ANIMAL RIGHTS Line of argumentation based on ethical views

Overview: Racism – Speciesism Why Animal Rights? Practices of Speciesism Lawlessness of Animals today Debts of Antispeciesism Animal Rights for a more equitably world

Racism – Speciesism

Why Animal Rights?

Practices of Speciesism

Lawlessness of Animals today

Debts of Antispeciesism

Animal Rights for a more equitably world

Forms of discrimination

Racism: Speciesism: Unequal treatment of individuals based on their membership to different (humyn) races Unequal treatment of individuals based on their membership to different species

To avoid pain freedom (and liberty of action) to fulfil basic needs (to eat, to drink, to sleep, sexuality) Humyn interests: Slavery hurts in an intolerable dimension the personal interests of an humyn individual unethical

To avoid pain

freedom (and liberty of action)

to fulfil basic needs

(to eat, to drink, to sleep, sexuality)

Slavery hurts in an intolerable dimension the personal interests of an humyn individual

unethical

Animal interests: Imprisonment and other exploitation hurts in an intolerable dimension the personal interests of an animal individual unethical To avoid pain freedom (and liberty of action) to fulfil basic needs (to eat, to drink, to sleep, sexuality)

Imprisonment and other exploitation hurts in an intolerable dimension the personal interests of an animal individual

unethical

To avoid pain

freedom (and liberty of action)

to fulfil basic needs

(to eat, to drink, to sleep, sexuality)

The principle of equality similar consideration of (nearly) similar interests independent from arbitrary fectors (sex, intelligence, race, religion, species,…) prerequisite: ability to feel pain/ to suffer

similar consideration of (nearly) similar interests

independent from arbitrary fectors

(sex, intelligence, race, religion, species,…)

prerequisite: ability to feel pain/ to suffer

horse sports fishing hunting Trophäen sammeln poach persecution dog race breeding … . imprisonment dressage abuse pet stores slaughtering castration without anaesthesia Foie gras exploitation fur factory farming to sex chickens circusses zoo force sklavery bullfight dancing bear electrecution poisening Contergan overdose gluttony vivisektion Brain operations Animal Testing Sports Entertainment Pets Animal Farming Practices of speciesism

Examples of animal abuse

Chicken, ducks, geese

Bovines

„ Milk is rape.“

Pigs

Sheep

Pelzfarmen “ No one in the world needs a mink coat but a mink.” (Niemand auf der Welt braucht einen Nerzmantel – außer ein Nerz.) Unbekannt

Ich habe nur einen Pelz und an diesem hängt mein Leben.

Zoo/circus

Riding

Debt of Antispeciesism Right of all sentient beings to life , integrity and freedom (stepwise) abolishment of all forms of animal abuse veganism

Right of all sentient beings to

life ,

integrity and

freedom

(stepwise) abolishment of all forms of animal abuse

veganism

Veganism = to avoid the consumption of animal products ( cruelty products, e.g.: corpses, milk/dairy, eggs, gelatine, „leather“, „fur“, eiderdowns, bristles, honey, silk, sheep whool,…) Instead of that: cruelty-free, plant (partly also synthetic) alternatives (e.g.: soy products, plant milk, cotton, microfibre,…) promotion of organic farming, fair trade products, second-hand-clothes, dumpster diving No support of abuse, exploitation, animal factory, violence, environmental destruction (…) advancement of ovo-lacto-vegetarianism/animal welfare/environmental protection

= to avoid the consumption of animal products

( cruelty products, e.g.: corpses, milk/dairy, eggs, gelatine, „leather“, „fur“, eiderdowns, bristles, honey, silk, sheep whool,…)

Instead of that: cruelty-free, plant (partly also synthetic) alternatives

(e.g.: soy products, plant milk, cotton, microfibre,…)

promotion of organic farming, fair trade products, second-hand-clothes, dumpster diving

No support of abuse, exploitation, animal factory, violence, environmental destruction (…)

advancement of ovo-lacto-vegetarianism/animal welfare/environmental protection

Sources „ Animal Liberation – die Befreiung der Tiere“, Peter Singer „ Vegan. Von der Ethik in der Ernährung und der Notwendigkeit eines Wandels“ Kath Clements pictures: soylent.network

„ Animal Liberation – die Befreiung der Tiere“,

Peter Singer

„ Vegan. Von der Ethik in der Ernährung und der Notwendigkeit eines Wandels“

Kath Clements

pictures: soylent.network