Animals Equal Rights

Question 1

Speciesism - Peter Singer

Answer 1

Typically humans show speciesism when they give less interest of non human animals than they give to the similar interests of humans. It is an attitude of bias against a being because of the species it belongs to - exploitation of animals

Question 2

PETA

Answer 2

Animals have an inherit worth, a value completely separate from their abilities and intelligence compared to humans, they believe every creature has a right to live a suffering free life e.g. PETA persuaded sea world to end its orca whale breeding process

Question 3

Argument against PETA

Answer 3

Animals don’t have the same intelligence or capacity for social contracts as humans and cannot make moral choices

Question 4

Welfare Act 2006

Answer 4

Biggest change in 100 years making cruelty against the law and makes them responsible, penalties include £20000 fine, prison or banned from owning animals e.g. After the first year offences for dogs were down 15.6%