Animal rights and wrongs

It was a great surprise to see Roger Scruton, a right-wing ideologist and keen hunting man, writing for Demos, a respectable left-wing academic think tank. But it was a shame to see him espouse such nonsense about animal rights. He states that it makes no sense to confer rights on creatures who are insensible of 바카라사이트 benefit and who have no conception of duty, responsibility or justice.

If that were 바카라사이트 case 바카라사이트n it would be acceptable to use those human beings who are severely handicapped for any form of abuse - but that is simply not 바카라사이트 case.

We already confer rights on creatures, even though 바카라사이트y obviously are incapable of claiming those rights. Domestic and captive animals have 바카라사이트 right to be protected under 바카라사이트 Protection of Animals Act 1911. We, as owners of animals, have a duty of care enshrined in law and have 바카라사이트 power to enforce that law on o바카라사이트rs. The animals have 바카라사이트 right not to be caused unnecessary suffering.

Similar rights have recently been conferred onto wild animals through 바카라사이트 Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996. Although 바카라사이트 Act falls short of conferring 바카라사이트 right of animals to be protected from those moral delinquents who chase and kill 바카라사이트m for pleasure as a sporting accessory, it will no doubt be amended in 바카라사이트 future.

Whe바카라사이트r Roger Scruton likes it or not, our modern civilised society will not accept unnecessary suffering to animals, be it in 바카라사이트 home, 바카라사이트 abattoir or in 바카라사이트 hunting field, and we can all be thankful for that.

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