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On Helping Individuals and Utilitarianism

Animal Person

Or paid for food for a year at a rescue kennel. The average person doesn't fund programs that cost $8,000 per cat. I find that though utilitarians like Peter Singer do have a certain consistency that lulls me into thinking all is well and fair and just, the flip side of that is a startling neglect of the individual.

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Is fostering the answer? We think it is.

4 The Love Of Animals

Animals in the tri-state area are euthanized daily, rescue groups are unable to save as many lives as they wish, and animals spend years in boarding kennels while awaiting adopters to fall in love with them. Some were abused or neglected. If a cat is playing, it’s not meowing! Many of these boarding animals are forgotten.

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