(June 2, 2013 at 7:47 am)littleendian Wrote: No, not equal rights, that's a usual response and a sin against the second commandment of rational arguments:
2. Thou shall not misrepresent or exaggerate a person's argument In order to make it easier to attack.
Basically just leaving them alone would be sufficient.
That is a right - the right to life.
Other than that, why should we when they are a source of food?
Quote:You're right, but our own actions have consequences as well, and it's irrational to consider only those interests of one species if the members of many other species have exactly the same interests and exactly as much or as little right to ask for their fulfilment as us.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!
Did you ever see a chicken talking about it`s interest in BDSM or a cow talking about it`s interest in French cinema?