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I post portrait-style photos of animals that focus on them as sentient beings rather than aesthetic objects; as well as articles or stories concerning animal behavior and emotion, and matter of fact statements about animal rights.
Now a principle was formulated that allowed for the possibility that, in some cases, the interests of animals might prevail over and above those of science and industry. The interests of the animal involved health and well-being as experienced by the animals themselves, independent from considerations concerning their suitability for human use. It was now claimed that animals have an intrinsic value, that is a good-of-their-own, and an interest in their own well-being.
(From Wikipedia’s Intrinsic value (animal ethics).)
“Gary L. Francione, professor of Law at Rutgers School of Law-Newark, argues that animals are sentient, and that this is sufficient to grant them moral consideration. Francione argues that ‘all sentient beings should have at least one right - the right not to be treated as property’ and that there is ‘no moral justification for using nonhumans for our purposes.’ Francione further argues that adopting veganism should be regarded as the ‘baseline’ action taken by people concerned with animal rights.”
(From Wikipedia’s Veganism (philosophical foundations).)
My main tumblelog is apiaceae, my design tumblelog is illumination, and my website is littlefloodlight.com.
