Killing Animals In Animal Liberation, By Peter Singer
Animals and other living creatures in this world, share the same right as us to have their own independent existence and modes of living. Edward Freeman in his famous quote regarded to the relationship between humans and animals states “The awful wrongs and suffering forced upon the innocent helpless, faithful animal race forms the blackest chapter in the whole world’s history”. Even though the human race slaughters animals to fulfill resources needed to sustain the population, still is not satisfied with the bounty of products that nature offers, but have got more greedy in over consuming every single part of these poor innocent creatures without necessity. Peter Singer in “Animal Liberation” suggests that human should leave animals alone “as much as
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Considering that the Royal family contributes in killing animals for showing their “splendor” and “grandiosity” even in their guards clothing, we notice that “animal rights” is still a neglected problem. Despite the fact that these unprotected animals are slaughtered for a selfish human desire, that can easily be substituted with other supplements, the way that the animals are treated and killed vary from the most indecent to the most gruesome. Fur-bearing animals that are killed to fulfill the sources needed for the fur industry are raised in fur farms, and eighty five percent of the skins that are used in fur industry come from fur factory farms (Inside the Fur Industry). Animals that live captive in these fur farms are condemned to go through agonizing moments and brutal treatments, until the moment they get skinned with the most horrifying methods. In fur factories, small animals such as foxes, minks, raccoons and rabbits spent their lives in small cages, and in many cases multiply animals are forced to share a small cage. These cages do not offer protection from the weather conditions, and the hygiene is miserable with feces falling in water and food, because there is another animal
Considering that the Royal family contributes in killing animals for showing their “splendor” and “grandiosity” even in their guards clothing, we notice that “animal rights” is still a neglected problem. Despite the fact that these unprotected animals are slaughtered for a selfish human desire, that can easily be substituted with other supplements, the way that the animals are treated and killed vary from the most indecent to the most gruesome. Fur-bearing animals that are killed to fulfill the sources needed for the fur industry are raised in fur farms, and eighty five percent of the skins that are used in fur industry come from fur factory farms (Inside the Fur Industry). Animals that live captive in these fur farms are condemned to go through agonizing moments and brutal treatments, until the moment they get skinned with the most horrifying methods. In fur factories, small animals such as foxes, minks, raccoons and rabbits spent their lives in small cages, and in many cases multiply animals are forced to share a small cage. These cages do not offer protection from the weather conditions, and the hygiene is miserable with feces falling in water and food, because there is another animal