scale? What are the environmental tolls…
So until we can give a precise, reductionist definition of what suffering is - and enumerate all that can/can't experience it - then animal treatment is not an ethical question? Given a hammer and a choice to hit either…
Can plants suffer? How much energy/resources/time does it take to raise plant food sources vs an analogous amount of animal food sources? Do plants require antibiotics to raise at scale? What are the environmental tolls…