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Joe Rogan talks about this kind of thing a lot on his podcast, Specifically I'm referencing his recent interview with (Phil DeMers)[http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/philip-demers/marineland_b_1858...] where they talk about animal abuse at Marineland in Canada. Rogan uses the analogy of aliens to explain how these animals who have been demonstrated to be self-aware must view us. I'm giving the short version here but his argument basically states "Why would we expect to be treated well by Aliens, because if they observed us for just a little while and saw how we treat other obviously intelligent creatures, they would either lock us all up, or exterminate us"