[TexanFeller]

> The cost of freedom must be taken into account too, it's a value not only relevant to humans.

In my mind sentience is a spectrum and cows aren't very far along it. I spent my childhood working with cows and I can tell you they're dumb as rocks. They have little memory of the past and zero concept of the future. They were always happy to see us and had no concept of their freedom being restricted or that we would eventually auction them and their offspring to the slaughterhouse. People that are worried about cow rights have usually never spent time with them. Goats are further down the spectrum, but still dumb. Certain other cattle like pigs are said to be quite intelligent so there's more of an argument to be made.

[afsgknoinionio]

>People that are worried about cow rights have usually never spent time with them.

Well, dub? People who spend a lot of time with cows are presumably working in the meat or dairy industries. It's rare for a person to believe their own actions are wrong.

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There are human beings further down the intellgience spectrum than these animals, so this line of reasoning doesn't get very far as justification for their exploitation and killing.