Do animal's have rights

Answer 1

This controversial topic can have a number of possible answers.

Answer # 1There are the 'five freedoms' which are now recognized internationally as the foundation of all animal welfare thinking.

1. Freedom from thirst, hunger and malnutrition
2. Provision of appropriate comfort and shelter
3. Prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment of injury, disease or infestation with parasites
4. Freedom from distress
5. Ability to display normal patterns of behavior.

Although these are the basis of animal welfare, it is still difficult to determine where the fine line lies, and laws are yet to take these matters seriously.

Answer # 2

"The question is not, Can they reason? Nor, Can they talk? But can they Suffer? Jeremy Bentham, English Barrister - 1789 (Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation)"

It seems that many people think not. Some people have no regard to God's creatures. I hope this will change soon. All we can due is advocate for these creatures.

Answer # 3While animals deserve reasonable protection against abuse, they do not have legal "rights" in the same way humans do. The US courts have upheld the concept that with the granting of rights also comes the responsibility of duties. Since animals cannot reasonably be expected to carry out any duties, they are also accordingly denied rights.

This does not give humans any legal standing in cases of abuse. In the same way animals cannot have rights, humans DO have duties and responsibilities. In the same way that most US communities do not allow a person to have a poorly kept, extremely unkempt or dangerous residence, humans are not allowed to abuse animals to the point of starvation, thirst, disease, and/or death.

Cases of alleged abuse are normally handled by local law enforcement with the possible assistance of animal welfare agencies.

Answer 2

Yes. Animals are God's creatures. Animals do not have rights, some have a few, but not enough. God created the animals and we, human's, just go around killing them. We, human's, need to stand up and fight to give animal's rights!

Animals rights equals human rights:

"If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, then you have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men."

- St. Francis of Assisi

Answer 3

Of course they do! They are living creature that lives!

Of course they do! So why are you living then? Are you not a murderer since you need to eat formerly living things? Being alive in itself is not a prerequisite to anything except auto catalyst. In order to have morals you must have two parties capable of upholding, defending, and utlizing the right and I have yet to see animals debating.