Monday, July 14, 2008

When human rights are given to nonhumans

Spain’s recent vote to give limited human rights to Great Apes is a great start at breaking down the species barriers, under which humans are regarded as godlike and the rest of the animal kingdom are treated like dirt. But some are aghast. Catholic bishops attacked the vote as undermining a divine will that placed humans above animals.

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I'm not sure where I stand on this. But read further in, and more to the point: To what should the right not to be killed and eaten for food be extended?

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