RE: Any Vegetarians/Vegans here?
January 19, 2014 at 1:37 pm
(This post was last modified: January 19, 2014 at 1:39 pm by James2014.)
(January 19, 2014 at 1:26 pm)Jacob(smooth) Wrote:Quote:No, there are many rights would make sense for an animal to have, e.g. the right to vote!
I tend to take a utilitarian approach, and we should have rights that support utilitarian ideas. To that end animals should have the right to be free from human cruelty.
So if there are carnivorous animals in captivity, what would you feed them on?
I don't think we should keep carnivores in captivity.
(January 19, 2014 at 1:37 pm)Chuck Wrote: No matter how much an animal suffers it is unworthy of my ethical consideration unless granting it ethical consideration tangibly strengthens humanity's long term chances of survival.
And why does our "long term chances of survival" matter. Because we are conscious feel beings, just like animals.