Non Human Animals Essay

Since the beginning of time, non-human animals have played an important part in the sustenance of human beings. In the ecosystem, co-existence of biotic components that are, micro-organisms, plants, animals, humans and the abiotic components, in a balanced way has resulted in the developed world we live in. The absence or lack of even the minutest beings from/on the earth can impact the ecosystem to a great extent. Still, some people consider that humans are far more superior to any other animal by due to anthropocentric notions. We are aware of the fact that humans are capable of reaching pinnacles which we have not even imagined yet. However, are we taking ascendance of this by exploiting other beings to fulfill our needs? Is it ethical to consume animal products as it requires animals to make a sacrifice? Is it okay to kill or induce harm to animals just because we feel it is …show more content…
The issue with the topic about ‘pain in animals’ arises because the non-human animals cannot report their problems in terms of language, so the seriousness and the suffering cannot be equated with human (or individual’s) pain without any scientific method to give correlation between both kinds of pain. We cannot deny that animals do express/emote when they are in pain or danger in some way or the other, but that’s the only way we can figure out if an animal is experiencing pain. Vertebrates such as dogs, cats, alligators etc nurse their wounds, make sounds when they experience distress and tend to avoid situations which can be pain-inducing. There is also a good case that invertebrates also feel some amount of pain. We cannot measure the amount of pain that an animal goes through but we do know that there is at least some harm caused to an animal when they are being utilized as commodities and not as living beings by humans. Evolutionary biologist Robyn J. Crook has argued