Animals deserve the same consideration as humans from "summary" of Animal Liberation by Peter Singer
To say that animals deserve the same consideration as humans is not to claim that they are the same, or that their lives are of equal importance. Clearly, there are many ways in which animals and humans are different. But these differences are not morally relevant when considering the basic question of how we should treat them. One key difference often cited is intelligence. Humans are generally more intelligent than animals. However, intelligence alone is not a sufficient basis for privileging one individual's interests over another's. If it were, we would have to consider severely intellectually disabled humans as inferior to more intelligent humans, which most people would find morally repugnant. Another difference is language. Humans have complex language abilities, while most animals do not. However, the ability to use language does not determine an individual's capacity to feel pain or pleasure. Pain and pleasure are subjective experiences that do not depend on linguistic ability. Some may argue that humans have a greater capacity for self-awareness or rationality than animals. While this may be true, it does not follow that animals do not have their own interests that deserve consideration. Animals may not have ...
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