Responsibility to animals
What does it mean to respect non
human animals in the way we as individuals live our lives?
How should we weigh human needs and/or desires against those of non-
human animals?
What kinds of behaviors would that involve?
What kinds of behaviors would that exclude?
Is eating
consuming meatand/or other animal products (dairy, eggs, leather, etc.)
ethical?
Is it ethical to harm or kill animals for purposes such as scientific research?
Why do we treat some animalsas pets, or even members of the family, and
others
simply
a sresources
? Is there a moral justification for this distinction?
Do we as individuals
have moral obligations toward non
human animals when our own behavior
has very little direct effect on the overall state of things?
Does a government have an obligation to care for non
human animals as well as its human
citizens?
How should the answer