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Animal Ethics
Does it matter morally whether animals suffer or live long happy lives? Do animals have moral rights? The moral status of animals has become an increasingly important topic, with the morality of hunting, scientific experimentation on animals, and eating meat particularly widely discussed. This entry first discusses the contractualist view that animals have moral status and then examines several approaches to the status of animals: utilitarian, rights-based, and virtue-based. It is assumed throughout that many animals are capable of feeling pain, pleasure, and suffering; this assumption is defended in detail and depth by David DeGrazia and in a collection of papers edited by Marc Bekoff and Dale Jamieson.
Contractualism and the Claim That Animals Have No Moral Status
According to some moral theories, animals lack moral status. ...
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