Philosophy and Theology
Animals and Humans
What are animals for? * We have a list of reasons why animals and Humans are different * Humans are biologically similar in some ways to animals * This is why animals are used in scientific research.
Genesis 1v24-26 and Luke 12v6 talks about how Christians view animals and humans
How should we treat animals? * Different religions give different guidance on how to treat animals * Christians say that humans must care for animals but they are for their use (see verse above) * Hindu’s believe animals should be respected to the extreme that cow are treated like surrogate mothers. All Hindu’s are vegetarian
Ways that humans can use animals 1. Hunting 2. Fur for clothing 3. Work 4. Fox hunting 5. Animal testing for medicines 6. Animal fight for entertainment 7. Breeding for profit 8. Killing for food
Do animals have rights? * The term animal rights was first used in 1892 * There are now hundreds of animal rights organisations that seek to protect animals * They believe that animal have the right to live as nature intended, not to be exploited or harmed
Rights
Animal right campaigners say that animal s have a dignity and have the same rights as humans to be free from cruelty and exploitation
Many believe it is wrong to farm animals, use them for experiments or entertainment | Peaceful | Violent | Who was it? | StopFortnumandMasonFoieGrasCruelty.com | | Who were they working for? | PETA | | What happened? | Abi Izzard changed her name to the one above in an act of trying to raise awareness of damaged caused to geese by the making of foir gras. | |
Religious Responses to animals in captivity
Religions would accept, provided that the conditions animals were kept in were good and not subject to cruelty.
Religious responses to animal’s cruelty: * RSPCA: Set up by a Christians to prevent cruelty to animals * Assisi Declarations: In this meeting, leaders from each
What are animals for? * We have a list of reasons why animals and Humans are different * Humans are biologically similar in some ways to animals * This is why animals are used in scientific research.
Genesis 1v24-26 and Luke 12v6 talks about how Christians view animals and humans
How should we treat animals? * Different religions give different guidance on how to treat animals * Christians say that humans must care for animals but they are for their use (see verse above) * Hindu’s believe animals should be respected to the extreme that cow are treated like surrogate mothers. All Hindu’s are vegetarian
Ways that humans can use animals 1. Hunting 2. Fur for clothing 3. Work 4. Fox hunting 5. Animal testing for medicines 6. Animal fight for entertainment 7. Breeding for profit 8. Killing for food
Do animals have rights? * The term animal rights was first used in 1892 * There are now hundreds of animal rights organisations that seek to protect animals * They believe that animal have the right to live as nature intended, not to be exploited or harmed
Rights
Animal right campaigners say that animal s have a dignity and have the same rights as humans to be free from cruelty and exploitation
Many believe it is wrong to farm animals, use them for experiments or entertainment | Peaceful | Violent | Who was it? | StopFortnumandMasonFoieGrasCruelty.com | | Who were they working for? | PETA | | What happened? | Abi Izzard changed her name to the one above in an act of trying to raise awareness of damaged caused to geese by the making of foir gras. | |
Religious Responses to animals in captivity
Religions would accept, provided that the conditions animals were kept in were good and not subject to cruelty.
Religious responses to animal’s cruelty: * RSPCA: Set up by a Christians to prevent cruelty to animals * Assisi Declarations: In this meeting, leaders from each