Animal Welfare Research Paper
Introduction
Animal rights supporters believe that it is morally wrong to use or exploit animals in any way and that human beings should not do so. Animal welfare supporters believe that it can be morally acceptable for human beings to use or exploit animals, as long as the suffering of the animals is either eliminated or reduced to the minimum. For people who think like this, the suffering to animals is at the heart of the issue, and reducing the suffering reduces the wrong that is done. Supporters of animal rights don 't think that doing wrong things humanely makes them any less wrong. Do animals need rights?
No one suggests that animals should have all the same rights as human beings. There are many rights that are entirely irrelevant to animals, such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech, the right to vote, and the right to an education. Accepting that animals have rights restricts human beings, and may even cause people to die who might otherwise have lived. For example, it means that human …show more content…
Which approach is the most effective?
Is it possible that one could support both animal rights and animal welfare?
Can one strive for abolition whilst still supporting single issue campaigns and welfare reforms?
I feel these questions will help further assist my reader in understanding the distinct differences between animal rights and animal welfare and also have a better out look at the mistreatment of animals. Asking the average person you might not get the enthusiasm you want when speaking on this topic but there is some concern considering we all have pets. Some people really could care less about animals and see them as beneath them, which in most cases is a little harsh. Most people care dearly for their pets but that where that “love” ends, getting people to understand that domesticated or wild animals deserve an equal chance at life to be free just as anyone else. Method and
Animal rights supporters believe that it is morally wrong to use or exploit animals in any way and that human beings should not do so. Animal welfare supporters believe that it can be morally acceptable for human beings to use or exploit animals, as long as the suffering of the animals is either eliminated or reduced to the minimum. For people who think like this, the suffering to animals is at the heart of the issue, and reducing the suffering reduces the wrong that is done. Supporters of animal rights don 't think that doing wrong things humanely makes them any less wrong. Do animals need rights?
No one suggests that animals should have all the same rights as human beings. There are many rights that are entirely irrelevant to animals, such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech, the right to vote, and the right to an education. Accepting that animals have rights restricts human beings, and may even cause people to die who might otherwise have lived. For example, it means that human …show more content…
Which approach is the most effective?
Is it possible that one could support both animal rights and animal welfare?
Can one strive for abolition whilst still supporting single issue campaigns and welfare reforms?
I feel these questions will help further assist my reader in understanding the distinct differences between animal rights and animal welfare and also have a better out look at the mistreatment of animals. Asking the average person you might not get the enthusiasm you want when speaking on this topic but there is some concern considering we all have pets. Some people really could care less about animals and see them as beneath them, which in most cases is a little harsh. Most people care dearly for their pets but that where that “love” ends, getting people to understand that domesticated or wild animals deserve an equal chance at life to be free just as anyone else. Method and