Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 23, 2009

When it is asked whether animals have rights, and whether human beings have duties to them, the question, I think, is partly moral and partly verbal. Persons are beings with rights and duties, whereas no one supposes that animals have duties. If we say they have, we class them with beings the rest of whom are capable of duties.

Animal Rights 40

Animal Rights Rights Animal Cruelty 40

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 15, 2006

The study also found that: "IQ remained a statistically significant predictor of being vegetarian as an adult after adjustment for social class (both in childhood and currently), academic or vocational qualifications, and sex." Given that belief, they no doubt also believe that it is wrong to knowingly contribute to unnecessary suffering.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Factory Farm Factory Farming Morals 40

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

He thinks that the treatment of animals in factory farms is morally unjustifiable, and yet, he continues to support those practices financially by purchasing and eating meat and animal products. We have already seen that Jonathan thinks that it is wrong to cause animals to suffer unnecessarily.

Factory Farm 40

Factory Farm Factory Farming Morals Meat 40