" .. [M]uch suffering serves absolutely no function and entails no silver lining whatsoever, such as the suffering endured by countless [non-human animals] every second who are eaten alive while fully conscious and unable to escape, or the suffering entailed by debilitating chronic pain. The world contains vast amounts of such useless suffering, and we should all be able to agree that this suffering is worth preventing. "

― Magnus Vinding , Suffering-Focused Ethics: Defense and Implications