Speciesism

In this paper, I want to focus on how society talks about pets and the ethical concerns around owning different animal beings. Through my experience of owning a turtle, I have realized he is not what anyone would consider a “pet” because society doesn’t regard him as a normal “pet”. I will argue the social construct of “pets” is harmful because it results in humans treating animal beings unequally. Childhood stories, fables and television portray turtles as being slow and cautious, which gave…

rather than God. Of course, during his time, the late 15th, early 16th century, dietary planning was not of the most important essence. Animals were eaten and not given a real care for. Lord Chesterfield is what Singer would call a “speciesist”. Speciesism is defined as “prejudice or discrimination based on species; especially : discrimination against animals” (Merriam-Webster). Hunters and farmers would be the best example of a speciesist. An argument that a speciesist makes is that while most…

Animal testing for decades has been a long debated question in the scientific community. An estimated 26 million animals are used every year in the United States for scientific and commercial testing. Animal testing is a vital and common procedure that has raised controversy regarding if animal testing is ethical. The use of animal testing has allowed for the development of safe medicines, vaccines, and advancements in scientific knowledge. Without the sacrifices made during animal testing, we…

Although both sides of this topic hold evidence and strong points to back up their belief, I truly believe animals should have human rights. Animals deserve rights, and these rights should obliterate animal experimentation, abandonment, and abuse. Speciesism, “an idea that animals could be considered legal persons with rights”, should be enforced in our society today (Google). A perfect example as to how this idea should take place is the Yulin Dog Meat Festival. This event began…

To what extent is animal captivity immoral? Animals that live under human care are in captivity. Captivity can be used as a generalizing term to describe the keeping of either domesticated animals (livestock and pets) or wild animals. This may include, for example, farms, private homes, zoos and laboratories. Animals are shipped to and from different locations all over the world, and held in captivity for the rest of their lives for our viewing pleasure. We can ask: is this practice and…

CHAPTER –4 JURISPRUDENCE FOR PROTECTION OF WILD ANIMALS 4.1 INTRODUCTION In view of James Mill, every man desires to have for himself as many good things as possible, and there is not a sufficiency of good things for all, the strong, if left themselves, would take from the weak everything, or at least as much as they pleased; that the weak therefore, who are the greater, have an interest in conspiring to protect themselves against the strong. It also appeared, that almost all the things, which…