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Killing a sentient being is murder, no matter what species

New research is confirming what interested parties have suspected for a long time - dogs are as intelligent as infant humans.

I am pretty dispassionate about which species is involved when it comes to ending life – the main factor is the intelligence and self-awareness of the victim. There are plenty of animals that are demonstrably self-aware, so in my view, it’s ethically worse to kill, say, an adult dog, than to perform an abortion. Or a dolphin, for that matter – or a pig, or an ape, or any other animal with clear signs of intelligence.

Glad to see more expert support that we should be taking the rights of animals more seriously. We are animals, after all, no matter what superstitionists insist, and by killing any other animal, we’re killing our own. Better have good reason.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 9:43 pm and is filed under lifestyle. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

4 Responses to “Killing a sentient being is murder, no matter what species”

  1. trust.myheartandsoul Says:
    November 23rd, 2009 at 10:24 pm

    Yes, I agree with you. Ending the life of any living creature without its consent or any valid reason is morally and ethically wrong. Here’s to all canine lovers!

  2. Wincent Colaiuta Says:
    November 24th, 2009 at 2:43 am

    Off-topic: when are you gonna get rid of that horrible annoying “wp” in your blog post URLs?

  3. Sho Says:
    November 26th, 2009 at 3:00 am

    Wincent: soon. I’ve just had no personal time at all lately. Looking forward to it.

  4. Author of Terri Choi :D Says:
    March 11th, 2010 at 11:46 pm

    Of course we are all ‘animals!’ lol…

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