Animal Rights

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Animal rights should be respected because human beings are considered as human animals and are in the same category as animals. In the video presentation by Animal Wonders Montana, Jessi indicates that human animals have right that are respected in all measures. Jessi further indicates that adult mammals and human animals have no relevant moral difference and this mean that adult mammals should have rights as animal humans.

The main justification for animal rights is life. Animals and human beings are both subjects of life. This means their biological complexity levels are the same. At the same time, both animals and human beings are aware and conscious of their existence and this means they should all be treated with the same respect. Animals and human beings further exhibit traits of planning for their lives. In addition, both humans and animals are conscious of choice they make and they both have likes and dislikes for certain objects, places, and beings. Animals and human beings live in a way that they ensure they give the best for themselves and young ones and are concerned about the length of their lives. This means they must be respected.

Based on the arguments in the previous section, it is evident that animals are subject of life as their human counterparts. This means that they have an inherent value that must be respected. Hall, in an interview with Gary Francione (par. 3) points out that those beings with inherent value are valuable and entitle to equal rights and this means that animal rights must be respected just in the same way human rights are respected. The inherent values of animals do not diminish in any cases even if they depend on others or are not useful to the world. This means that animals have rights and these rights must be respected just in the same way human rights are respected.

The Bottom Line

This paper has extensively discussed the issue of animal rights. From the discussion it is evident that human beings have control and are not comfortable and ready to respect rights of animals. However, animals rights ought to be respected and this mean a common ground must be reached. Iii indicates that rights of both humans and animals converge into one main fundamental right that dictates that both must be treated as being with inherent values. However, animal rights ought to be treated as ends to themselves and this means animals ought not to be treated by others to achieve their ends. Based on this fundamental right, it means that each species gets rights that are useful and relevant to it. In this case, animal rights must be respected but if there are conflicts, the principle of Miniride must be applied. Miniride principle dictates that one should override the rights of fewer individuals in cases where similar harms are involved.

Works Cited

Animal Wonders Montana. "Animal Welfare vs. Animal Rights ." 17 Sept 2015. web. 4 May 2016 .

Benthall, Jonathan. "Animal liberation and rights." Anthropology Today 23.2 (2007): 12-23.

Fellenz, Mark. The Moral Menagerie: Philosophy and Animal Rights. Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 2007.

Hall, Lee. "Friends of Animals: An Interview with Professor Gary L. Francione." 3 Feb 2011. Web. 4 May 2016 .