Home   |   Animals   |   General Topics   |   About Us Deutsch  Why Animal Rights are so important - Contents - Part 1 - Part 2 - PDF-Version  P: 0.16     Home >> General Topics >> Animal Rights >> Why Animal Rights are so important Registration  |  Login Why Animal Rights are so important By: Michael Hrenka Version: 2009.01.31 Part 1 We live in a time in which the idea of human rights is generally accepted, even if some countries are not always very particular about them. On the other hand, although the idea of animal rights is more or less well-known, they don't enjoy a broad agreement from society. Why is that? Since millennia mankind depends on using animals and animal products to sustain life and improve life quality. In order to enjoy a lifestyle which was as comfortable as possible, rulers have exploited human beings and non human animals almost equally. In order to live like kings, it was necessary for the ruling class to do this because the technical means in those times didn't allow such a life without severe exploitation and oppression. Nowadays the situation is different. Modern technologies offer people in industrial countries a general wealth which was unthinkable throughout most of human history. Fortunately this has lead to a decrease in the oppression of human beings. This in turn has made it possible to enact human rights. The situation for non human animals on the other hand is different. It has not improved, but has gotten even much worse, because industrialization facilitated an exploitation of incredible extent, and non human animals, unlike humans, cannot defend themselves effectively. Although a standard of living which is enjoyable for humans and non human animals in equal measure would be possible, wealth and a life free of suppression remain a privilege of minorities in numbers. In theory, animal rights could already be realized to a pretty good extent today. But the realization fails because of the egoism and decadence of the beneficiaries of today's situation. Exactly this is especially disastrous though. Because everything which is done to animals will more or less fall back on humans. The absolute exploitation of non human animals served as the base model for the exploitation of humans. First mankind has enslaved non human animals, then he has gone on to enslave his own kind as well. He has invented castration to more effectively control non human animals. Later then he has also castrated his fellow men to obtain a flock of compliant servants. He has tested methods of mass killing on non human animals first. Finally he could use virtually the same methods against minorities within his own species. << Contents Continue >> Publisher  |   (c) Copyright 2010  |   Disclaimer  |   Terms of Use  |   Contact