Yes, I share with H.Wan that human beings are also animals.
On self-consciousness, I agree that this is one of the differences that distinguishes human and non-human beings. However, the absence of self-consciousness of animals cannot be considered as a reason that animals can be killed. Let's consider examples like a person who is in long-time coma, or a 'human vegetable', or one without the upper-brain, they lose the capability of self-consciousness, and yet, killing them is a wrongdoing act.
Regarding killing animals for their meat as food as the sole mean of survial of a person, I would consider it not a wrong thing. The problem is, nowaday, we are opened to a big variety of different food, like, corn, vegetable, fruits, vegetable proteins, etc., so, I think we may consider to cut down our meat-eating habit, in order to reduce killing animals.
Perhaps, one thing that may worth considering : when we treat an animal as our pet, then, normally, we would not eat it as food. Why? Maybe we would regard the pet as a member of the family, or, we have some sort of passionate feeling over the pet. Any views?
(Written by : Davy Lee )
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