Further reading: “Animal Liberation” by Peter Singer; “The Case for Animal Rights” by Tom Regan; “Rain Without Thunder” by Gary Francione; “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer.
Incremental improvements to living conditions, such as banning battery cages or requiring stunning before slaughter. 2. Animal Rights: The Philosophical Shift “Rain Without Thunder” by Gary Francione
Animal rights is a justice-based framework asserting that non-human animals have intrinsic moral value independent of their utility to humans. The central claim is that sentient beings—those capable of suffering and experiencing pleasure—are and possess fundamental rights, including the right not to be treated as property or resources. “Rain Without Thunder” by Gary Francione
Here is the uncomfortable truth: Very few people live purely in one camp. “Rain Without Thunder” by Gary Francione
