Ethical Arguement For Animal Rights

Thesis Statement

Many people love dogs. They keep us company, help us with our careers and help the disabled with their daily. Although it is debatable of what kind of rights animals have. Ethics Experts have debated about animal rights for years. Some experts say that animals have limited moral rights while others say that they do not have any rights at all. I will argue ethically that dogs are not only moral patients, but breeding them as Purebreds for recreational use, like dog shows is always morally wrong.

Why Dogs are moral patients

When looking at animal rights there are two ways to look at it in an ethical view. Anthropocentrism a view where humans have rights and no other species do not and the other ethical views that state that

They have the right to life, due to that, they are valued by the majority of humans, but to environment and nature as well. Dogs are not capable of higher thinking. They do not have non-instinctual wants and desires, so they do not have the right to freedom of choice. They do though have the right not to be treated in a cruel way. Due to that Dogs, just like humans can feel pain and receive pleasure. It would be morally wrong to put them in situations where they suffer. In summary, Dogs have a right to life and the right not to be treated cruelly which would cause them

From the evidence, it has been established that inbreeding a direct result of breeding purebreds. Causes inherited diseases which cause animals pain and early death. As well as some traits that are wanted by dog show judges and owners that cause animals pain and even the threat of death. Therefore, since we as humans are obligated morally to not create animals that will have short and painful lives. Due to that, it is the dogs right to live a long and happy life. It is morally impermissible to continue to breed purebred dogs that will have short painful life spans. Instead, we as a human species are morally obligated to create dogs that will have long happy lives. Therefore, not inbreeding animals for recreational