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Do animals have rights? If so, how do we define them? Are they different from human rights? If so, how? Why?
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Do animals have rights? If so, how do we define them? Are they different from human rights? If so, how? Why? "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. " -Article 1 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. UN Laws under the article of human rights begins with these clauses: Human rights refer to the supposed "basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled." We all have the right to education, food and other daily needs. We respect our own rights and we try to accept rights of other mammals existing on our planet. Animal rights activists state that humans should have an approach towards animal rights the same as to human rights. After all, animals also deserve the basic right to freedom...
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