Speciesism

The moral conflict I have chosen to analyse is the argument surrounding animal rights and animal cruelty. Firstly, a question to ask is, do animals have rights? If not, then do we have any duties towards them? If so, then what duties? The argument surrounding animal rights has a lot of dilemma within itself; for example, some people chose to eat meat but are very passionate about the protection of animals in regards to the testing of animals for cosmetic purposes. It could, therefore be argued…

We take it as a given that we ought to treat all human beings equally, i.e. that we must give equal consideration of interests to all human beings. Singer argues that we should extend our moral principle of equal consideration of interests to animals. Excluding them on the grounds of species difference is parallel to the reasoning behind racist and sexist attitudes and hence morally impermissible. Furthermore, Singer argues that there is no moral feature exclusive to humans which could grant our…

Since the early 1900s’, cartoons have played a pivotal role in raising children within a society. They teach young people how their world functions, what is looked down upon and what actions are rewarded. Although children never notice these subtle behavioral hints, they are affected by them nonetheless. In her book Good Girls and Wicked Witches, Amy M. Davis says, “film [is] a cultural mirror” (17). Of all the different categories of film, animation is the best when it comes to reflecting a…

taken away from their lives out in the wild where they should be. There are many good reasons why we should stop experimenting. As I already mentioned its unethical meaning its not morally correct. When we conduct experiments, we are performing speciesism which involves assigning different values, rights, or special consideration to individuals solely based on their species membership. We are looking down on animals as if they don’t deserve rights and their life doesn’t have value compared to…

Yo bro, we’re learning about this crazy argument in my philosophy class, it is about animal equality. In, Animal Liberation, Peter Singer argues that we should extend the same rights and equality of human beings to non humans; animals. He does not make this claim meaning animals are equal in abilities, opportunities, or their logic towards life. Also, if he achieves his claim he does not agree to have equal rights towards animals. Peter Singer argues for equal consideration. This means that if…

Human benefit should not overrule any damage or destruction to animals. Because the Animals can suffer like humans do, so it is speciesism to experiment on them while we refrain from experimenting on humans. Most experiments involving animals are flawed, wasting the lives of the animal subjects, Animal tests do not reliably predict results in human beings, and Drugs that pass animal tests are not necessarily safe for humans. There are the experiments in the United States that allows animals to…

process, the infliction of pain to study its effects and remedies, and killed by carbon dioxide poisoning, decapitation, breaking their necks, or other forms of killing (Humane Society International). Animals can suffer like humans do, therefore it’s speciesism to experiment on them while we eschew experimenting on humans. All and any suffering is undesirable, whether it be directed towards humans or towards animals. Animals subjected during animal testing go through pain and suffering at the…

Animal testing is a hot button issue that has arisen in recent history. It has many uses in this day and age. These uses include testing for household products, cosmetic products, and medical research. Many species of animals are used in these tests ranging from mice and rabbits, to dogs, cats, and chimpanzees.Without a doubt, testing on animals does come with some benefits, such as the advance of medicine and science, and a way to test the safety of the products we use before they are released…

Intro Thesis: The inhumane use of animals for medical experimentation in the United Kingdom should encourage the country to push towards anti-vivisection in medical research fields. Current Testing Regulations in the UK Although the UK has banned cosmetic testing and the selling of cosmetics that have used animals to test, animal experimentation is still used in the medical research. (Garner) No government on earth has recognized this type of respect for animals, but have worked to alleviate…

For decades, organizations like PETA have fought for the rights and humane treatment of animals but are constantly brushed under the rug because they seem extreme or unreasonable. After watching Okja, I was forced to think about whether or not it is ethical to consume animal products. Before watching this movie, I thought that vegans were crazy and that not eating meat was strange but know I see more of the value in not eating meat. Since the movie I have been a vegan because it was…