No consideration at all is given to the interests of the pests

Peter Singer
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No consideration at all is given to the interests of the pests - the very word pest seems to exclude any concern for the animals themselves. But the classification pest is our own, and a rabbit that is a pest is as capable of suffering, and as deserving of consideration, as a white rabbit who is a beloved companion animal. ✨ Peter Singer (2015). Animal Liberation, p.212, Random House
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