title: [Thoughts on the concept of animal rights].
abstract: The human species, granting rights to abstract entities such as businesses, can easily grant such rights to animals, provided that they are clearly defined in relation to human rights. If it is accepted that laws and regulations already afford protection to animals, it may then be said that we already have "animal rights". Such "rights" are thus seen as the opposite of duties and constraints for animal welfare as imposed on humans by humans through laws. Such rights or restrictions should then be extended. From a philosophical point of view, a subtle definition of these rights will lead to the development of a practical and gradual moral stance, granting human rights their rightful position.
authors.affiliation: Centre Emotion (USR 3246 CNRS) Paris 1, France. georges.chapouthier@upmc.fr
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chapouthier
mesh_terms: D017087:Animal Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000818:Animals; D028663:Ethical Theory; D006801:Humans; D010684:Philosophy