Several approaches have been suggested. Some individuals think that rights depend on the ability to have interest, which in turn depends on the ability to form verbal formulations. Most animals, perhaps not including some primates, would be denied rights if the statement above were true. Nevertheless, as Rosemary Rodd states, “beings incapable of possessing genuine rights might possess moral status in virtue of other qualities, such as the capacity for suffering.” All this points of view have been accumulating over time without reaching to any definite conclusion. Other individuals have suggested that these differences need to be analyzed on qualitative and quantitative levels. Simply put, we can understand that a cow lacks the capacity to reason and comprehend. At least, this capacity is much less developed (inferior) than humans’. However, we need to know, on a quantitative level, how inferior that characteristic is when compared to humans. Once we are aware of that, we can decide if the difference is enough for us to kill the animal and benefit from such
Several approaches have been suggested. Some individuals think that rights depend on the ability to have interest, which in turn depends on the ability to form verbal formulations. Most animals, perhaps not including some primates, would be denied rights if the statement above were true. Nevertheless, as Rosemary Rodd states, “beings incapable of possessing genuine rights might possess moral status in virtue of other qualities, such as the capacity for suffering.” All this points of view have been accumulating over time without reaching to any definite conclusion. Other individuals have suggested that these differences need to be analyzed on qualitative and quantitative levels. Simply put, we can understand that a cow lacks the capacity to reason and comprehend. At least, this capacity is much less developed (inferior) than humans’. However, we need to know, on a quantitative level, how inferior that characteristic is when compared to humans. Once we are aware of that, we can decide if the difference is enough for us to kill the animal and benefit from such