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this Animal Rights stuff and why should it concern me? The
fundamental principle of the animal rights movement is that nonhuman
animals deserve to live according to their own natures, free from
harm, abuse, and exploitation. This goes further than just saying
that we should treat animals well while we exploit them, or before
we kill and eat them. It says animals have the RIGHT to be free
from human cruelty and exploitation, just as humans possess this
right. The withholding of this right from the nonhuman animals based
on their species membership is referred to as "speciesism".
Animal rights activists try to extend the human circle of respect and compassion beyond our species to include other animals, who are also capable of feeling pain, fear, hunger, thirst, loneliness, and kinship. When we try to do this, many of us come to the conclusion that we can no longer support factory farming, vivisection, and the exploitation of animals for entertainment. --excerpted
from Animal Rights Frequently Asked Questions
In a world filled with human rights abuses and environmental destruction, is animal exploitation really a top-priority issue? Read these essays to learn why animal rights is an inseparable and vitally important part of both the environmental and social justice movement. Animal Rights
Philosophy Ethics
Update; The Moral Status of Animals Animal Rights/Human Rights Connections Animal
Liberation -- The Social Justice Connection Animal
Abuse and Human Abuse: Partners in Crime Animal Rights and Conservation/Environmentalism Rights
and Environmental Ethics: An Aside Appreciating
Animals for Their Own Intrinsic Value Animal
Rights -- The Fierce Green Fire? Animal Rights Frequently Asked Questions
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