Thank you for your thougtful comment but I think you somewhat inflate two different points. On the one hand, there is sentience, on the other hand, there is our

Thank you for your thougtful comment but I think you somewhat inflate two different points. On the one hand, there is sentience, on the other hand, there is our behavior towards other beings. You can certainly see the sentience in beings and still „punish“ or „correct“ them if they do wrong. This is what we have our judicary system for. In many places we already use this system in regards to animals (endangered species, etc.) but we could do more if we were to agree on the general idea that all life has some basic rights (and responsibilities). So we can certainly aim to recognize the status of all animals and still keep on functioning. It might involve some degree of unease in certain situations (e.g., a bad feeling when stepping on an ant) but simply ignoring the sentience of other beings because of this unease seems like a lazy way out.