This document discusses arguments for and against animal rights. It provides statistics that over 50 billion land animals are killed annually for food production. Arguments for animal rights include that animals can feel pain and have basic cognitive abilities, while arguments against include that animals were created to serve human needs and cannot behave morally. The document also outlines different religious views on animals and some solutions that have been proposed to address animal welfare like laws and international agreements.

1. Animal Rights Thuy Vi Year 11 - GP

2. Definition Animal interest = human interest. Viewed as members of communities.

3. Arguments for animal rights Same sufferings Thinking abilities Karma God creates all creatures equally

4. 50 Billion 1,680

5. 18%

6. 30 Million

7. 100%

10. “Higher” animals have rights (mammals) “subjects-of-a-life”

11. Arguments against animal rights Don’t think Serve human Can’t behave morally Affect economy “ Animals acted purely on instinct while human beings engaged in rational thought .” – St.Thomas Aquinas

12. “ by a most just ordinance of the Creator, both their [animals'] life and their death are subject to our use ” –St. Augustine.

14. Religions Islam & Muslim : Animals – human create by Allah. Christian : animals serve human. Buddha : care about them.

15. Solutions Animal welfare Protect endangered animals Killing animals in humane ways Laws: UK Animal Welfare Act Universal Declaration of Animal Rights (1978 – UN) Red Book of Endangered Animals

18. Bibliography http://www.gan.ca/images/photos/fur_19_large.jpg http://www2.worldvillage.com/wv/school/images/scrnshot/circus1.jpg http://www.treehugger.com/epa-greenhouse-gases-public-threat.jpg http://www.raovat.com/upload/file_upload/file_uploadhanhdttpho-bo-tai-chin3429.jpg http:// www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/animals/overview/latest.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_rights http://animalrights.change.org/blog/view/animal_use_and_abuse_statistics_the_shocking_numbers http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/02/mccruelty.php