2. Speciesism is a term used first in the 70s in a pamphlet written by Richard Ryder. Ryder begins the pamphlet by quoting Darwin. According to Darwin, “There is no magical essential difference between humans and other animals biologically speaking. According to Ryder speciesism can be referred to as the betterment of one species by the mistreatment of other “lower” species which doesn’t present a very reasoned argument. With the advent of technology and biological testing of animals which is mistreatment speciesism had reached a different level in the 60s and the 70s. The conditions given to these animals were based on the cost and the conduct efficiencies for than those traditional methods that had been developed in earlier times. Ryder clear
