No, you're argument is weak. I simply pointed out that moral clarity evolves over time and people used to say, like you, if it doesn't look like my classification, I don't give a sh*t about its suffering. The fact that animals are not human does not mean they do not fear, suffer, grieve their young, so your argument is bogus.
On the other hand, you've already shown your attitude when you say you don't care how tortured or mistreated it is. I just showed that's not really defensible.