Animal Rights Essay

From the start of humanity moral rights have been a strong influence not only everyday life but also in the decisions the government makes. Thomas Jefferson once said, “The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.” I believe Thomas Jefferson was right, and his moral values should correlate with the play The Vist. The times of desperation are the most important times to stay true to your moral values. The people of Gullen…

The Morality of Killing Animals: An Investigation in Utilitarian Ethics. Research Questions The ethics of killing non human animals remains an unsolved problem in utilitarian ethics and has generated heated debate amongst ethicists in recent times. It is now widely accepted that the interests of non-human animals matter from a moral perspective, but for many philosophers such interests are limited to those relating to suffering and pleasure, and do not include an interest to on go on living.…

mistreatment of animals by humans.” Many people view animals as a food resource, entertainment and property; something they are not. Humans should treat animals with more respect and realize their value as individual sentient creatures. We as humans should also speak up for those who cannot. The Animal Legal Defense has sponsored a petition that states the following: “Deprived of legal protection, animals are defenseless against exploitation and abuse by humans. Through the animal…

each other as fast as they kill animals, we’d be extinct in a matter of days. The kill rate for animals is disgraceful. On average, 56 billion farm animals are killed, 3,000 animals die every second in slaughterhouses, and over 115 million animals of all species are killed in laboratory experiments throughout the year. We as a society should be protecting these animals who cannot protect themselves. Animal cruelty is the act of someone hurting or mistreating an animal and it is against the law.…

Dr. Elizabeth Schoales very eloquently delineated the issues Canada has with animal protection laws and standards. She dissected the Canadian laws and legislation for animal protection and pointed out the many flaws. Vague language, protection of the industries instead of the animals and a lack of stringency in supporting these laws are reoccurring themes. Animals, she pointed out, are not all regarded equally under the Canadian laws throughout the country, all depending on their use as pets,…

ANIMAL TESTING Animal rights are defined as the rights to animals so they can to live freely, with no hunting, without being harmed, free from medical research, cosmetics, and experimental testing. No animal should be held captive to be harmed or tested upon. In order to save human lives, as in animals are hurt in medical testing. According to the Humane Society of the United States, 79.7 million people have pets in their homes just in the United States (The Humane Society of the United…

Does Animal Experimentation Question Human Ethics? It’s not morally acceptable to harm human, but why is it morally acceptable to harm animals? Ethical and scientific concerns regarding animal experimentation is starting to develop. People involved in the scientific communities are starting to question if the data collected from animals explain useful information for human conditions. People against animal experimentation consider it immoral and strongly believe that there should be an…

Meat the Dilemma In Peter Singer’s essay Animal Liberation, examines the defense of animal rights by comparing animals and historically discriminated groups such as African Americans and women. He argues that under the principle of utilitarianism the discrimination of animals cannot be considered less important than that of African Americans and women. Utilitarianism suggests that when making decisions the entire population’s welfare must be taken into account so that every individual counts as…

Philosopher Carl Cohen stands by the use of animal testing in biomedical research. He states and believes that animals are incapable of moral agency and therefore lack moral rights. Within Cohen’s view of animal testing, our obligations towards animals are minimal and they don’t compare in importance with our responsibilities to beings that have rights, meaning, human beings. On the other hand, Peter Singer’s view on animal testing expands to animals the principles of equal consideration of…

The animals that are used for experiments go through horrible tests. According to PETA scientists will “breeds dozens of monkeys every year to be prone to mental illness. Half of the babies are torn away from their mothers in order to inflict mental trauma on them, and they’re never allowed to see each other again. These babies suffer from horrible fear, anxiety, and depression. Their misery leads to hair loss, diarrhea, and even self-mutilation.” In other experiments PETA says that some farming…