There are two problems with that. Firstly it might be your objection to bestiality but I can't recall off-hand seeing anyone really putting that forward as a serious opposition to bestiality. It has been a while since I read up on it though but I remember arguments about dignity and trying to link bestiality with other crimes but nothing about consent.
Secondly I disagree with them not being able to consent. As we study animals more we are finding them to be much more mentally complex than was previously thought. Also animals are very easily able to express their own desires, for example if you try to take a toy away from a dog and it growls at you. I'd say that that can count as consent.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
There are two problems with that. Firstly it might be your objection to bestiality but I can't recall off-hand seeing anyone really putting that forward as a serious opposition to bestiality. It has been a while since I read up on it though but I remember arguments about dignity and trying to link bestiality with other crimes but nothing about consent.
Secondly I disagree with them not being able to consent. As we study animals more we are finding them to be much more mentally complex than was previously thought. Also animals are very easily able to express their own desires, for example if you try to take a toy away from a dog and it growls at you. I'd say that that can count as consent.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~