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Animal Ethics
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Animal Ethics
Every living thing in nature has the capability to grow and die. This is the rule of nature; whether these are humans or the other animals, they have a tendency to be born, grow, reproduce and then finally die. In addition to this all, another characteristic that all the living thing possess is the feeling of pain. All the living creatures, no matter, they are human or animals, feel pain, but their way to express it is different. Some living things can express their pain while some can’t. Certain experiments have proven that even plants can feel pain.
Animals have been subjected to various kinds of treatments for a long time in order to satisfy the multiple needs of humans. Humans have been using animals to meet their needs for food and clothing. In recent years, animals are also being subjected to numerous tests in order to check the validity of certain scientific experiments and the appropriateness of multiple products (Machan, 1991).
It has been a matter of concern from many years that humans should not use animals for their own, selfish purposes. It is considered a totally unethical activity to use animals to fulfill their needs of food and clothing (Newmyer, 2013). The following piece of writing will consider the facts and figures that is it really unethical and wrong to carry out practices on animals to curb our needs of hunger and clothing.
A lot is being said in this respect. Just like there are organizations working for the protection of human rights, there are people and organizations working for the protection of the rights of animals as well (Wise, 2014). These people raise the slogan that humans should immediately stop slaughtering and killing animals to make meals and fur coats, as animals are conscious beings just like us and feel pain. It is also against humanity to spay or neuter pets.
References
Machan, T. R. (1991). Do animals have rights? Public Affairs Quarterly, 5(2), 163-173.
Newmyer, S. T. (2013). Animals, rights, and reason in Plutarch and modern ethics. Routledge.
Wise, S. (2014). Rattling the cage: Toward legal rights for animals. Da Capo Press.
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