This article discusses which animals deserve moral consideration, and whether some species are more deserving than others. The idea that non-human animals have significant moral status is ...
The Conversation: How do we weigh the moral value of human lives against animal ones?
How do we weigh the moral value of human lives against animal ones?
Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy's new book offers a history of the moral revolution on behalf of animals and ask us to honor the obligations we have to all our kindred creatures.
Does Mr. Whiskers really love you or is he just angling for treats? Until recently, scientists would have said your cat was snuggling up to you only as a means to get tasty treats. But many animals ...
There is much disagreement as to whether non-human animals have rights, and what is meant by animal rights. There is much less disagreement about the consequences of accepting that animals have rights ...
A makeshift shrine to Harambe, the zoo gorilla whose death has raised some uncomfortable moral questions. William Philpott/Reuters Imagine a unique set of scales that measures the value of life. If a ...
The word animal comes from the Latin noun animal of the same meaning, which is itself derived from Latin animalis 'having breath or soul'. [5] The biological definition includes all members of the kingdom Animalia. [6]
animal, (kingdom Animalia), any of a group of multicellular eukaryotic organisms (i.e., as distinct from bacteria, their deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is contained in a membrane-bound nucleus).