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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Because cows as a genus aren't in danger of being wiped out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Not talking about the artificially created species, that's a separate issue. More things like overfishing. And hunting of other species that are endangered but not as cute and lovable.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Overfishing is far less likely to wipe out an entire genus and what endangered other species are you talking about?

All cetateans are being wiped out. Not just one species of whale.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Overfishing is horrific, but people get up-in-arms about whales because cetaceans are basically people. Think of the dumbest human you know: they’re about as smart as a typical whale.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Octopuses are much smarter and people eat those too.

Edit: can I just correct myself. I now think we shouldn't use perceived intelligence as a measure of how much ethical consideration someone or something deserves, that gets reeeeally gross really fast

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Well, maybe they shouldn’t.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

No, go ahead and eat the octopuses. It's us squid you guys should be worried about.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yet there's no posts in my news feed about how they're being fished, let alone comments from people upset about it. Maybe we should care more about all animals?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Maybe we should.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Octopuses are not much smarter than whales. What are you talking about?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Name an endangered animal that most people are OK with hunting.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You...you think cows are an "artificially created species?"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

You think that farm cattle exist as a wild animal?