Proctor argues that since humans and animals both have the ability to feel positive and negative emotions, they both deserve the respect and the right to not be treated cruelly. Marian Stamp Dawkins expands on the idea that animals deserve to be treated without cruelty in “The Science of Animal Suffering.” Dawkins addresses humanity’s moral obligation to treat animals with dignity and explains how humans can accomplish this different relationship with animals. Robert Garner’s article, “In Defence of Animal Sentience: A Critique of Cochrane’s Liberty Thesis,” furthers the debate on animal rights to include not only the right to not suffer, but also include the right to not be used in any circumstance. Animal rights may only be fully achieved once humans recognize animals’ dignity as living beings. It is crucial in upholding human moral values that humans apply the concept of dignity to all living creatures because all living creatures are born with sentience and an intrinsic desire for
Proctor argues that since humans and animals both have the ability to feel positive and negative emotions, they both deserve the respect and the right to not be treated cruelly. Marian Stamp Dawkins expands on the idea that animals deserve to be treated without cruelty in “The Science of Animal Suffering.” Dawkins addresses humanity’s moral obligation to treat animals with dignity and explains how humans can accomplish this different relationship with animals. Robert Garner’s article, “In Defence of Animal Sentience: A Critique of Cochrane’s Liberty Thesis,” furthers the debate on animal rights to include not only the right to not suffer, but also include the right to not be used in any circumstance. Animal rights may only be fully achieved once humans recognize animals’ dignity as living beings. It is crucial in upholding human moral values that humans apply the concept of dignity to all living creatures because all living creatures are born with sentience and an intrinsic desire for