*“For some, being free is good because it means that personal fulfillment can be achieved or that a person won’t be harmed by oppression. But what matters in not being oppressed is ultimately that your preferences are not thwarted and that you don’t suffer because you are oppressed. Being free is good because it can help you to achieve that. However, if there is no way in which you can live a life free from harm, there is no way in which being free can help you at all. If your freedom only allows you to die in pain, as is often the case for wild animals, then it is not going to help you much.”

— Animal Ethics, Wild Animal Suffering