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What are the key issues in animal rights?

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Every animal use and abuse stems from the treatment of animals as human property - to be used and killed for human purposes, no matter how trivial. From a current, practical standpoint, changing the property status of animals would benefit both pets and their human guardians. read more

I do not believe in animal "rights" because animals don't believe in them, are incapable, in fact, of believing in them. I do believe in responsible, humane treatment of animals because I am human and not because I, too, am an animal. read more

The top 10 animals rights issues, based on effects on animals, the numbers of animals affected, and the numbers of people involved. read more

The Animal Welfare Act of 1999 (Section 80, 2a) requires that in research, teaching or testing, any pain or distress to the animal is “reduced to the minimum possible in the circumstances.” People are attracted to the animal-rights movement through empathy for the alleged suffering endured by farm animals and those used for laboratory testing. read more

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