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Answering Arguments Against Animal Rights - Table of Contents
Part I - The Twelve Arguments Against Animal Rights
Part II - Argument One: There are More Important Things to Worry About
Part III - Argument Two: Animals Were Put Here for Our Use
Part IV - Argument Three: If We Don't Kill Animals They Will Die More Horrible Deaths
Part V - Animals Cannot Feel Pain
Part VI -- Argument Five: Animal suffering does not matter
Part VII -- Argument Six: Animal rights advocates put animals ahead of people
Part VIII -- Argument Six: (continued)
Part IX -- Argument Six: (conclusion)
Part X -- Argument Seven: Animals are immoral; they don't deserve humane treatment
Part XI -- Argument Eight: We own the animals we raise
Part XII -- Argument Nine: Killing animals is part of our nature
Part XIII -- Argument Ten: Humans are not animals: only humans have rights
Part XIV -- Argument Ten continued
Part XV -- Argument Ten (continued)
Part XVI -- Argument Eleven: Plants feel pain too: to avoid causing pain one would starve
Part XVII -- Argument Twelve: There is no such thing as animal rights
Conclusion
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