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On The Respectful Use Of Animals, Jon Garthoff
On The Respectful Use Of Animals, Jon Garthoff
Between the Species
In his essay “The Integration of the Ethic of the Respectful Use of Animals into the Law”, David Favre begins to articulate a new framework for understanding the legal status of nonhuman animals. The present essay supports the broad contours of Favre’s framework, but raises challenges for some of the framework’s elements. The first half questions Favre’s claim that possession of DNA and the capacity for life underlie the need for a more robust conception of animal legal standing. The second half questions Favre’s prior proposal that animals be deemed persons under law and questions his pragmatic suggestion that judges …
Review Of Gary L. Francione's Animals As Persons, Tony Milligan
Review Of Gary L. Francione's Animals As Persons, Tony Milligan
Between the Species
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Comparing Suffering Across Species, John Nolt
Comparing Suffering Across Species, John Nolt
Between the Species
Moral life often presents us with trade-offs between the sufferings of some individuals and the sufferings of others. Researchers may need to consider, for example, whether the suffering imposed on animals by a certain line of medical experimentation justifies the relief that the resulting discoveries may bring to (human or non-human) others. Often in such cases, the suffering of some individuals is incomparable with—that is neither greater than nor less than nor equal to—the suffering of others. While this complicates moral decision-making across species, it does not undermine it.