What if, in a galaxy far, far away, a technologically advanced race of beings reared, farmed and slaughtered human beings for food -- and their justification was that human meat tasted delicious and was good for the economy.
Would this advanced race of beings have the right to farm humans for food, given their technological and intellectual prowess?
If not, then ask yourself the following:
What gives us the right to rear and slaughter animals for food, and why is it morally just to treat animals in a way which we wouldn't wish to be treated by our superiors?
Have we forgotten the ancient wisdom of The Golden Rule?
When the lion kills the zebra, it's good for the lion but bad for the zebra. Whereas I can appreciate your perspective, our planet seems to be deeply rooted in predator/prey relationships...
As for your question, if the race was that advanced, odds are they also knew how to synthesize bacon from basic protein building blocks. We'll probably get there in another 50-100 years...
"synthesize bacon from basic protein building blocks."
They enjoy killing and eating real humans.
"ANIMALS EAT OTHER ANIMALS"
'While it is of course true that animals do eat other animals all the time in nature, basing our own ethics, as humans, on the actions of animals, can lead us to all sorts of problems. If we can justify something solely on the basis that animals do it, then we can justify the following: urinating in people's front gardens (dogs do it); sexually penetrating females without their consent (lions do it); smothering our babies to death (lions also do it); vomiting on people's food (flies do it); and so on. People only seem to be interested in justifying human behaviour on one thing that animals do, and that's eating animals.'
https://www.carnismdebunked.com/general-ethical#1
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What do you mean by 'animals don't care'.
Care about about other animals, people, their lives?
Can you please elaborate.
So, you're saying animals don't care about their lives, their families or the humans they bond with?
You may want to read this and reevaluate your thinking.
Animals and Human Experience the Same Emotions
"The link between humans and animals may be closer than we may have realised. Research by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has found that our furry relatives may share many of the same emotions that humans experience in everyday life. "
https://phys.org/news/2005-09-animals-human-emotions.html