Speciesism : Human Relationship Towards Animals

Abstract

Ovaj diplomski rad prikazuje raširenost specizma, ljudske diskriminacije životinja, kao i povijesne aspekte njegova nastanka i daljnjeg razvoja. Specistička pretpostavka ljudske superiornosti nad ne-ljudskim bićima dovela je do eksploatacije životinja u razne svrhe, poput prehrane, zabave, testiranja na životinjama, uzgoja radi krzna i drugog. Zagovornici zaštite i prava životinja zalažu se za proširenje temeljnih prava izvan ljudske sfere, na ne-ljudske životinje. Eksploatacija životinja, osim bespotrebnog i okrutnog nanošenja patnje i boli živim, osjećajnim bićima, ostavlja dalekosežne posljedice na onečišćenje okoliša i svijeta u kojem živimo. Ovakva praksa iskorištavanja životinja nepravedna je i moralno neodrživa, pogotovo u današnjem vremenu u kojima je dostupan niz alternativa koje zamjenjuju specističku eksploataciju.This graduate thesis presents the spread of speciesism, human discrimination towards animals, as well as the historical aspects of its occurrence and further development. The speciesist premise of human superiority over non-human beings has led to exploitation of animals for various purposes, such as food, entertainment, testing on animals, breeding for fur and the like. Animal protection and rights advocates advocate extending of fundamental rights outside the human sphere, to non-human beings. Exploitation of animals, besides the unnecessary and cruel cause of suffering and the pain of living, emotional beings, leaves far-reaching consequences on environmental pollution and the world we live in. This practice of exploiting animals is unjust and morally unsustainable, especially nowadays where a number of alternatives which replace the speciesist exploitation are available