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Introduction

Chapter 1: Do Animals Have Rights?

Chapter Preface

Animals Have the Right to Live Free of Suffering

Discrimination on the Basis of Species Is Unjust

Humans Are Not Superior to Animals

Animal Life Is Less Valuable than Human Life

Only Humans Can Possess Rights

Animals Are the Property of Humans

Chapter 2: Is Animal Experimentation Justified?

Animal Experimentation: An Overview

Animal Medical Experimentation Is Justified

Animal Research Is Vital to Medicine

Animal-to-Human Organ Transplants Could Benefit Humans

Animal Cloning Experiments Will Benefit Humans

Animal Medical Experimentation Is Unjustified

Product Testing on Animals Is Unjustified

Animal-to-Human Organ Transplants Could Threaten Human Health

Cloning Animals for Human Benefit Has Limited Justification

Chapter 3: Is Hunting Ethical?

The Ethics of Hunting: An Overview

Hunting Is Ethical

Hunting Keeps the Wildlife Population in Check

Limited Hunting Will Preserve Endangered Species

Hunting Is Immoral

Trapping Is Cruel and Inhumane

Hunting Needs Reform

Chapter 4: Should Animals Be Bred for Human Consumption?

Chapter Preface

In Defense of Killing Animals for Meat

Slaughtering Can Be Humane

Fur Farms Are Humane

The Case for Vegetarianism

Factory Farms Are Cruel and Inhumane

Killing Animals for Their Fur Is Inhumane

Raising Sheep for Wool Is Inhumane

Chapter 5: Are Animals in the Entertainment Industry Abused?

Chapter Preface

Zoos Preserve Endangered Species

Circus Animals Are Well Treated

Rodeos Are More Dangerous for Humans Than for Animals

Animals in the Entertainment Industry Are Abused

Zoos Are Prisons

Rodeos Are Cruel and Inhumane

Bibliography

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Study & Research The Rights of Animals

This Study Guide consists of approximately 258 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Rights of Animals.