I&#x27;m not a moral relativist. Animal abuse and murder is wrong, full stop. Those big questions you&#x27;re putting up have never had universally satisfactory answers. The conversation I want to have is practical.<p>You probably agree that exploitation is bad. I don&#x27;t see what makes animals lesser beings because they happen to be a different species than me. The argument for animal rights is a sturdy edifice. I don&#x27;t have time to delve into that now, a simple Google search would quench any curious person&#x27;s thirst.<p>Do you not believe in morality? Your argument seems to be, &quot;Western ethics are only one way of thinking, therefore it can&#x27;t be true.&quot; I believe we can uncover moral truths. The Western philosophical project has made great strides in this arena.<p>I&#x27;m basically reading an unapologetic cynicism in your entire post. I can&#x27;t convince you out of that position. IF you don&#x27;t believe in morality, and you don&#x27;t believe humans have responsibilities above and beyond animals, then our conversation can&#x27;t go much further.