Animal Experimentation | Animals Are Not Entitled to Rights
David R. Carlin is a professor of philosophy and sociology at the Community College of Rhode Island and a former state senator of Rhode Island.
Animals currently have no legal rights. Animal rights activists, however, believe that only a small biological difference exists between humans and animals. For example, many activists argue that both humans and animals, such as dogs, demonstrate rational thinking. Charles Darwin’s theories about evolution have been used to reduce humanity to biological terms only. Specifically, Darwin’s followers have deduced that because...
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