Animal Rights

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Animals VS. Humans

Animals
No language
Act on Instinct
No soul

Human
Morality
Reasoning
Soul
Have dominion

Both
Created by God 
Should be respected (Sanctity of Life)

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Uses of animals

  • Companionship
  • Sport
  • Transport
  • Experimentation
  • Entertainment
  • Trade
  • Food
  • Zoos 
  • Hunting
  • Work
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Main issues surrounding Animal Rights

  • Hunting - Sport & Trade (immoral) VS. Survival (moral)
  • Farming - Free range VS. Factory farming
  • Sports - Bull, Foxes, Horses
  • Experimentation - Medical VS. Vanity 
  • Entertainment - Sport, Sealife
  • Zoos - Entertainment VS. Preservation & Rehab
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Why might someone not eat meat?

  • Dietary reasons 
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian 
  • Islam - Halal/Haram
  • Judaism - Kosher
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Christianity

  • Sanctity of life
  • God gave man dominion
  • Stewardship
  • 'The world is the Lord's, and everything in it'
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Islam

  • Whoever kills even a sparrow without a just cause, Allah will hold him accountable on the Day of Judgement
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