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Whether that circle eventually expands to include the right to life for a pig or liberty for a chimpanzee is the question the 21st century will have to answer. In the meantime, the tension between welfare and rights serves a vital purpose: it forces us to stop asking Can they suffer? and start asking the harder question: Does our pleasure justify their pain? How to identify at the grocery store
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | GLOBAL LEGAL BENCHMARKS | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | EUROPEAN UNION • Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty recognizes | | animals as "sentient beings." | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNITED STATES • Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulates labs/zoos | | but explicitly excludes farm animals. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | STRATEGIC LITIGATION • Nonhuman Rights Project uses Habeas Corpus | | to seek legal personhood for apes/elephants. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ The Push for Constitutional Rights and start asking the harder question: Does our
The scientific community increasingly embraces the 3Rs principle : Replacement (using non-animal models like organs-on-a-chip), Reduction (using fewer animals), and Refinement (minimizing pain and distress through better anesthesia or housing). Entertainment and Tourism Reduction (using fewer animals)