"Glorfindel" > wrote
> usual suspect wrote:

>>> Mainstream ethics does not support seriously inhumane treatment
>>> of animals *even* when it is to the benefit of humans.
>
>> Neither do I.
>
> You do if you support factory farming, which is always inhumane.

What is your definition of factory farming? Size? A farm could house a lot
of animals and still be designed to minimize suffering. A farm could be
small and be humane or not, depending on the operator.