Animal rights thread

[Xiahou]

Animals have the right to remain tasty...

That reminds me of a bumper sticker:

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Animal rights are as important as human rights ......what a load of bollox

Gotta agree there.
In fact, I don't know that I'd be prepared to say that animals have any rights at all (other than the right to being tasty ). However, that doesn't mean it's ok for wanton brutal treatment of animals. We can and should be humane towards animals when possible- it's one of the things that separates us from them. A lion doesn't care if the zebra it's eating suffers, we do.