• commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 months ago

    I’m not sure what ethical system you’re referring to that would determine whether something is ethical.

    literally, any. pick one.

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      11 months ago

      Pretty much every ethical framework that exists would find that causing needless harm and suffering to animals is unethical. Kicking a dog when you don’t need to is unethical. Similarly, stealing a baby from their mother, restricting them in a crate, and killing them, causing the mother extreme emotional anguish, is unethical; causing her pain from overproducing milk is unethical; given that dairy farming is itself unnecessary.

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        11 months ago

        Kicking a dog when you don’t need to is unethical.

        but we’re not talking about kicking dogs. we’re talking about producing food.

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          11 months ago

          No, we’re talking about producing a particular kind of food that isn’t necessary. Kicking a dog isn’t necessary and neither is exploiting cows for their milk and causing them and their calves suffering and ultimately killing them at young ages. Both are harmful practices which can be avoided.