Is it right to take an animals life?

Answer 1

Well.....that question isn't actually a question that can be answered with a precise and logical answer. It's more of a question that can only be answered in an opinion. Not so much of a fact. In my opinion, I believe that animals are in a way like humans and should have rights too, however if an animal has become deceased for whatever reason, but the organs are still healthy enough to support another humans life longer, then I believe that it would be OK. It would only be alright to me if the animal died of natural causes and was not killed to have it's insides used for human restoration. That would be counted as wrong and cold hearted to me in my opinion. Humans deserve to live just as animals do. Just keep in mind that everyone will die at some point and you cant stop that. Sometimes you just need to let life take it's journey and be open to whatever happens in the future :)

Answer 2

The short answer is, it depends. The two major variables being debated here are the immediacy of the peril to human life and the ethical framework you use.

In terms of immediacy, there are very few humans who would say it is wrong to kill an animal (such as a feral dog) that is actively attacking and trying to kill a human. However, the proportion advocating for sparing the animal rises the further away from imminent death the human is. For example, a fair number of people generally don't support the wholesale round-up and slaughter of rattlesnakes or alligators - there is no immediate danger of death from these animals and in most instances humans can safely avoid these dangerous animals. At the far end of this spectrum is the practice of killing animals to improve human life, such as killing animals for meat or animal-based research. There are more individuals advocating against this, although the overall proportion is still less than 5% of the population.

The other major variable is the ethical framework you want to use. Currently most people appear to be relying on a primarily utilitarian framework. This can be simplified as "the most benefit and least harm to the largest number of individuals", although there are many nuances and permutations. Under this view, killing an animal would be perfectly acceptable provided there is more benefit to the population than there is harm to the animal, and it could be argued that allowing a human to die when you could have saved his life by killing the animal is unethical. However, over time a distinct strain of deontologic ethical thinking has entered into the picture, so that there are certain practices that are considered unethical regardless of circumstances, such as setting a living conscious animal on fire. Even if this would save a human's life, it is considered unacceptable to do this.

In the end, this is a personal decision that you have to make - what are you comfortable with and feel you can justify ethically. Most people approach these situations on a case-by-case basis, rather than making a blanket statement, as many of the considerations will change depending upon the unique event being considered.

Answer 3

no we should not do that it is bad how would you feel if someone is trying to kill you

Answer 4

If there is no other way, yes.