IMO just because tomatoes and trees and corn stalks don't communicate the way humans do, doesn't mean they are less deserving of our protection and honor. I wonder what vegans will eat when humans eventually learn that all this vegetation is as intelligent as we are. So I'll keep eating whatever I can catch and tastes good to me.
Trees Appear Able to Communicate With Other Plants
Plant "IM"?Scientists Unravel Communication Secrets of the Green World