This is not about demanding that a lion become a vegan or that a mouse be given the right to vote. It is about drawing a clear, moral line. We do not need to stop using all animals for every purpose tomorrow. But we must stop treating them as things.
Let’s make the cage a little bigger, the journey a little shorter, the death a little quicker. Rights says: Why is there a cage at all? Monica Mattos The Infamous Horse Scene Bestiality
The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but, "Can they suffer?" And if the answer is yes—as it is for billions of creatures right now—then we have a moral obligation to change. This is not about demanding that a lion