I do not eat meat. Vegetarianism has roots in ancient India and Greece.
Good for you. I think it is a noble cause and moral way of life to live. Animals should not suffer just for human's food enjoyment
Many people believe that some non-human animals are entitled to possession of their own lives like we are.
Indeed. They are living beings and have all the right to live as the nature allows them to
People against that belief oppose the assignment of moral value and protections.
True. Seeing those poor animals being treated so badly just melts my heart
as irrational as any other. They maintain that animals should no longer be viewed as property or used as food, clothing, research subjects, entertainment, or beasts of burden. Multiple cultural traditions around the world such as Jainism, Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Animism also espouse some forms of animal rights.
In parallel to the debate about moral rights, animal law is now widely taught in law schools in North America, and several prominent legal scholars support the extension of basic legal rights and personhood to at least some
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Denial of animal pain and suffering can also lead to denial of broader concepts, such as denial of moral status or the existence of "mind" in non-human animals. Among those who eat meat, it can lead to their experiencing the meat paradox. Philosopher Marc Bekoff wrote that denialism is a feature of moral thinking about animals, and that there is a "self-serving disconnect" between scientific facts and the way some people think about animals.
The idea that animals might not feel pain