Consumption of Resources
What is the brand of advertisement emphasizing meat consumption?
Burger King
Name 4 animals other than rats/mice that are used in animal testing.
Potential Answers: Pigs, Sheep, Non-human primates, Dogs, Cats, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Rabbits
What is the most common consequentialist approach to the animal rights issue?
Utilitarianism
Name one prominent form of animal entertainment.
What is the argument that claims that ethical vegetarians/vegans act inconsistently by engaging in behaviors that contradict their values?
The Hypocrisy Argument
What was the name of the pro-animal testing philosopher we examined?
Michael Fox
Pete Singer argues that animals deserve equal (BLANK)
Consideration of interests
What is one benefit of a zoo?
Source of Education, Helping Endangered Species, Economic Contribution, Entertainment
What is the term for discrimination based on species membership, similar to racism or sexism?
Speciesism
What is a recent (April 2025) update in the status of animal testing in the US?
The FDA announced they are going to reduce, replace, or refine their animal testing requirement for certain medications
Moti Gorin sees inner moral conflict as a (BLANK)
Name 3 out of 5 domains of the Five-Domain Approach to assessing circus animal welfare.
Nutrition, Environment, Physical Health, Behavior, Mental
Mary Anne Warren criticizes the strong animal rights position for insisting on a sharp boundary between animals with rights and those without. What mental capacity problem does this sharp line create?
Mental capacities vary gradually across species, making a strict all-or-nothing boundary arbitrary and impractical.
Briefly describe Joel Marks' anti-animal testing argument.
Unlike what many pro-animal testing advocates say, just because animal experimentation may be necessary for the advancement of medical science doesn't mean it is justified, because the ends don't necessarily justify the means.
In 2020, how many billion animals were slaughtered for food in US?
10 Billion
Describe the power argument.
1. If we are powerful enough to control an animal's behavior and the conditions under which it lives, then we are morally allowed to exercise that control. [P]
2. We are powerful enough to control an animal's behavior and the conditions under which it lives. [P]
3. We are morally allowed to control an animal's behavior and the conditions under which it lives. [1-2]