Animal rights

Question 1

Some views on animal testing

-some see it as c…
-some look at it in a u… way, arguing that it is a… if it can h… a lot of people

Answer 1

-some see it as cruel
-some look at it in a utilitarian way, arguing that it is acceptable if it can help a lot of people

Question 2

Christian beliefs on animal rights

For:
-s…
-it is always w… to cause s… to animals
-wasteful as … don’t always r… the same as animals

Against:
-d…
-only … life is s…, as we were created in the … of god
-Christianity does not speak about being v…

Mixed:
-animal t… is tolerated if it … mankind

Answer 2

For:
-stewardship
-it is always wrong to cause suffering to animals
-wasteful as humans don’t always react the same as animals

Against:
-dominion
-only human life is sacred, as we were created in the image of god
-Christianity does not speak about being vegan

Mixed:
-animal testing is tolerated if it benefits mankind

Question 3

Buddhist views on animal rights

-show c… for animals
-avoid unnecessary s…
-first moral … states do not …
-many became v…
-don’t buy p… tested on animals
-animals are a part of the cycle of …
—>can be … as an animal

Answer 3

-show compassion for animals
-avoid unnecessary suffering
-first moral precept states do not kill
-many became vegetarians
-don’t buy products tested on animals
-animals are a part of the cycle of samsara
—>can be reborn as an animal