Do animals have to possess any specific biological characteristics to merit "moral consideration"? Should moral consideration be given to any organism that can feel pain or does the intensity of pain that they are capable of experiencing make a difference? (For example - primates with advanced brains have higher moral considerability)
2007-04-12 09:44:42 · 5 answers · asked by ? 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Is it immoral to slaughter and eat animals?
2007-04-12 10:00:23 · update #1
*yes every living breathing animal should have the rights to life.and to live without fear of being abused.
2007-04-12 09:53:34 · answer #1 · answered by fushia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morality is a human concept. Aplying it to animals is anthropomorphism - logically invalid, but understandible.
So, No, animals don't have human rights, and the type of animal makes no difference.
That said, being mean to animals is still /mean/.
2007-04-12 16:52:38 · answer #2 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All humans and animals have a basic right NOT to be abused.
2007-04-12 16:53:05 · answer #3 · answered by Roland 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who says people have the right not to be abused?? Who says that??
2007-04-12 16:51:46 · answer #4 · answered by Theodore Sebastian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should.
2007-04-12 16:47:45 · answer #5 · answered by Stefanie B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋