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[–] 7 points 2 years ago

The best definition I've seen of a "person" is "A being worthy of moral consideration." (a commonly used concept in moral philosophy). So yeah, that definition can be applied to a cow, unless you believe that no amount of suffering imposed on a cow for any or no reason could ever constitute an immoral act.

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