Are we fair to them and do we need to be? ANIMAL RIGHTS

 Life and Being Alive  If something has life, then it deserves consideration  Too vague?  All part of the food chain?  Humans allow killing of their own species, why not animals? CRITERIA FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS

 Having Interests  Only beings that have interests have rights  Animals do, but cannot express them  Attributes of Soul, Mind and Feelings  Difficulty of proving a soul, would that even mandate moral rights  Obvious that animals have experiences and emotions CRITERIA FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS

 Reason  Animals have it on a rudimentary level, known by language experiments  Human beings with severe impairments maybe at the same level  They get rights, should all animals? CRITERIA FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS

 Vegetarianism  Only vegetables  Some not any animal products at all – vegans  Some not even vegetables from plants that need to be killed (potatoes – Jainists  Sentientism  Respect animals’ mental states, not plants  Wholism  Every living thing deserves respect WAYS OF DEALING WITH ANIMAL RIGHTS

 Domestication of animals came from “free range” system  Now more “factory farming”  Even some engineering occurs  Vegetarian position  Totally against these practices  Carnivore position  No moral obligations, best quality of meat  Moderate position  Seeks humane treatment of animals to be used for food USE OF ANIMALS FOR FOOD

 Humans would have to be used  Cures would not be found  Training would be limited  Progress in science at a standstill  Animals have much less value  Better than allowing them to die without purpose ARGUMENTS FOR ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION

 Animals suffer pain similar to humans  Apply Kant’s practical imperative  Some experiments unnecessary to the health of humans  Suggest other methods could be found or scientific progress should not be made ARGUMENTS AGAINST ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION

 Experiments must be absolutely necessary to the health and well- being of humans  Should not be used to satisfy curiosity  Must take care to avoid additional pain MODERATE POSITION

 Ancient activity of man  Controlling animal population  Desire for animal meat and other body parts KILLING ANIMALS FOR SPORT SHOULD BE ALLOWED

 Ancient activity no longer required  Animal population will control  No further need for wild game or body parts KILLING ANIMALS FOR SPORT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED