Permissible To Kill An Animal Research Paper

There are certain times one must make a critical decision. One such decision would be if it is permissible to kill an animal. For many, a lack of knowledge prevents them from making their own decisions to prevent or continue in killing, but for others, if it involves life and death, it may be an obvious choice to stop. Then, there are those who could not care less, or even participate, in the killing of animals. If they could talk, it would probably be different. They would have a human-like aspect and be closer to a human than just another animal. The thought of killing a human makes some uncomfortable, so killing something so human-like would also be difficult

Personally, I do not believe killing an animal should be permissible. However, if the animal is suffering from a fatal illness; severe pain or injury, or if it is decrepit or dying then it should be acceptable. Yet, I

Humans are, after all, animals too. We evolved from apes. I do not believe that even though we are supposedly at the top of the food chain that this gives us the right to take the rights of animals away. They are living creatures, but so are we. If we have the right to life, so should they. Animals are like us because they have emotions and feel pain. Therefore, us humans should not be selfish and we should treat our counterparts with equal respect as they deserve. We should take their interests into consideration and to respect their right to not have pain unnecessarily inflicted upon them. Some rights do not necessarily qualify for animals since their interests are unlike ours, so some rights would be irrelevant, such as the right to vote, since this right would be as meaningless to an animal as it is to a child. However, they should have the right not to suffer as they do feel pain. This has been proven through many tests through various animals that they not only communicate, but also vocalize pain as