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Unbridled9 posted...

It's not undefeatable. Watch. 'I don't care'.

There is a false equivalency here. Namely that the suffering of an animal is inherently equal to the suffering of a human. While it's true most people want animals treated at least somewhat humanely, the fact is we're discussing non-sentient beings reared specifically for food in a world in which omnivores and carnivores are not exactly 'rare' (and almost entirely more painful in their kills than humans). These animals are not even considered to be companions to humans. So while I can understand someone being outraged at the slaughter of, say, a dog because dogs are considered to be human pets which people often form close bonds to, occasionally reaching the same level as a bond with a human, this doesn't hold true for a cow or chicken.

Pigs and chickens can be and are sometimes kept as pets. Cows are revered in India. Animal sentience is recognized in various areas and suggested to varying degrees in scientific research depending on the animal in question.

If you don't care, you don't care. Just say you don't care. But arguing "the Holocaust didn't matter because I don't care" is a poor argument, and at that point you're being as bad as the vocal vegans you're bitching about.