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Argument for Animal Rights

The argument for animal rights assumes that animals posses their own

lives and deserve to be assigned rights in order to protect their

wellbeing. This view insists that animals are not merely goods

utilised only to benefit mankind and they should be allowed to choose

how they want to live their lives, free from the constraints of man.

But if animals are given absolute rights, then surely they shouldn’t

be allowed to kill each other, as this would be a violation of these

rights. Should murderous animals be administered prison sentences or

even…capital punishment?

One method of preventing animals killing each other would be to

provide animals with a vegetarian environment which caters for their

every need. However, in this fictional vegetarian world wouldn’t the

rights of the animal be suppressed as it is being held in captivity

against its will? From an evolutionary point of view it is the natural

right of a stronger animal to devour a weaker one. If this is

acceptable then surely it is acceptable for us to eat meat too, as we

humans are more evolved than the creatures we eat. But this argument

implies that if you have physical power over someone or something then

you should be allowed to do what you want. If this was the case, it

would be perfectly acceptable for me to torture an infant, purely

because I have the physical capacity to do so and if an alien race

should happen to invade Earth with the intention and power to kill and

eat us, they should also be allowed to do so.

Being human beings, we have the ability to reflect upon that which we

have done which is the main reason we choose not to attac...

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...personality and individuality, can live. Therefore I can conclude that

animals have a certain kind of right, the right not to suffer. This is

the only right I see fit to give to an animal because clearly feel

pain and show signs of irritation. Therefore, when animals kill each

other they are not violating each others rights as they are simply and

innocently carrying out a natural function.

Bibliography

Carruthers. P, The Animals Issue: Moral Theory in Practice (1992),

chpt. 5, - Cambridge University Press

Rollin. B.E, Animal Rights and Human Morality (1981) – An essay on

animal rights and human morality

Wellman. C, Alleged Right-Holders (chpt. 5) in Real Rights (1995) –

Oxford University Press Inc, USA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_rights - An overview of the

arguments surrounding animal rights

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