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A table of ethical frameworks that are relevant to Animal Ethics and Legislation with definitions, key features, and examples.

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  • June 30, 2022
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  • 2018/2019
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  • Kerrie blaise
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ANLE 1201 TEST REVIEW – ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS NOTES


ETHICAL FRAMEWORK KEY FEATURES OF FRAMEWORK EXAMPLE
Believe humans to be greater than all other animals, do not Making donkeys/mules work ridiculously hard;
share common traits with animals; only humans can feel pain long hours, poor conditions, no food, water, or
HUMAN EXCEPTIONALISM or suffer, animals are not sentient; only humans have moral rest, because they are not human so it doesn’t
status matter

It is okay to use animals as long as it is for the greater good; It is okay to test on animals if it is going to
suffering is acceptable as long as it is necessary and will prevent the suffering of the ill; it is okay to keep
UTILITARIANISM provide a greater benefit to others; needs of the many animals in zoos if they are ambassadors for their
outweigh the needs of the few species and will spread awareness to visitors

Avoid abuse of animals; prevent suffering; often concerned Zoos should have large enclosures that mimic
with physical wellbeing; generally okay with animal use for the natural environment of the animal; the
ANIMAL WELFARE human purpose; wide spread perspective; bigger cages animals should be mentally stimulated and
health checks should be performed regularly

Also “animal liberation”; animals are equal to humans; if you Zoos should be shut down; it is not right to
cannot do it to a human, you cannot do it to an animal; confine animals for human entertainment,
ANIMAL RIGHTS keeping animals for any reason is wrong; animals are not education, or any other reason
property; no cages

Concern should stem from emotional responses- relationship There is more concern or pets than there is for
based; focused on compassion; varies with context, no stray animals; owners buy more supplemental
ETHIC OF CARE “universal truth”; part of feminist theory in response to male- care for animals they own rather than animals
biased interpretations of moral development (suggestion that owned by others; class example- Toby loved his
everyone develops in the same manner but research was pet parrot, but his new girlfriend didn’t like the
primarily on men; development differs between genders in parrot, so Toby broke up with her
respect to societal treatment);
Acting upon a guideline of what is considered to be morally Anita Roddick was against animal testing so we
right; following the lead of a role model, or someone should also be against animal testing; fur coats
VIRTUE ETHICS considered to have good ethics; what would ___ do? are considered to be unethical so we should not
wear fur

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