Animal Cruelty: The Lack Of Animal Rights

Animal rights are the privileges for all animals to live freely from any harm. There were over 1,800 cases of animal cruelty in the past year because of the lack of animals having rights revealed in the media, with 64.5% involving dogs, 18% involving cats and the other 25% involving other animals. They should have rights because they have feelings, they are valuable, and they mean a lot to some families to the point where they’re considered to be a part of the family. Most importantly, humans are also animals, So think about how you would feel if someone had full control over you or someone you loved and did things to you that you didn’t enjoy or like. You have to think about their world from their standpoint. Yes, they are animals but they should not be less valued just because they are different from humans. A woman in North Carolina was charged …show more content…

They can feel and sense things just like people even though they do not react to things in the same way. There are many ways to tell that animals have feelings. A way to tell they have feelings is by looking at their faces and bodies. Their body language tells a lot about their feelings. If the animal walks around droopy then maybe he or she is sad. The most important thing to look at to tell that a animal has feelings is to look at their eyes. By looking at the outside of the animal you can tell what’s going on the inside of them. Animals and people are different, men are different from women, and kids are different from adults. Equality is not based off of identity, so why not give animals rights? Yes, they deserve equality, but that doesn’t mean that they should get the exact same treatment as humans. Equality means that you should take consideration of animals. Humans should only be treated in a different way when there is a straightforward connected difference between them. If everyone considered animals the same to humans then we would give them