Animal experimentation

• What does deonotology say about animal rights

  Deontology emphasises that for someone to express autonomy they must be self conscious. As animals are not self conscious they do not have autonomy.
• What does utilitarianism say about animal rights

  It argues that the wellbeing of non-human animals are important.

  It also argues that the question is not whether the animal is self conscious but can they suffer.
• What is specciesim 


  When one puts the interests of his own species over the members of another species.
• Who wrote about speceism

  Singer in 1974
• Who posed the questin about whether animals can suffer in relation to utilitarinism

  Bentham in 1870
• What is vivisection 


  Research using animals
• What is anti-vivisection


  People who are against the use of animals in experiments
• Who was the prince of vivisection

  Bernard in the 19th century
• What are the pros for animal experimentation

  It is justified if the suffering is minimised.

  The human benefits cannot be obtained any other way.
• What are the cons for animal experimentation

  Causes the animals to suffer.

  The benefits to humans could be obtained other ways.
• When was the cruelty to animal act

  1876
• What does the cruelty of animal act say

  The experiments of animals are necessary for human life.
• What was the animals act

  It analysed the cost to the animals to the potential benefits
• When was the animals act

  1986