Regan begins his essay by describing how one could poorly justify their stance on whether or not rights should be denied …show more content…
Regan’s described animal rights would mean it would not be okay for humans to raise an animal for food in humane conditions, yet animals would still be allowed to do horrible acts to each other, such rape, molest, and brutally murder one another, since these behaviors go completely unaddressed. If animals were truly seen as exact equals to humans with the same inherent value, then we would have to invade their natural habitats, monitor them, and protect them from each other as to defend the rights they have been granted, since we would do this for humans. It would be both absurd and unfeasible to protect every single living organism on Earth in such a way. Thus, proposing that animals should be given rights only to humans shows that there are recognizable fundamental differences when it comes to humans and animals and how they should be