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Animal Rights

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  • 12-02-2007 3:11am
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    Do animals actually have rights or are they just societal contracts just to make everyone feel happier?


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    Rabies
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    If you own an animal, then they have the right to clean water, food and shelter. Don't give your animals their basic needs and the IPCA or another organistion can take them and you and could be prosecuted.

    As for animals in the wild, I don't know really.


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    Gillie
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    Same as what Rabies said.
    Curious as to why you asked?


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    tallus
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    I think they have rights insofar as it's illegal to be cruel to aminals.


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    cotton
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    www.anvilireland.ie


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    sorry i should have given background to my question,

    I hunt, alot, now i care for all my pets to the highest standard, my father is a vet, I will be one, so there are no cruelty issues or animal welfare problems at home. The thing i was debating there not too long ago, the motion was

    "that this house should ban fox hunting"

    Opp won(my side)now i took the stance that animals inherently have no rights, and that they are on ly societal contracts to mkae everyone feel better.

    How did i make this argument, i started off with thousands of animals killed for the food chain daily, if we willingly kill animals on a daily basis, we are therefore denying their right to life.

    The right to life is the one right that alll other rights stem from, so if we deny their basic right to life, we are denying them rights altogether.

    thoughts?


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    tallus
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    This question is Probably more suited to Humanities.


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    artieanna
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    I think we shouldmake sure that any animals killed for food are killed fast and as painlessly as possible and mostly I think this is done.

    Imo Animals have little or no rights, They only have ispca, smaller agencies and individuals to protect them and this is limited as funding is not really provided and many people don't report neglect, abuse etc...

    We have the ability to make decisions over the welfare of an animal and in some cases it is in the interest of the animal to be put down, however, we must think seriously about killing for sport...To hunt, to kill is to terrify and cause a horiffic death.... There should be a law to protect animals from such a terrible death...


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    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055051381

    it was already in humanities

    my bad:rolleyes:


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