The worth of an animal isn’t conditional on the tricks it can perform. The question is not can they reason, nor can they talk, but can they suffer. If we are animals, fine. But we’re animals capable of goodness, capable of sense-making, and most importantly, capable of suffering. And if our masters wish to ignore these qualities simply because our children taste delicious, that is their prerogative. But our masters should acknowledge our prerogative too, and that is to resist.”
