Animal Rights and Animal Welfare: Is There a Difference?
Do you know the difference between animal rights and animal welfare? The use of animals is a commonly debated topic with many people having different opinions on when it is appropriate to use animals. When people talk about animal rights and animal welfare, the two terms are sometimes used interchangeably; however, these two terms and their advocates do not always support the same causes. Animal rights and animal welfare advocates have different opinions on topics such as the use of animals for scientific research, the use of animals for entertainment, and if people should keep animals as pets.
What exactly are animal rights? When you hear the word animal you most likely never think whoever …show more content…
Singer had called for a “fundamental change in the human-animal relationship. [He] argued that animals are victimized by humans on a massive scale...for the belief that the human species is superior to all others” (“The History of Human Animal Interaction” 18). The release of Singer’s book caused people to think about the treatment that was given to animals; however, many people thought that the idea that animals could not be used by humans for any purpose was too extreme. While many people did not support the ideas brought up in the book, it started an interest in the topic with people in the years following publishing more books surrounding animal rights. Five years after Singer’s book was published the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was formed. PETA is and organization one of the main supporters of animal rights and does many protests and ads calling for an end to animal …show more content…
They have different views on topics such as the use of animals for scientific use, the use of animals for entertainment, and if animals should be kept as pets. Animal rights believes that humans should not be able to use animals for any purpose no matter how humane or responsible humans are with the use of animals. Animal welfare believes that human use of animals is acceptable as long as humane treatment is given to the animals. Although the two terms do not necessarily support the same cause and do not go about protecting animals in the same way, they both have one thing in common-they are both fighting for what they believe would give animals the best
Do you know the difference between animal rights and animal welfare? The use of animals is a commonly debated topic with many people having different opinions on when it is appropriate to use animals. When people talk about animal rights and animal welfare, the two terms are sometimes used interchangeably; however, these two terms and their advocates do not always support the same causes. Animal rights and animal welfare advocates have different opinions on topics such as the use of animals for scientific research, the use of animals for entertainment, and if people should keep animals as pets.
What exactly are animal rights? When you hear the word animal you most likely never think whoever …show more content…
Singer had called for a “fundamental change in the human-animal relationship. [He] argued that animals are victimized by humans on a massive scale...for the belief that the human species is superior to all others” (“The History of Human Animal Interaction” 18). The release of Singer’s book caused people to think about the treatment that was given to animals; however, many people thought that the idea that animals could not be used by humans for any purpose was too extreme. While many people did not support the ideas brought up in the book, it started an interest in the topic with people in the years following publishing more books surrounding animal rights. Five years after Singer’s book was published the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was formed. PETA is and organization one of the main supporters of animal rights and does many protests and ads calling for an end to animal …show more content…
They have different views on topics such as the use of animals for scientific use, the use of animals for entertainment, and if animals should be kept as pets. Animal rights believes that humans should not be able to use animals for any purpose no matter how humane or responsible humans are with the use of animals. Animal welfare believes that human use of animals is acceptable as long as humane treatment is given to the animals. Although the two terms do not necessarily support the same cause and do not go about protecting animals in the same way, they both have one thing in common-they are both fighting for what they believe would give animals the best