Ghandi's Argument Against Animal Rights

The principle of animal rights is nothing new. Smart people throughout the ages have understood that animals are not ours to use and abuse. In the words of George Bernard Shaw “The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them. That is the essence of inhumanity”. It has always been suggested that dogs have become mans best friend, so why do some people think that it is acceptable to mistreat them?. In 1997, a survey of 50 shelters for victims of domestic violence and child abuse indicated that during their intake interviews, 85% of women and 63% of children spoke about incidents of pet abuse that occurred within their home. This paper will argue that violent acts against animals is unethical and should
Ghandi on the other hand is considered to be a good person because he fought for liberation of India from the British. The best possible answer to this question is that morality is very subjective, and to be able to determine whether people are good or bad, there must be an objective metric
The history of animal cruelty can be traced back all the way to ancient times. Fighting dogs for sport, for example, has been traced back as far as the 12th Century, after the war that ensued when the Romans invaded Britain. The British, though they lost the war, delighted in the tenacity and endurance of their dogs, and began exporting them for use in pit fights against larger animals like wild boar and bulls. For centuries these fights occurred across Europe until the baiting of larger animals was prohibited in 1835. After the abolishment of animal baiting with larger animals, dog-dog combat became the cheaper, legal
While both intentional abuse and neglect can happen at the hands of an individual, larger institutions or businesses that involve animals are also often perpetrators of animal cruelty. For example, the violent training and culling methods used by organised large scales. Animal cruelty is unethical as there is no consideration of the suffering to the animals that suffer. In criminology it is often the case that criminals usually begin their spree of crime with torturing animals. In ethical cases, when young children might pull the cat’s tail out of curiosity or mischief, it should serve as a teachable moment for parents to build empathy by pointing out the animal’s feelings. Animal abuse is often the first sign of serious disturbance among violent adolescent and adult criminals. Not only is this kind of behavior to animals cruel, it is also arguably cruel to set such ghastly examples to human- beings, whom can not yet determine right from wrong. When counselors at several federal penitentiaries evaluated inmates for levels of aggression, 70% of the most violent prisoners had serious and repeated animal abuse in their childhood histories, as compared to 6% of nonaggressive prisoners in the same facilities. Animals have thoughts and feelings so they should be considered part of society. Harsher punishments are necessary in order to teach people the essence