I didn't intend to suggest that recognizing humans are animals does or should lead to the conclusion that all animals are morally equal. I think though that the proposition that humans are animals is a good first step at chipping away the idea that humans may abuse animals as they wish. It's kind of a freebie way to help shift the frame from pure dominion to at least some notion of kinship.

-- DevinMcDougall - 12 Jun 2010