This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether animals deserve rights similar to humans, whether giving animals rights threaten human rights, and whether animals should be used in scientific experiments.
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Should animals have rights? - Animals deserve rights similar to humans / Richard Ryder - Animals do not deserve rights similar to humans / William Saletan - Animals should be treated as the property of humans / Wesley J. Smith - Animals should not be treated as the property of humans / Patrick Battuello - Giving animals rights threatens human rights / Charles Colson and Anne Morse - Giving animals rights does not threaten human rights / Josephine Donovan - The goals of animal rights activists are extreme / P. Michael Conn - The goals of animal rights activists are not extreme / Justin Goodman - How should animals be treated? - It is unethical to treat animals as food / Jonathan Safran Foer - Eating meat is ethical / Christine Lennon - It is unethical to eat any animal products / Gary L. Francione - An animal product-free diet is unhealthy and impractical / Natasha Mann - Should animals be used in scientific experiments? - Animal experimentation is necessary / George Poste - Animal experimentation is not necessary / Peter Tatchell - It is ethical to use animals for medical testing if it saves human lives / Robert Winston and John Illman - It is never ethical to use animals for medical testing / Alistair Currie.