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N.H.D  Source: Book //__Do animals have rights?__// – jamuna carroll, book editor What is the debate?

The debate of animal rights has been an inssue for much time now. Few people in todays society believe animals have rights. They believe that animals should have someone fighting for there rights since some humans have no regard to how they are treated. In a series of letters between Roger Scruton and Andrew Tyler, the topic of animal rights is discusssed and debated. In a letter from Scruton to Tyler, Scruton says that ‘the things we do to animals are morally indefensive’’ meaning humans have no excuse for their actions. His letter, overall, suggests people disregard animal rights simply because that are not human, but humans can also be considered animals. Therefor they deserve someone to fight for there rights as well. However, on the other side of the debate, few people believe that animals accually do have rights. Andrew Tyler is one of those people. He believes that humans have rights because we have worked hard for them and went threw much struggle. As he says in a letter to scruton ‘’ This is the way of the world’’, meaning nothing needs to be done about it, that its just how life works. His letter suggests that since humans have power over the animals, there are no rights to be given out to them. In the end the world will never fully agree upon this debate but through out the world it is continuously talked about in hopes of changing the views of the world in the animal rights topic.

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