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Sorry, apparently I meant "sapient." Octopi are closer to dolphins and chimps than a chicken. The mind of a chicken is neatly captured by Herzog: https://www.y

• 93po 3y ago
  I used to be okay eating chicken (and beef) because I was like, they're dumb birds and don't have any real meaningful life experience. Then I saw this youtube documentary about two kestrels starting a "family" (along with his owl one) and it completely changed my mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kQb-badp1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kQb-badp1s He doesn't mention anything about vegetarianism, I made my own connection there. But even something as dumb as birds have connections to one another, they have a mating and courtship process that feels very similar to humans, they care about their young and will defend them to the death, and the male partner understands the importance of providing for his mate and younglings and does so both by finding and building a nest, but also tirelessly providing food for months