Animal Rights Flashcards
(14 cards)
What are animal rights?
The rights to humane treatment that should be given to all animals.
List some traditional uses of animals by humans.
Transportation, hunting assistants, protection, companionship, food, clothing, cosmetic testing, medical research (vivisection), and blood sports.
what are the animal rights.
The right not to be exploited by human beings.
The right to be protected from abuse and cruelty.
The right to live free from harm and unnecessary danger (animals
should not be killed for fun and sports).
The right to live in the way that is in keeping with their nature (if
they are wild animals, they should be allowed to live as wild
animals).
The right to cooperatively share the Earth with other species.
What is vivisection?
The practice of performing operations on live animals for experimentation or scientific research.
What are blood sports?
Sports or entertainment involving animal bloodshed, such as bullfighting, fox hunting, dog fights, bird shooting, and cockfights.
What is vegetarianism?
Abstaining from meat consumption, and sometimes from animal slaughter by-products.
What is a vegan?
A person who consumes no animal products and avoids using any animal-derived items.
What do most Christians believe about animal use?
They support animal experimentation and eating animals for food.
What do Jews and Muslims believe about eating animals?
They believe God allows eating certain animals, but they must be killed according to religious rules. Pigs are forbidden.
What does Hinduism teach about animals?
All life is sacred, animals have souls, and unnecessary killing is wrong. Cows are especially sacred.
List the five cow products used in Hindu worship.
Milk, curds, ghee butter, urine, and dung.
What is one right animals should have regarding their natural habitat?
The right to live in a way that fits their nature (e.g., wild animals living in the wild).
What right do animals have in relation to harm and danger?
The right to live free from harm and unnecessary danger.
What is meant by “cooperatively share the Earth”?
Animals have the right to exist and share the planet with other species without exploitation.
