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I thought they already have at least some rights. Don't many states have entire departments of police officers dedicated to enforcing animal cruelty laws? I don
by ufmace 12y ago
I thought they already have at least some rights. Don't many states have entire departments of police officers dedicated to enforcing animal cruelty laws? I don't see much objection to making and enforcing laws against pointlessly cruel treatment of animals.
- Natsu 12y agoThe objection here seems to be over animal testing. So it's a question of whether one prefers to feel good about themselves and leave human victims due to lack of testing, or whether one allows for animal victims.
- Tomte 12y agoNo, they don't. The laws against cruelty are directed towards humans. They forbid specific behavior of humans which involve animals. In the same way, desecrating a cemetary or destruction of property is also forbidden, yet neither graveyards nor objects hold rights themselves.
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoCuriously, laws against cruelty to animals was used to protect children against abuse, early in the last century! There were no child-abuse protections then.