... the rights of the nonhuman species. Humans must also presuppose that animals do also have fundamental rights in case of an ambiguous relation between human behavior and the animal's welfare. Jeremy Bentham, social philosopher and founder of British utilitarianism, assumed that animals do not suffer because they do not experience pain. Dr. Francione maintains that if animals have endorphins, which are ... ...

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