In five pages this argumentative paper proclaims it is immoral to exploit animal flesh through production and consumption with Peter Singer's views included. One source is cited in the bibliography.
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of the rights to a life free of pain and suffering, and to live the way in which nature had intended. One need only look around todays society to
recognize the many and varied contributions animals have historically made as a means by which to better mankinds existence. Peter Singer contends that animals have not been given the
respect such overwhelming contributions demand and claims that humanity continues to have a problem with getting past the point where it views the animal kingdom as nothing more than a
collection of living beings who exist solely to support mans needs. With this in mind, it stands to reason that the production and consumption of animal flesh is immoral
when one considers that "our present attitudes are based on a long history of prejudice and arbitrary discrimination" (Singer, 1998, pp. 593-594). Indeed,
at the core of Singers argument resides this one, basic argument: does animal consciousness exist and if it does, to what extent? There is no question in Singers mind
that animals are, in fact, sentient creatures who feel pain and submit to suffering for human causes. His goal is to bring to light the consequences the animal kingdom
suffers at the hands of man, attempting to pass along the lesson that animals do not have to speak in order to be considered sentient creatures (Singer, 1998). Carefully
dissecting the definition of rights as it pertains to human and nonhuman animals, Singer effectively demonstrate how animals have their own established rights far removed from those of their human
counterparts. The debate has raged long and loud with regard to animals and whether or not they truly possess rights; however, that battle