Summary: Animal Trafficking

The New York Times reported on November 1st 2015 that Washington State is tightening its restrains on Animal trafficking law condemn and criminalize the modern trade that is wiping out many threatened species. A similar law has been passed in New York and New Jersey that focuses on ivory and/or rhino horns. However this will affect people who already have antique jewelry despite the length of owning the jewelry. Others believe this law to be too strict and the actions to show proof of ownership, age and that the product contains less than 15% of animal species would be too difficult. There are two main points that would help this law pass which is that it will close or hinder major ports that have been used for animal smuggling. The other point …show more content…
Utilitarianism ethics is about maximizing the contentment of the greater good by one’s actions and diminishing the misery around you. Acting is a way may have a person break ethical rules to be sure that the greatest amount is content. Utilitarianism focuses on optimizing the greatest amount of happiness and least amount of suffering. In this equation the greatest amount of happiness would be for the people fighting to save the animals for suffering. Many animals are being brutally slaughtered for their horns, just their horns and their lives are being taken. Their happiness does not matter to poachers, or smugglers. This animal trafficking law will stop the suffering and help the threatened species survive. According to Singer the majority is the way to go, and the majority of the support is at 57 percent. Singer would say that the suffering and death of animals outweighs the enjoyment and purchasing of ivory by the millions of …show more content…
It is not about the consequences that make them moral but ones motives on how they go about it. There are two formations for Kant believes that Deontology ethics also include the imperatives, which are the categorical imperative and practical imperative. The categorical imperative focuses if one does an action can that act be universal? In these circumstances if all animals that were in danger of being extinct must be protected by the law to protect their existence. If these became universal then we have saved many animals from being extinct and keeping animals to live for generations to come. This is moral as we are being rational by allowing people who have had jewelry to prove their originality and at the same time protecting a