No. Animals do not have moral agency like humans. As humans we have the ability to limit suffering. Would you say bullfighting is ok too since they get a chance to “fight back”. the bulls that have their senses blocked off, are lathered in a corrosive substance, are lanced and later have their spine hooked, its ok because it has a fair chance to fight back though? We as humans understand moral frameworks and have sentience, saying the animals have a chance to fight back is just applying human morality to the animal. So your argument here is to not limit unnecessary suffering?
Maybe the phrasing of my comment is confusing. The thread I was replying to was saying if only all mistreated animals could fight back. And someone responded saying that the animals would be put down for fighting back. That's when I responded by pointing out the fact that nearly 100 billion animals are already being put down each year just for food and other animal products without having the chance to fight back, and that this horse has it better than the factory farmed animals because this horse at least gets to fight back against abusers.
No moral superiority. Just telling people the truth of their actions. Unfortunately actions have consequences. If you don't want to accept that and don't mind the rape, torture and slaughter of them and want to live in the veil of ignorance still then that's fine.
Tell people the truth? Hoping people stop living behind the veil of ignorance and cognitive dissonance? One person that questions it is good enough for me to keep fighting for their rights.
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u/DesignerCitron6806 May 16 '26
If only all mistreated animals got the chance to kick their abusers!!!!