Theme B - Animal testing

Question 1

animal rights

Answer 1

-rights of animals to live free from human exploitation/abuse

Question 2

animal experimentation

Answer 2

using animals for testing on

Question 3

deontological

Answer 3

actions are right or wrong according to a set of unchanging rules
-same rules for all

Question 4

moral absolutism

Answer 4

actions are right or wrong at all times for all people in all places

Question 5

teological

Answer 5

actions are right or wrong if they achieve the desired result

Question 6

moral relativism

Answer 6

actions are right or wrong at different times for diff people in diff places

Question 7

utilitarianism

Answer 7

a good action produces the greatest good for the greatest number

Question 8

lesser of 2 evils

Answer 8

when selecting from 2 immoral options, the one which is least immoral should be chosen

Question 9

Deontology

Answer 9

-ethical actions follow universal moral laws
-avoids subjectivity/ uncertainty
-follow moral rules + don’t think twice

Question 10

Deontology pros

Answer 10

-don’t change in certain situations
-easier to apply
-safer society = same rules

Question 11

Deontology cons

Answer 11

-may be right to break a rule
-disregard for outcomes
-objective

Question 12

Teleological ethics

Answer 12

-‘ends justify means’
-right or wrong depends on outcome

Question 13

Teleological ethics pros

Answer 13

based on specific situations
-subjective
-utilitarianism

Question 14

Teleological ethics flaws

Answer 14

-moral dilemmas
-cannot look into future (uncertainty)
-diff interpretations for good

Question 15

vegetarian

Answer 15

a person who does not eat meat

Question 16

vegan

Answer 16

doesn’t eat animal produce

Question 17

battery farming

Answer 17

modern form of intensive farming
-keeps livestock at higher masses

Question 18

halal

Answer 18

meat that has been slaughtered following islamic law

Question 19

influences on food choices

Answer 19

-religion
-preference
-health
-cost
-availability
-animal rights

Question 20

Animal right groups on animal experimentation

Answer 20

-not morally just
-use alternatives
-dna varies = invalid research
-suffering outweighs benefit

Question 21

Science on animal experimentation

Answer 21

-research for cancer
-clinical trials
-synthetically grown organs
-medicine

Question 22

scientific revelations on animal experimentation

Answer 22

-breast cancer medication from experimenting with mice
-tamoxifen

Question 23

utilitarianism on animal experimentation

Answer 23

cancer survival rates have increased due to research on mice

Question 24

muslims for on animal experimentation

Answer 24

-has to have a valid concern
-animals exist for the benefit of humans

Question 25

muslims against on animal experimentation

Answer 25

-respect animals they belong to allah -must be treated with kindness

Question 26

muslims should avoid treating animals with

Answer 26

-cruelty -overworking animals -factory farming -hunting/fighting neglect

Question 27

christians against on animal experimentation

Answer 27

-loving animals = worship -mistreatment is sinful -stewards of earth -garden of eden = harmony

Question 28

roman catholic on animal experimentation

Answer 28

-avoid unnecessary harm -sinful

Question 29

christian evidence against animal experimentation

Answer 29

prophet isaiah described harmony in eden between animals/humans

Question 30

muslim evidence for use of animal experimentation

Answer 30

'it is god who provided for you all manner of livestock'

Question 31

muslim evidence against animal experimentation

Answer 31

hadith = 'there is a reward for acts of charity to every beast alive' -muhammad told a man not to steal bird eggs = distresses bird

Question 32

Christain beliefs on eating meat quote

Answer 32

'the one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not' 'for god has accepted them'

Question 33

dominion quote over animals

Answer 33

'rule over every living thing that moves upon the earth'

Question 34

vegetarians argue

Answer 34

-object to factory farming -killing of animals -if land used for cattle was used to grow crops = more food

Question 35

quote in genesis for christians to eat meat

Answer 35

'everything that lives and moves will be food for you'

Question 36

quote for christians forbidding eating this type of meat

Answer 36

'but do not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it'

Question 37

traditional meat for christians

Answer 37

-lamb on easter = jesus was the 'sacrificial lamb'

Question 38

Hindu beliefs on eating meat

Answer 38

-animals are part of cycle of samsara -could be like killing an ancestor -deities are depicted with animals - lord krishna was a cow herder

Question 39

vedas teach hindus

Answer 39

belief of ahimsa -non violence towards animals

Question 40

Hindu belief of cows

Answer 40

-mother of civilisation -provides milk to humans

Question 41

muslims on eating meat quote

Answer 41

'eat of the good things that we have provided for you'

Question 42

muslims are forbidden to eat quote

Answer 42

'meat of an animal that dies of itself, blood, flesh of pigs'

Question 43

how is halal meat produced

Answer 43

-sharp knife cuts throat -blood is drained -animals cannot be killed in front of one another = prevents distress

Question 44

hadith quote on harming animals

Answer 44

'whoever kills a sparrow or anything bigger than that without a just cause, god will hold him accountable'

Question 45

muslims belief on animals

Answer 45

-worship god in their own way -rights = kindness -

Question 46

Quran quote on community with animals

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'all creatures that crawl on the earth and those that fly with their wings are communities like yourselves'

Question 47

Peter singer moral philosopher view

Answer 47

-liberation theory -specieism

Question 48

Peter singer moral philosopher view: specieism

Answer 48

practices of privileging humans over animals

Question 49

prefernce utilitarianism

Answer 49

giving people/ animals what they want = right thing to do

Question 50

Peter singer moral philosopher view: quote

Answer 50

'animals would prefer to survive'