Animal Rights 101The other animals humans eat, use in science, hunt, trap, and exploit in a variety of ways, have a life of their own that is of importance to them apart from their utility to us....READ MORE
Animal Exploitation—The War AnalogyIn my public talks over the years, I’ve frequently focused on how other animals are treated by the major animal abuser industries—commercial animal agriculture, biomedical research, entertainment businesses, including circuses and greyhound racing, for example....READ MORE
The Torch of Reason“Tom Regan’s impassioned speech combined the gentle torch of reason with the warrior’s sword of justice.” —Michael Bell, World Day for Lab Animals, April 24, 1988, Last Chance for Animals (LCA) rally at the foot of...READ MORE
The Case for Animal RightsHow to proceed? We begin by asking how the moral status of animals has been understood by thinkers who deny that animals have rights. Then we test the mettle of their ideas by seeing how...READ MORE
Animals Are Not Our TastersWE ARE NOT THEIR KINGS Heaven forbid that we should do to humans what now is being done to other animals. But heaven help us to stop doing these things to these animals. The last...READ MORE
But for the Sake of Some Little Mouthful of Flesh…Most people like animals. Cats and dogs are favorites. But the good feelings many people have for whales and dolphins, baby seals and elephants show that even wild animals can come within the mantle of...READ MORE
Some Thoughts on CrueltySo much of the history of the humane movement has been colored by the notion of anti-cruelty that it may appear both impossible and disrespectful to suggest that we dispense with this notion—or, if not...READ MORE
The Animal Rights PositionThe other animals humans eat, use in science, hunt, trap, and exploit in a variety of ways, have a life of their own that is of importance to them apart from their utility to us....READ MORE
