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The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer? – Jeremy Bentham, 1789.
We may not live to see a world where no animal is killed for a leather handbag or a hamburger. But we are living through the era where the question is no longer ignored. Biology and neuroscience have confirmed what pet owners always knew: animals feel joy, fear, loneliness, and pain. The question is not, Can they reason
(Note: Most mainstream rights advocates love their companion animals but prefer the term "animal guardian" rather than "owner," and they fiercely support adoption over breeding.) So, which is correct? Animal welfare or animal rights? – Jeremy Bentham, 1789
In the summer of 2022, a judge in Argentina made a historic ruling: a female orangutan named Sandra was declared a "non-human person" with basic rights, including the right to freedom from unjust captivity. Following her landmark case, she was transferred from a zoo in Buenos Aires to a sanctuary in Florida. Biology and neuroscience have confirmed what pet owners
The most effective path is likely a synthesis known as or the strategic use of welfare .
Consider the history of the anti-slavery movement in the 19th century. There were abolitionists (who wanted immediate, uncompensated emancipation) and gradualists (who wanted to limit the expansion of slavery first, and improve conditions for enslaved people). The abolitionists held the moral line; the gradualists won political victories. Both were necessary.
The debate between animal welfare and animal rights is not a sign of weakness in the movement for animals; it is a sign of its intellectual maturity. Welfare asks us to be kinder . Rights asks us to be just .