Some humans already do something similar to this with shark fin soup, so if this was the case, I would not be surprised that some would be ready to do this for bubble tea
One of the moral perversities of religion is the notion that humans are a qualitatively different class of Thing than other animals. That they are created for our use.
Modern science is finding strong evidence that not just mammals but even birds and insects likely have subjective experience, imagination, and real, subjective feelings of pain and pleasure.
Some humans already do something similar to this with shark fin soup, so if this was the case, I would not be surprised that some would be ready to do this for bubble tea
One of the moral perversities of religion is the notion that humans are a qualitatively different class of Thing than other animals. That they are created for our use.
Modern science is finding strong evidence that not just mammals but even birds and insects likely have subjective experience, imagination, and real, subjective feelings of pain and pleasure.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/science/birds-dreaming-rem-sleep.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/books/review/the-arrogant-ape-christine-webb.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/science/human-mouse-brains-organoids.html