I believe animals do have the moral right not to be tortured by us for our own interest. I don’t see the difference why we shouldn’t experiment on humans because it is unethical, but to it on animals should be fine. Following utilitarian argumentation, it would be okay to make animals suffer if there is a greater good that is achieved, for example human nutrition or medical achievements. However, animals don’t realize what is happening to them when they have to suffer and they will never experience the good that comes out of it. It would even be more logical to instead do research on humans, since they understand what they are sacrificing themselves for, instead of being confused as to why they re treated that
I believe animals do have the moral right not to be tortured by us for our own interest. I don’t see the difference why we shouldn’t experiment on humans because it is unethical, but to it on animals should be fine. Following utilitarian argumentation, it would be okay to make animals suffer if there is a greater good that is achieved, for example human nutrition or medical achievements. However, animals don’t realize what is happening to them when they have to suffer and they will never experience the good that comes out of it. It would even be more logical to instead do research on humans, since they understand what they are sacrificing themselves for, instead of being confused as to why they re treated that