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organicAnt  ·  3453 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Earthlings documentary - has anyone dared to watch it?

It's a shame that you answered with hypotheticals rather than your personal views.

When I said "Is it ok to kill someone if we treat them well while they are alive?" I was actually referring to animals. I don't see them as things I see them as individuals with their own personalities, social bonds and capacity to enjoy life, even if they can't always express it in a way that we understand.

Following your view that humans have extra duties (i.e. rights) that don't apply to animals, who would you feel more connected to a child rapist paedophile or a puppy? And why?