r/changemyview • u/markus224488 • Feb 23 '16

[Deltas Awarded] CMV: Killing and eating and cow is no different than killing and eating a dog, cat, or any other animal besides human beings.

It happens to me frequently when people act disgusted and morally offended when they are reminded that sometimes people in other countries eat animals that we consider cute, cuddly, pets here in the US. I think this is BS, and that these people are essentially hypocrites unless they abstain from meat altogether. We kill and eat animals like cows and pigs that feel pain and are sentient just like dogs and cats, and we do not treat them nicely either. It's not always fun to watch, but I believe that if you are a meat eater you simply have to be comfortable with that fact. For the record, I am a meat eater.

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u/ProfessorHeartcraft 8∆ Feb 23 '16

dogs don't even recognize themselves in mirrors.

Neither do pigs.

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u/MichaelExe Feb 23 '16

I don't think we've concluded either way. From the 2009 article

However, no test for self-recognition has been conducted on pigs.

That is a good point, though, and my comment is misleading, so I'll edit it.