Questions tagged [animal-welfare]
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Should animals be ethically considered?
I've heard lots of people say that animals just shouldn't be considered ethically, and so actions against them that they would consider morally wrong to do to humans don't matter. This doesn't make ...
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Resource request for philosophical arguments regarding the ethics of killing animals
If we consider the animals have a right to live, then killing them for consumption should be considered a violation of their rights. On the other hand, if we don't consider that animals have a right ...
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How do people against speciesism see production chains?
I've been puzzled these days with the following (admittely rather theoretical) problem: to go against speciesism makes sense when you're trying to, say, make your point as vegan. But how do people ...
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Does the focus on "humane" killing of animals distract from the real moral problem of killing?
"Humane" in respect to killing animals means to minimize the animal's pain as they die.
But this seems to completely sidestep the moral issue with killing, which has nothing to do with the ...
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What is the meat paradox?
On the psychology of eating meat and the meat paradox:
One question examined in the psychology of eating meat has been termed the meat paradox: how can individuals care about animals, but also eat ...
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What support exists towards that humane killing of "prey animals" could be more ethical than refraining from it?
What support exists towards that humane killing of "prey animals" could be more ethical than refraining from it?
This view on "veganism" has interested me a lot lately, because ...
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The 'Strongest Argument for Veganism': Speciesism, ethics and necessity
The Effective Altruism Foundation provides the following as the 'Strongest Argument for Veganism'.
(1) We shouldn’t be cruel to animals, i.e. we shouldn’t harm animals unnecessarily.
(2) The ...
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Animal commodification
Is it morally or ethically justified to commodify animals (i.e., such as the tiger temple when it was a thing)? Should humans treat animals' ends (telos) with as much respect as we do ourselves? ...
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Is the killing of animals justified because of humans being at the top of the evolution/food chain?
I recently argued with a friend about veganism. My position was basically that everyone who can allow a dietery change in their lives ought to be vegan. I argued that these days there are sufficient ...
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For Kant, are we obligated to treat people who have no ability to reason or to give decisions or consents as always an end and not merely as means?
For Kant, are we obligated to treat people who have no ability to reason or to give decisions or consents (concerning with mental insanity) as always an end and not merely as means? If we are, why is ...
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Is there any substantial philosophical rebuttal to the claims about veganism made by Peter Singer?
There is an ongoing debate around the morality of food habits. About this debate, I have only heard one side - the side of the moral vegans. Bentham, Singer and others propose a veganism based on ...
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Non-robotic animal behaviors?
Can anyone point me to written arguments which point out any documented behavior of any animal which is incompatible with an animals-as-robots model? The model I mean claims animals lack the general ...
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Morality, Animal Cruelty, and Non-Vegetarianism
This is a very common question, but I've always been torn about how I can give a rational moral justification for being a non-vegetarian. Is it not hypocritical for me to condemn other acts of animal ...
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The needs of many (in 'ok' circumstances) vs. the needs of few (in 'extreme' circumstances)
I am writing about decision making when allocating charity resources, and I need a bit of background on deciding between improving lots of lives for animals with, let's say, average welfare (that ...
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Why are these premises on vegetarianism "intuitive"?
I was reading the first answer in this thread which considers vegetarianism from a moral standpoint: An excuse for not being a vegetarian
Is it ethical for human beings to eat meat? To consider ...
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