Plant Sentience Nonsense
Animal Rights/Vegan Activist Strategies Article from All-Creatures.org

FROM Gary Francione, Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach
Facebook posting, February 11, 2022

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All of this chatter about plant sentience serves one and only one purpose: it makes those who are uncomfortable about our exploitation of animals feel more comfortable about continuing to exploit animals.

I have known many nonvegans who have called a local humane society to report the abuse by a neighbor of an animal. I have never known anyone — including my philosopher friends who purport to take seriously the moral importance of plant sentience — to call the humane society upon seeing a neighbor mow their lawn.

 

Also read: The Real Reason For Interest in Plant Sentience Has Nothing to Do With Plants


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