Course Humane Way Protection Suffering 
Animal Ethics
JULY 7, 2009
So, even if animals are killed painlessly and raised for food in humane ways, it is wrong to kill them. The question is, of course, whether animals do have a right to life. Presumably most animals—even infants—would have the right not to suffer. In particular, it has been argued that animals have a right to life.
Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 23, 2006
He clearly thinks that it is wrong to cause animals to suffer unnecessarily, but he appears to be somewhat ambivalent about killing animals (provided the killing is carried out humanely). Of course, when hamburgers aren't at stake, most of us think that it would be morally wrong to kill an animal for no good reason.
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