Author: Exuperist / Source: Neatorama
People have been given inalienable rights by law as set in the Constitution which, for one, gives them the right to be free, make their own decisions without being impeded by anyone or anything. This is fundamentally based on the idea that humans have been born with free will and having the capacity to do what is good for them without stepping on other people’s rights.
For animals, we never really thought about such and animal rights enshrined in animal welfare laws only govern how people should treat animals. However, we have to also take into consideration that animals, much like people, live in their own societies and communities. Happy is an elephant who is currently in the care of the Bronx Zoo and, since the…
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