Animals can communicate with others in their species, meaning that they can obtain and give consent to others of their species. Just because humans cannot communicate with other non-human animals does not mean that the idea of consent is invalid or absurd.
The fact remains: we cannot receive consent from animals should we want to violate their bodily autonomy. It is always morally unjust to do this. The same is true when people neuter or spay their pets. Humans do this for their own benefit, to avoid behaviors in animals that occur if nothing is done, since not doing so would be inconvenient.
Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Does the door bleed when you do that? Does it cry out in fear of rape, or of sadness of losing its child right after birth?
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
the issue was consent. are you conceding that consent is absurd from something that we cannot communicate with?
Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Animals can communicate with others in their species, meaning that they can obtain and give consent to others of their species. Just because humans cannot communicate with other non-human animals does not mean that the idea of consent is invalid or absurd.
The fact remains: we cannot receive consent from animals should we want to violate their bodily autonomy. It is always morally unjust to do this. The same is true when people neuter or spay their pets. Humans do this for their own benefit, to avoid behaviors in animals that occur if nothing is done, since not doing so would be inconvenient.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
consent must be informed. animals can’t be informed anymore than a door can.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
at least you are consistent on this point
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
this is a leap of logic.