What is all
this Animal Rights stuff and why should it concern me?
The
fundamental principle of the animal rights movement is that nonhuman
animals deserve to live according to their own natures, free from
harm, abuse, and exploitation. This goes further than just saying
that we should treat animals well while we exploit them, or before
we kill and eat them. It says animals have the RIGHT to be free
from human cruelty and exploitation, just as humans possess this
right. The withholding of this right from the nonhuman animals based
on their species membership is referred to as "speciesism".
Animal rights activists try to extend the human circle of respect
and compassion beyond our species to include other animals, who
are also capable of feeling pain, fear, hunger, thirst, loneliness,
and kinship. When we try to do this, many of us come to the conclusion
that we can no longer support factory farming, vivisection, and the exploitation of animals for entertainment.--Excerpted
from Animal Rights Frequently Asked Questions.
In a world filled with human rights abuses and environmental destruction, is animal
exploitation really a top-priority issue? Read these essays to learn why animal
rights is an inseparable and vitally important part of both the environmental
and social justice movement.
Animal
Rights Philosophy
All Animals Are Equal
The Case for Animal Rights by Tom Regan
Serious Moral Concern Is Not Species-limited by Nedim C. Buyukmihci, V.M.D
On the Side of the Animals
Animals' Rights Considered in Relation to Social Progress
Animals and Ethics
Philosophy of Animal Rights
Ethics Update: The Moral Status of Animals
Root Causes of Animal, Human, and Enviromental Exploitation
An Unnatural Order: Why We are Destroying Our Planet and Each Other
Animal
Rights/Human Rights Connections
The American Left Should Support Animal Rights: A Manifesto
Animal Liberation -- The Social Justice Connection
The Connections: Animal Liberation and Racism
Animal Abuse and Human Abuse
Animals as Holocaust Victims
The Connections: Animal Oppression and Sexism
Animal
Rights and Conservation/Environmentalism
Rights and Environmental Ethics: An Aside
Appreciating Animals for Their Own Intrinsic Value
Factory Farming and the Environment
Animal Rights -- The Fierce Green Fire?
Think Like a Chicken (animal rights/ecofeminist critique of deep ecology)
Additional Background on Animal Rights
Animal
Rights Frequently Asked Questions
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