- Animals are on the same biological continuum according to Darwin so why are they not on the same moral continuum?
- The fact that animals have the capacity to suffer distinguishes them to be on the same plane as we are in regards to ethical treatment.
- We cannot hide behind the fact that we do not know for sure if animals suffer.
- The dolphins in Taiji are being harpooned and killed for no good reason. This should not be considered acceptable.
It is harder to convince humans that they are exhibiting a type of discrimination when they say that animals do not have the same rights to life as humans do but that is because our philosophical background has programmed us to dismiss the fact that animals have feelings and psychological lives too, and should not be instruments to human endeavors.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Animals Have Rights -- Wait, What?
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I agree with this blog because as humans we cannot tell ourselves that animals do not have right and do not feel pain or suffer. Just because they cannot speak for themselves does not mean they can't communicate their pain. And, because they cannot speak for themselves, they should not be subjected to this torture without a say in the matter. People take advantage of the fact that animals can't talk, because if they could they would not consent to these slaughters.
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