[Chris Talk]

Not so much we, as our CATTLE, that are the culinary delicacy, which by no means is to say that humans also including fetal tissues, are not needed by them for enzyme and medicinal purposes.

They also need Gold, of course. Humans are useful both to raise and slaughter the cattle, and mine the gold.

Beefeating aliens, straight from the age of Taurus [before c2250 BC] to us! Why is it this cult of the bull [or in India the cow] existed everywhere in deep antiquity. Why a Golden Calf?

[Modernman]

Not so much we, as our CATTLE, that are the culinary delicacy,

For an extremely intelligent, advanced species, we might very well be no better than cattle.

They also need Gold, of course.

Doubtful. Gold's value as a precious mineral is a very human concept. We find gold pretty, who says aliens will? Gold is a good conductor, true, but a spacefaring civilization will have access to much more highly advanced conductors.

Humans are useful both to raise and slaughter the cattle, and mine the gold.

Robotic laborers can do these job better than humans.