Does the cognitive sophistication of the animals (their ability to feel emotions, form long term memories, etc) factor into that? Pigs are highly sophisticated. Minks probably less so.
I’d suggest you’d have to factor the perceived sophistication of the species as much as the direct benefits for the homo sapiens facing the moral dilemma (you).
Dogs, pigs, cows, are good examples with varying cultural responses.
Dogs, pigs, cows, are good examples with varying cultural responses.
So... “depends on who you ask”.