[tgv]

IMO, the parent comment points out that having consciousness is not a sufficient basis for ethics, and certainly not for law.

[DangitBobby]

I disagree, it seems to deride a certain flavor of ethics. Almost an "appeal to nature" regarding whether humans should treat animals a bit nicer knowing they experience things.

[nineteen999]

Honestly I don't have much faith that as a species we can treat our animals much more humanely, considering how we treat each other.

My apologies if you took offense personally, it wasn't intended.