(February 23, 2016 at 6:23 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Even if we -can't- avoid it why make animals suffer needlessly? The answer is we shouldn't, and we don't have to. If ethics and empathy fail you can appeal to the profitability of the operation. Happier, healthier livestock generate greater profit.
Not sure whose profit you're talking about but I'm more concerned with society as a whole than with any individual's particular interests.