“The term speciesism that Peter Singer invented stands for, discrimination in favor of one species, usually the human species, over another, especially in the exploitation or mistreatment of animals by humans” (Dictonary.com, 2017). We recognize racism to be in favor of one’s own race against another while sexism is in favor of one’s own sex against another. Speciesism is analogous to racism and/or sexism because all three follow the bias of being in favor of one’s own being over another. Overall, animals and humans share the same purpose in life, to exist and live. When using animals as subjects for testing purposes, we are not valuing their dignity to live. The difference among humans and species is that species are incapable of moral decisions.
