&gt;plants aren&#x27;t sentient<p>Is a venus fly trap sentient?
Is a cricket sentient?
Is a starfish sentient?
Is a worm sentient?
How about trees that communicate with other trees nearby?[1][2]<p>&gt;and animals also eat plants<p>Plants also eat animals[3] animals also eat other animals, so i dont understand how this is an argument.<p>&gt;This is just conjecture<p>61% of all farmworkers have incomes below pverty level, average life expectancy subtanstially lower than rest of population[4]<p>cites migrants earning 7500$ per year, 52% having no legal status in US[5]<p>&gt;Why not turn this question around and ask, how are slaughterhouse workers treated and what their experience must be like?<p>you could certainly make that argument, but i dont think its likely to mirror agricultural migrant labor<p>&gt;Pretty ironic to hear this from someone who beliefs him or herself to be superior to animals, and justifies their destruction.<p>Thats quite a label to apply to someone you&#x27;ve never met and whose never said anything like that.<p>You seem to believe you are superior to plants though...<p>[1]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;karban.wordpress.com&#x2F;research&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;karban.wordpress.com&#x2F;research&#x2F;</a>
[2]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.com&#x2F;earth&#x2F;story&#x2F;20141111-plants-have-a-hidden-internet" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.com&#x2F;earth&#x2F;story&#x2F;20141111-plants-have-a-hidden...</a>
[3]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;files.dnr.state.mn.us&#x2F;publications&#x2F;volunteer&#x2F;young_naturalists&#x2F;insectivores&#x2F;insectivores.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;files.dnr.state.mn.us&#x2F;publications&#x2F;volunteer&#x2F;young_na...</a>
[4]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pbs.org&#x2F;now&#x2F;politics&#x2F;migrants.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pbs.org&#x2F;now&#x2F;politics&#x2F;migrants.html</a>
[5]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;articles.extension.org&#x2F;pages&#x2F;9960&#x2F;migrant-farm-workers:-our-nations-invisible-population" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;articles.extension.org&#x2F;pages&#x2F;9960&#x2F;migrant-farm-worker...</a>