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[–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don't think anyone is arguing that animals have no understanding of consent, I think the issue is that there's a communication barrier in dealing with humans (I.e. they can't say 'yes')

Zoologists have a pretty robust understanding of rape and consent within the animal kingdom, but it's always through observing interactions between animals.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    The point is consent is something that doesn't matter to the conversation of people who do the deed with animals. I think a much more productive line of questioning would be: Is the animal restrained in any way? Have they drugged the animal? What's the relationship between the animal and person?

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