What about the animals?

Do we have an ethical responsibility to our fellow species?

And how much?

Are they all the same?

Should we treat a gorilla the same way we treat a fish, the same way we treat an ant?

Where is the line drawn between creatures that we have an obligation towards and those that we don't?

Is it in their intelligence? Is it in their ability to feel emotion? And how can we judge these things even?

Resources:

Crash Course on Non-Human animals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3-BX-jN_Ac

Do animals have morals? https://www.ted.com/talks/frans_de_waal_do_animals_have_morals

The Logic of not eating meat: https://sashinexists.com/article/the-logic-of-not-eating-meat/

The philosophy of sentientism: https://areomagazine.com/tag/sentientism/

Animal Welfare by Evan Sandoefner: https://sandhoefner.com/#animal_welfare

On Moral Progress (Peter Singer on Sam Harris' Making Sense podcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAwcpFGu2Y4&t=7s

When Joe Rogan went Vegan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfRvWOMJ5E8

Animal Consciousness: https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/751433291/anthropomorphic

Richard Dawkins on Animal Cruelty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4SnBCPzBl0