Animal Rights
Modern animal rights activism has developed primarily out of concern about the use and treatment of domesticated animals in agriculture and in medical, scientific, and industrial research. The rapid growth in membership of animal rights organizations testifies to the increasing momentum of this movement.
In 1975, bioethicist and philosopher Peter Singer published the book Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals. In the preface, Singer proposed that people hold animals in a state of tyranny. "This tyranny," he wrote, "has caused and today is still causing an amount of pain and…>> (read more)
Animal Rights Points of View
5 Arguments for Animal Rights Will Lead to Further Abuse of Animals
6 Nonhuman Apes Do Not Have Human-Level Self-Awareness
7 Nonhuman Apes' Human-Level Self-Awareness Entitles Them to Legal Status
8 Animals Should Not Have Legal Rights
9 Animals Deserve Legal Rights
10 Factory Farming Is Unethical
11 PETA Ignores Progress in the Food Industry
12 KFC Treats Chickens Inhumanely
13 Restaurants Should Fight PETA's Anti-Meat Agenda
14 Consumers Are Encouraging Humane Food Production
15 Eating Meat Is Morally Indefensible
16 How Education About Animal Welfare Is Changing Attitudes About Eating Meat
17 Animal Experimentation Is Necessary
18 Animal Experimentation Is Unnecessary
19 Alternatives to Animal Dissection in the Classroom
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Animal Rights in the News
Byline: Julian Guthrie; Chronicle Staff Writer
They are the stars of the Macy's holiday windows at Union Square, the dogs and cats on display and up for…>> (read more)
The Pet Shop Boys, a British pop-music duo, were recently approached by PETA, the animal-rights organization. Pet shops, whined the activists, represent the commercialization of animal suffering. Pop-music fans…>> (read more)
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The apes in Spain's zoos aren't partying yet. But they have reason to celebrate. Last June 25, Spain's parliament approved a resolution to grant legal…>> (read more)
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