It would be quite a perversion of utilitarianism to say "utility is defined as the pleasure experienced by white people". Jeremy Bentham, the founder of utilita

It would be quite a perversion of utilitarianism to say "utility is defined as the pleasure experienced by white people". Jeremy Bentham, the founder of utilitarianism, advocated for animal welfare because utility is about experiences of sentient beings (which animals are). It is true there are preference utilitarians and various other flavors, but I don't think cutting out animals outside of one's moral circle of concern can really be justified under utilitarianism.