They don’t have a brain really and kinda just float there. Do they even feel pain?

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    Replace cow with human and see if it passes the test.

    Is it ethical to give a human a scarf? Yes. Well it’s also ethical to give a cow a scarf.

    Is it ethical to shoot a human in the head? No? Well it’s also unethical to shoot a cow in the head.

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      I value every other species as worth less than a human and therefore they have different ethical considerations.

      But, far down are you willing to go? How small? Rabbits? Rats, mice? Insects? Is squishing a spider ethically identical as murdering some one? I would say no, what would you say? There is a line, be it soft or hard, somewhere.