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  • 1 of 65

    by Carol H. Morgan

    When it comes to animals as individuals, no one could be a bigger softie than I am. I can't even leave the house without my bulldog in tow anymore, though I am rethinking that for the sake of my car's resale value. I used ...read more

  • 2 of 65

    by Jonathan Clayton

    Do Animals Have Right's? Absolutely! After reading some of the articles written on this subject. I was totally dumbfounded by some of the perceptions of some of the people in our world. For starters. Let me assure you ...read more

  • 3 of 65

    by Robin Loving

    I believe that we humans have actually handed this planet's animals more 'wrongs' than 'rights'. From the pleading brown eyes of a death-row shelter dog, to the Big Mac being sold next door ...it's hard to escape the re...read more

  • 4 of 65

    by John Mason

    Once when I was in trouble in my sailboat and could not get out of the situation I had a school of dolphins surrounding my boat at three o'clock in the morning all sounding off to me and leading me out of the trouble and j...read more

  • 5 of 65

    by Judy Lin

    Animals do not have rights. People have the responsibility to act human. We have a great power - thanks to our intelligence, our numbers, and our ingenuity, humans are now the dominant species. But as Ben Parker say...read more

  • 6 of 65

    by Kristin Jackman

    A few weeks back the Spanish Parliament passed a resolution that would alter the way their government system would view non-human primate species worldwide. Basically, our distant kin would be treated with the same respect...read more

  • 7 of 65

    by Holle Abee

    If you want to start a heated debate at your next social gathering, just toss out the topic of animal rights. You'll have vegans and hunters ready to swap punches before the night is done! Obviously, there is no one answer...read more

  • 8 of 65

    by John Gugie

    Yes, I do believe that animals have rights, or at least they should. Right now, the law still considers animals as nothing more than property or objects that can be owned or disposed of little, if any, punishment. This...read more

  • 9 of 65

    by Charlene Bailey

    I grew up in a home where my father and three older brothers hunted, saying it was "to help feed the family". I hated it with a passion. I was the only girl in the family and too many times, I was the one to be called ou...read more

  • 10 of 65

    by Sarah Darling

    Before I begin, let me just say, that I have no formal training with animals. However I do have a great respect for all living things. From the time I could walk I was taught to never harm another person or creature. Ove...read more

  • 11 of 65

    by Jamie Hix

    According to wikipedia, the most trustworthy and accurate source of all information, advocates of animal rights "argue that animals should no longer be regarded as property, or treated as resources for human purposes, but ...read more

  • 12 of 65

    by Jane Allyson

    For the purpose of this discussion the definition of "rights" can be seen as a power or privilege granted by an agreement or a decree passed by law. Simple as that. What gives us the right to anything in life? By ani...read more

  • 13 of 65

    by Erin Knight

    There is no question that animals have rights. They are living, breathing beings and deserve to be treated in a kind and compassionate manner. They should be treated no different than you would treat your fellow man. The ...read more

  • by Mulder Photography

    Do all living creatures created by God have rights? Humans do, but why do some people see it different with animals? Some people might think that animals are less valuable than humans, and therefor they have no rights like...read more

  • 15 of 65

    by Joan Kleynhans

    THE FIVE FREEDOMS According to WSPA UK, the average British consumer has consumed a total of 550 poultry, 36 pigs, 36 sheep and 8 cattle by the age of seventy. The British government first reviewed the welfare ...read more

  • 16 of 65

    by Aria Quill

    Do Animals Have Right? This is a question that only a human would dream up. Of course they do. But we think for some reason that as a human being how on earth would an animal know what rights are? Animals do know...read more

  • 17 of 65

    by Fremcet McCorrigan

    Animals do not have rights, at least not in the same sense that humans have rights. In the Western world the concept of human rights is central to our morality. This stems from the prevailing liberal belief in the sovereig...read more

  • 18 of 65

    by Janice Godlove

    Darwinism and Disneyism An alarming number of people have been thoroughly indoctrinated by Darwinism and Disneyism, two lies that have taken the planet by storm. Darwinism teaches that people are animals; Disneyism ...read more

  • 19 of 65

    by Ryan Mcreynolds

    Animals have rights. To be more specific, animals certainly lack legal rights in the present. They are legally treated as property, which means that ultimately they are merely means to human ends of food, clothing, ente...read more

  • 20 of 65

    by Sophia Salvatore

    Absolutely! How can we say that human should rule over all of the creatures of the Earth? I know that this idea of human domination, at least in today's society, can be traced back to the book of Genesis in the Old Testame...read more

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