• Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    Animals are individuals. Individuals must always be treated as ends, never as means. The question, though intended to be lighthearted, reflects a vast and unexamined cruelty and the moral acceptance of unspeakable violence.

    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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      20 hours ago

      I’m pretty sure everyone is being tongue-in-cheek talking about eating Winnie the Pooh, and is aware it’s not morally acceptable to actually do so.

      An actual bear would be more controversial, but that’s not this thread.