Kasz216 on 17 October 2012
| HappySqurriel said: For the most part, cows and chickens were bred to be dumb, tasty and "anti-social" and are generally treated very well before they are slaughtered ... Animals like dogs, cats and horses were bred to be working animals and tend to be smarter and more social; and the working relationship between humans and these animals has created an emotional bond that makes it difficult to imagine eating them. In my opinion (just about) the only animal that we eat that seems a little odd is pigs because they're an animals that is very smart and social. |
More or less the scienfitic view on it... as mentioned earlier about the mirror test.
Though a lot of people don't eat cows or chicken's just to err on the side of caution since consiousness testing doesn't have perfect methods for all animals.
