Should Pigs Have Rights

Human morality and ethics aren’t always black and white, there is a grey area. And the crossing into this area is why certain animal rights activists raise questions. If we look into the Bible, it states “God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” (Genesis I:28) This phrase states that human beings rule over the animals and God put these creatures on the

Throughout history, humans have utilized nonhuman animals for the benefit of mankind. This tendency increased as civilization developed, and presently, necessitated by staggering population growth and technological progress, human use of animals has skyrocketed. We eat them, we breed them, we use them as test subjects. Some people have begun to question the ethics of it all, sparking a debate on animal treatment and whether or not they have rights. In a paper on the subject, Carl Cohen lays out his definition of rights, explains their relationship with obligations, and uses these ideas to present the argument that manifests clearly in his piece’s title, “Why Animals Have No Rights”. THESIS

The statement by Paul McCartney rings true, “If slaughterhouses had glass walls everyone would be a vegetarian.” Animal rights is a concept which people hardly ever consider in a serious light. Being born as a human being, having a superior mental capacity and sense of times makes people think that they can rule this world and use other living beings as they see fit. This mentality leads to people say things like “animals are born to eaten” or how Aristotle claimed “all of the nature exist specifically for the sake of men” and “that animal are merely instruments for humankind.” (Pg. 495). This way of thinking often leads to overconsumption of animals, cruelty to animals and loss of species.

Throughout the ending of the text, it’s shown that the pigs are becoming more human-like, adapting to more human-like nature, which was what they were attempting to get rid of in the first place. They change the commandments that were written to get rid of humans, making them more accepting for human behavior. “No animal shall sleep in a bed” is changed to “No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets,” and “No animal shall drink alcohol” is changed to, “No animal shall drink alcohol to excess.” The pigs even convince the sheep to chant, “Four legs good, two legs better,” instead of, “Four legs good, two legs bad.” This shows how the pigs are slowly becoming more human, and adapting to more human behaviours. The quote, “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which,” also proves this point, showing how the pigs have become so human-like that it’s hard to tell the difference between the

“An Animal’s Place” written by, Michael Pollan is an article on rather animals should have the same constitutional rights as humans. Pollan explains in the article that, “Zogby poll found that fifty-one percent of Americans believe that primates are entitled to the same rights as human children”. Pg. 362 meaning, people want to stand up for how animals are being treated in factories. More and more animals are treated like they are machines and not animals. Pollan goes on to explain how he went to a few of the animal factories in the United States, to see how they operate. We found he was displeasing. They cage thousands of hens and pigs to the point that they become depressed. They start producing less and some resort in eating cannibalizing.

As you open your mouth to take a bite out of a juicy hamburger topped with bacon, do you ever wonder what you’re actually eating? I used to not care about what happened to the animals that provided my food, just as long as I had food. It is very rare that we really know what happens to the animals as they are becoming our food. The cow and pig you are about to eat had suffered a great amount of inhumanity before being slaughtered. Animals that are living on slaughterhouse farms have been abused and mistreated in many ways. It is highly unnecessary for us to mistreat animals when they’re providing food for us.

Farmed animals, such as pigs and cattle, should be kept in clean and relaxed conditions. The acceptance of a culture that allows for the suffering of animals from birth to death is not a culture of ethical morals. Certain accommodations must be made to the livestock trade in order to prevent physical pain and negative mental situations.

Regan, Tom. "Animal Rights, Human Wrongs." Forming a Critical Perspective. Boston, MA: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2010. 336-40. Print.

For years we have struggled with rights water its humans or nonhumans, and what has rights. Who decides who has rights? There are many organizations that try to help make animal right known such as Friends of Animals, Animal Aid and many more. However, there are still injustices occurring nonhumans. I analyzed three articles to find out what causes nonhuman inequality.“Weighing and Protecting life: Beyond Speciesism, Welfarism, and legalism,” Steven Best will be my first source. Best focuses on the word speciesism, it goes in-depth into why people subconscious label animals as species. On the contrary Richard York, “Humanity and Inhumanity: Toward a Sociology of the Slaughterhouse” has a different point of view. York speaks

In Animal Farm, the pigs had not followed equity and took more than they needed. following the commotion of the pigs stealing the apples, Squealer tries to clear up the situation by saying," Comrades, he cried. You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples. I dislike them myself. Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health. Milk and apples (this has been proved by Science, comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organization of this farm depend on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for YOUR sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples" (Orwell 35-36). However, the pigs could have left the food and other animals who were working would therefore get more food would work harder instead of making a dumb excuse for it. Instead the animals were

The pigs are superior to the animals and now making peace with humans is like icing on the

Seems rhetorical, but the fact is animals live through this everyday, without even given the choice. As humans, we establish our authority among all living beings, but for what reasons? Are humans better than all other species? Or is it true that we should hold a precedence over nonhuman animals? The ultimate question then remains, should animals have as much or equal to the same rights as humans? Their are endless arguments for and against this question, and many sub arguments that go hand in hand with each side. In this paper, I will discuss the definition of what animal rights entails and expand on the history that developed it’s meaning. Furthermore, I will thoroughly discuss, reason, and explain each opinion presented by our current society as well as the positions held by previous philosophers. Lastly, I will draw a conclusion to the opinions presented by discussing my personal position on the argument of animal rights.

Unlike their counterparts in the southern United States and their native cousins in Eurasia, wild pigs (Sus scrofa) habitat use and selection have yet to be studied in Canada. ‘Use’ being defined as the proportion of recorded locations within a given habitat (Manley et al. 1993) and ‘selection’ as the proportion of recorded locations within a habitat divided by the proportion of the habitat available within the home range (Manley et al. 1993). Wild pigs were first introduced to North America when they were brought the United States in the sixtieth century from Eurasia (Brook & Van Beest 2014; Michel et al. 2017). However, wild pigs weren’t brought to Canada until the 1980’s in an attempt to diversify livestock and agriculture, and didn’t make

By stating that it is for the animals’ sake that they eat a certain food group, the pigs are putting implications that they are higher than the rest of the animals. The pigs are manipulating the animals to their own benefit, but the animals don’t seem to recognize it due to their stupidity and the way the pigs project and back their reasoning. The pigs may actually dislike the food, but just because the pigs play a more prominent role in the society does not allow them to have better rations food since they are all supposedly “equal.” Perhaps the other animals might realize that they are breaking the seventh commandment, which will result in another animal revolution. For now, the animals won’t be able to disclose this information out of fear

Animal rights is not just a philosophy, but a kind of social movement that challenges this society’s view that all nonhuman animals only exist for the sole purpose of human’s benefit. It’s the idea that all non-human animals are entitled to possession of their own lives and that their basic interests should be afforded the same consideration at basic interests of humans. It’s not about putting an animal above a human, or giving an animal the same rights a human is entitled to. Every creature has a will to live free from suffering and pain. Prejudice is a preconceived opinion that is not based on a reason or an actual experience. Only prejudice allows humans to deny others all the rights we expect to have. Whether that is based on race, gender, species, or sexual orientation, prejudice is morally unacceptable. Knowing what animal rights are is important because awareness needs to be raised on the subject. That way, more legislature may be put in place to stop all forms of animal cruelty.