Humans have been thinking for millenia about animal consciousness and how to ethically treat other beings. To wit, the Jain principle describing animal consciou

Humans have been thinking for millenia about animal consciousness and how to ethically treat other beings. To wit, the Jain principle describing animal consciousness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahimsa_in_Jainism#Overview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahimsa_in_Jainism#Overview