The recognition of animal sentience begs the question: should sentient animals have rights? ... The rights further mentioned are rights that apply specifically to animals, such as the right to life and the right to be free from torture, not societal rights that encompass only humans. ... Animal rights laws that were passed fifty years ago no longer adhere to modern scientific research as it applies to the sentience of animal species and the treatment of animals with the rights that they are entitled to, much like man is legally entitled to rights and liberties. ... There are those who believe...

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It seems like we have forgotten about animals' rights and freedoms so much that we have captured, caged and inbred them solely for our own entertainment. ... According to the Humane Society of the United States animal cruelty can either be deliberate abuse or a simple failure to care properly for an animal. ... Animals don't have written rights like humans because of course they can't agree to them but does that mean that they don't deserve have any? ... Stephen Bostock, the author of Zoos and Animal Rights: The Ethics of Keeping Animals says that "the rule should be ...

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Violations of animal rights and animal welfare laws are very common throughout the world. ... The difference between animal rights and animal welfare is one focus' on whether or not animals "deserve a certain level of protection from pain caused by humans" (Animal Rights). ... Animal rights is based on the idea that animals and people should be equal and Animal Welfare is the idea that animals deserve the same protection people have against maltreatment or abuse. ... Animals are protected by animal welfare laws which give them the rights to be protected against any pain influen...

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Animal rights activists form groups that try to stop animal testing while scientists around the world argue that it is an important procedure that has led to many discoveries. ... But the EPA tested arsenic enriched water on laboratory animals for over twenty years and killed hundreds of thousands of animals only to prove what was already known. Many scientists prefer animal tests as opposed to non-animal tests even though "non-animal tests are often faster, cheaper, and their results are less subject to manipulation [ ]"(Sandler 46). ... Gina Solomon from the NRDC does not agree with t...

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Animal rights activists form groups that try to stop animal testing while scientists around the world argue that it is an important procedure that has led to many discoveries. ... But the EPA tested arsenic enriched water on laboratory animals for over twenty years and killed hundreds of thousands of animals only to prove what was already known. Many scientists prefer animal tests as opposed to non-animal tests even though "non-animal tests are often faster, cheaper, and their results are less subject to manipulation [ ]"(Sandler 46). ... Gina Solomon from the NRDC does not agree with t...

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There's an ongoing debate regarding the rights of animals. Animal rights seek to guarantee animals with a sense of entitlement. ... Furthermore, proponents of animal rights also argue that human beings are not superior to animals. ... This can be achieved through animal rights (Francione, 2003). ... The consumption of animal meat is a practice central to the animal rights debate. ...

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Animal rights activists form groups that try to stop animal testing while scientists around the world argue that it is an important procedure that has led to many discoveries. ... Many scientists prefer animal tests as opposed to non-animal tests even though "non-animal tests are often faster, cheaper, and their results are less subject to manipulation [ ]"(Sandler 46). ... Gina Solomon from the NRDC does not agree with the over testing of the animals but does accept that laboratory animal testing as well as non-animal, and human testing are valuable resources in protecting humans and ot...

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Animal Rights Terrorism Animals all across the worlds are terrorized day after day, whether it's for the use of cheap food, safe medicines or the making of a new product. ... Animal Rights are as important, if not equally important to human rights. The doctrine of species has encouraged more people to think of animal rights in the same way that the rest of humanity thinks of human rights (Singer, Regan). ... Congress passed an Animal Enterprise Protection Act, with part in response to radical activities on behalf of animal rights. ... The accepted view is that all people and animals q...

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Equality and the various levels of equality are excellent arguments when dealing with a cause such as animal rights. ... Utilitarianism has a place in the animal rights movement. ... Reagan has a totally different view in how to achieve the animal rights outcomes for the Animal Liberation Movement. ... The differing views of differing rights add to the benefit of animal rights campaigners, whether it is equal rights, moral rights or inherent values. ... Our view of values has created the abuse and the need for rights for animals. ...

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These opponents include animal- rights extremists and vivisectionist groups who believe that animal experimentation is cruel and unnecessary, irrespective of its purpose and benefits. ... Since animals do not have the same cognitive abilities as humans have, therefore animals are not part of the human moral community and should not be granted human rights. Without the human rights, animals are allowed to be used for research. Animal experimentation is ethical because humans have a higher moral status than animals and animals lack human rights. ... Animals do not have certain human rights th...

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ANIMAL RIGHTS Do all animals have the same rights as humans? ... Theoretically, Animal Rights are recognized as the rights to humane treatment claimed on behalf of animals, especially the right not to be exploited for human purposes. ... For example, many animal rights activists believe that animals have the same legal and moral rights that humans do. ... Before this book, Animal Rights were not an issue. ... Overall, these animal rights laws are very detailed and picky. ...

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Recently the harsh treatment of animals at PetCo stores across the country has reached the media. Exposing them of the cruel treatment, and no respect towards animals. Some PetCo animals are received from factory breeding, and in some cases the animals come sickened or weak. ... PETA, founded by Ingrid Newkirk, it is the largest organization for animals" rights in the world. ... Mainly the goal of PETA Org. is to create total animal liberation; this means no meat or dairy, of course; but it also means no aquariums, no circuses, no hunting or fishing, no fur or leather, and no medical researc...

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Animal rights are an emotional issue-second only, perhaps, to the bitter abortion debate." ... Animal rights activists have gathered a large amount of information that has closed down many laboratories that violate anti-cruelty statutes. ... We understand that people have certain rights that keep them from being experimented on by other people. What we don't realize is that it is impossible to justify rights for humans, who are a type of animal, and deny rights to non-human animals. ... Human morality must expand to acknowledge and respect the rights of non-human animals....

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Animal rights are an emotional issue-second only, perhaps, to the bitter abortion debate." ... Animal rights activists have gathered a large amount of information that has closed down many laboratories that violate anti-cruelty statutes. ... We understand that people have certain rights that keep them from being experimented on by other people. What we don't realize is that it is impossible to justify rights for humans, who are a type of animal, and deny rights to non-human animals. ... Human morality must expand to acknowledge and respect the rights of non-human animals....

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ANIMAL RIGHTS Animal rights has been a hot issue for the past decade, even longer. ... People who are pro animal rights, believe that the mammals are undergoing harsh treatment and shouldn't have to go through it. ... According to this quote, this is what many people relate to when they think of animal rights. ... This is what many people who are against animal rights think. ... Animal rights are fine they way they are now, people just need to follow the rules that have already been made and then I don't think that this will be such a big issue. ...

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In a world where over a hundred and fifty billion animals are killed yearly, one question remains: do animals have rights? ... Animals can be said to have "rights" or to be worthy of moral consideration for multiple reasons but only to an extent. ... When looking at the two pillars of morality - reciprocity and empathy, it is easy to consider animal rights. ... Based on this, animals do deserve rights, just not at the same level as human rights. ... The rights of animals only go as far as humans allow it to. ...

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Persuasive Speech: Animal Rights My speech is on animal rights, and I believe that animal testing is just morally wrong. Animals have been used in medical research for centuries. ... Animal rights activists have gathered much information that has closed down laboratories that violate anti-cruelty statutes. ... We understand that people have certain rights that keep them from being experimented on by other people. What we don't realize is that it is impossible to justify rights for humans, who are a type of animal, and deny rights to non-human animals. ...

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Animal Rights: To Test or Not to Test? ... Recently, many animal rights activists have turned their focus to animal experimentation, which has become one of today's largest controversies. Many animal rights activists see their fight against animal experimentation as a simple matter of moral duty, of ethics, or even of religious obligation. ... However, activists argue that animals, as beings, deserve the exact rights that humans receive and are ultimately deserving of respect (20). ... The voice of other anti-experimental animal rights activists shouts the same: "Lab animals are n...

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First we fought for the rights of man, then for the rights of African Americans, and then for the rights of women. ... Now we are fighting for the same equal rights of animals. Justification for this animal rights movement is based on the realization that men feel pain and have rights; animals feel pain and should have rights too. I believe that animals should have rights, but not equal rights. ... This does not apply to animals. ...

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Deer Hunters Hunters and animal activists look at animal rights from two very different perspectives. ... On the other hand, animal activists say that animals should have the same rights that humans have. In a few articles posted by animal rights activists, they even compared hunting with slavery. ... You will often hear animal rights activists use the terms "these poor animals" and the "poor things are going to go extinct"(http://chat.uarc.com/uarc/). ... Often animal rights activists relate hunting with killing. ...

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Humans have been using animals, since the beginning of time. ... Though as time pass, animals have been taken for granted. ... However, in many experiments, pain and suffering does occur and their rights are clearly violated. ... In other words, I declare that we should give animals basic legal rights to protect them from being mistreated. ... We owe a great debt to them, which we can repay by being humane and considerate at all times of their basic rights. ...

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The Dolphin Rights Code ~ A Possibility? ... Just because dolphins happen to be a little more intelligent then other animals, they are still very far from the mental capacity of humans. ... They are after all very intelligent animals right? ... I"d maybe understand if dolphins had rights for us, then in simple courtesy I"d agree to give them rights as well. ... We should be concentrating on the enforcement of our own human rights code and criminal legislations rather then thinking about the animal kingdom. ...

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Peter Singer makes another good argument why animals should have rights like any other group of animals including humans. ... In, Animal Rights, Human Wrongs, Regan examines three views involving constraints in which animals may possibly be treated. ... He concludes that animals should have basic inherit rights, as do humans. ... These authors, along with many other animal rights advocates believe that animals have rights to be free from harm by humans. ... Which would suggest humans have rights and animal do not. ...

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Animal Rights In our society today many people share a very close relationship with other non-human animals. ... Do some animals have more "rights" than others because we believe they are more intelligent and have the ability to reason and therefore, serve a better purpose to us? ... When asked if he had ever killed a cat, the juror replied "I think everybody has in their childhoodRyan Stewart Law & Society Professor Schiava April 23, 2002 Animal Rights In our society today many people share a very close relationship with other non-human animals. ... Do some animals have mor...

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