There have been discussions of the suffering of wild animals. David Pearce discusses this, see one of the other comment threads. Some other starting points:
>As a utilitarian then, it should be far more important to wipe out as many animal habitats as possible rather than avoiding eating a relatively small number of animals by being a vegan.
To utilitarians, there are other considerations in assessing the value of wiping out animal habitats, like the effect of such habitats on global warming.
There have been discussions of the suffering of wild animals. David Pearce discusses this, see one of the other comment threads. Some other starting points:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_animal_suffering
https://reducing-suffering.org/#wild-animal_suffering
>As a utilitarian then, it should be far more important to wipe out as many animal habitats as possible rather than avoiding eating a relatively small number of animals by being a vegan.
To utilitarians, there are other considerations in assessing the value of wiping out animal habitats, like the effect of such habitats on global warming.