Oh, yes, I agree with most of what you've said. It's just the first paragraph that grated slightly (but then I'm being a bit rubbish today anyway, so who knows, basically).

I don't know enough about theory of mind etc etc etc to actually contribute helpfully as far as alternative wording goes (but I did resent the line someone used at me earlier that went more-or-less "animals are completely different to humans [as far as euthanasia/assisted suicide/suicide goes] because we carry out tests on them".)

Meh. Nod, basically. I'll hush. I ought to use my own LJ for my rants.