Animal Rights
Desiree R. Scott
Professor Naomi S
PHIL 200
26 Oct 2014
Non-Human Animal Rights Do non-human animals have rights? Animal rights debates are incredibly controversial. Animal rights activists argue for animal’s rights whereas others argue that animals have no rights. Animals have many rights, which is why there are laws set in place to protect animals. Animals have rights to protect themselves from animal cruelty. When taking into consideration animal rights, humans need to consider animal rights laws, animal abuse (using animals as food and testing), animal rights support groups, and animal cruelty stories.
Animal rights is defined as “the rights of animals, claimed on ethical grounds, to the same humane treatment and protection from exploitation and abuse that are accorded to humans” according to ("Animal rights | Define Animal rights at Dictionary.com"). According to ("Stray Pet Advocacy" par 4) Throughout the entire United States, there are laws prohibiting cruelty to animals to protect animals from human torture. Each state governs different laws and punishments, however every state addresses the issue of animal cruelty. Laws in place that can be charged are Animal Cruelty, Intentional Cruel Neglect, Aggravated Cruelty, Intentional/Malicious Torture, Cruelty resulting in serious injury or death, Animal Torture, and Neglect of Owners Duties. ("Stray Pet Advocacy" par 1) states, 41 of the 50 states in the United States recognize animal cruelty as a felony provision.
When humans argue either for or against animal rights, they do not take animal welfare into consideration. The right for humans to use animals has a huge impact on animal rights. Human right to use animals include using food, clothing, and entertainment of animals for human selfish purpose. According to ("Animal Cruelty Facts and Statistics : The Humane Society of the United States" par 4) the most commonly reported victims of animal cruelty are dogs, Pitbulls in particular.
Many Americans report
Professor Naomi S
PHIL 200
26 Oct 2014
Non-Human Animal Rights Do non-human animals have rights? Animal rights debates are incredibly controversial. Animal rights activists argue for animal’s rights whereas others argue that animals have no rights. Animals have many rights, which is why there are laws set in place to protect animals. Animals have rights to protect themselves from animal cruelty. When taking into consideration animal rights, humans need to consider animal rights laws, animal abuse (using animals as food and testing), animal rights support groups, and animal cruelty stories.
Animal rights is defined as “the rights of animals, claimed on ethical grounds, to the same humane treatment and protection from exploitation and abuse that are accorded to humans” according to ("Animal rights | Define Animal rights at Dictionary.com"). According to ("Stray Pet Advocacy" par 4) Throughout the entire United States, there are laws prohibiting cruelty to animals to protect animals from human torture. Each state governs different laws and punishments, however every state addresses the issue of animal cruelty. Laws in place that can be charged are Animal Cruelty, Intentional Cruel Neglect, Aggravated Cruelty, Intentional/Malicious Torture, Cruelty resulting in serious injury or death, Animal Torture, and Neglect of Owners Duties. ("Stray Pet Advocacy" par 1) states, 41 of the 50 states in the United States recognize animal cruelty as a felony provision.
When humans argue either for or against animal rights, they do not take animal welfare into consideration. The right for humans to use animals has a huge impact on animal rights. Human right to use animals include using food, clothing, and entertainment of animals for human selfish purpose. According to ("Animal Cruelty Facts and Statistics : The Humane Society of the United States" par 4) the most commonly reported victims of animal cruelty are dogs, Pitbulls in particular.
Many Americans report
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