Exposition 514 Singer argues that humans practice speciesism and it’s no different from racism and sexism. For instance the practice of racism and sexism is that other humans see themselves as superior to a certain race or gender. They feel that they are more intellectual because of their race and gender so they should be superior to those different from them. But …show more content…
I believe that animals feel pain as has humans do because of the make up our anatomy. Mammals have nervous system as humans do. It wouldn’t be logic for them to have a nervous system if they did not feel pain. Animals are also capable of being stressed and also capable of feelings. If their nervous system is identical to ours they must in similar way have the feeling of pain. That means we share with them the capacity to suffer, if we share with them that characteristic we should have the same consideration for their suffering as ours. Some may say that some animals lack the sense of wanting to survive to prolong their existence so they don’t care are know about suffering and death. I find that hard to believe because these animals that they feel lack the interest to survive each day find it their interest to consume and if their in danger their instinct is separate themselves from danger by protecting themselves or fleeing, for me that’s a cause for survival no matter the species. As humans we do the same, we consume to survive and if we are in danger we try to protect ourselves as much as the animals we have the instinct to survive another day. As Singers states the ability to feel pain enhances an animal need for survival just as