Should Animals Have the Same Rights as People?

Should Animals Have the Same Rights as People?

Last year Leona Helmsley left $12 million to her dog, Trouble, setting off a heated courtroom battle. California just passed a proposition that says farm animals must be humanely caged. The legal line between humans and animals is blurring further everyday. When it comes to "animal rights," should your cocker spaniel be entitled to the same freedoms and protections as your kid?

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  • anarchyanimalsandme
    re" animals truly cant have the same rights"

    Animals DO "talk"- just not the same way people do. Nonhuman animals just have nonhuman ways of communicating.

    Further more,we do stick animals in jail- they are called animal shelters. Jails don't even prove anything to humans- the recidivism rate is like 70%.

    Finally, non human animals do show emotions. You just aren't paying attention if you can't see that animals feel sadness, fear, anxiety, excitement and love.

    - anarchyanimalsandmeUS February 18, 2009 1:35PM

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