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I guess the question I have is how do we apply giving animals rights when it comes to those we find in the wild. If for some reason a dolphin kills a gorilla is that counted as some form of murder? I know that that is a ludicrous example but would we have a duty to intervene if we ever saw the life of an intelligent creature threatened by a predator?
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Smudgie Buggler posted:The question of whether an individual is of a particular species doesn't seem as if it should have anything to do with what rights are afforded them. It's convenient to think of there being something inherently special about being human, but there is no clear delineation between categories of organisms. Humanity is just a large tribe. There are very clear delineations between categories of organisms. That is why Taxonomy exists. Humans are special compared to every other known life form because we are the dominant animal on the planet so for better or worse we get to decide things.
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