Non-EAs are receptive to a proposal to substitute bivalves for other meat. They are not receptive to proposals to go vegetarian/vegan. Bivalves are also healthier than plant-based meat. Therefore, bivalves are the most effective way to reduce overall animal suffering.
I’d like to see evidence for each of these three claims, as I don’t think they’re all (wholly) accurate.
And, as discussed a bit in other comments here, I also have serious concerns about what bivalves experience.
Supposing bivalves are in fact capable of suffering, might it still be economical to farm them in a way that causes almost no suffering? Presumably they don’t suffer from confinement the way most animals do...
I’d like to see evidence for each of these three claims, as I don’t think they’re all (wholly) accurate.
And, as discussed a bit in other comments here, I also have serious concerns about what bivalves experience.
Supposing bivalves are in fact capable of suffering, might it still be economical to farm them in a way that causes almost no suffering? Presumably they don’t suffer from confinement the way most animals do...