Justifying Animal RightsIn this society, it is legal for all individuals to enjoy the fundamental rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As stated, this only benefits humans, where humans rule the world. So where do animal rights come from? Many people don't understand animal rights, or how we should treat them equally, or why. Through animal research and experimentation, humans obtain benefits and gains in obscene and inhumane ways; poor animals suffer pain and distress, even though they have moral status and rights. A right is a particular way of protecting interests; to say that an interest is protected by a right is to say that the interest is protected against ignorance. or violated simply because it will benefit someone else. So, what are animal rights? Animal rights is the idea that animals have the same rights as humans, to live without voting rights, just as important as living individuals, and with the same moral status as humans. According to Doris Lin, an animal rights attorney and vice president of legal affairs for the Bear Education and Resource Group, “they have the right not to be oppressed, confined, used or abused by humans.” However, rights are not absolute in the sense that their protection knows no exceptions. David DeGrazia, author of numerous scientific works on animal rights dealing with ethical and philosophical issues, explained that animal rights may be unfamiliar to most people due to the daily abuse and killing of animals considered socially acceptable. and unconsciously ignored due to normal life. -daily activities and even festivals with animal massacres for fun. (12) Animal abuse can range from experimenting and testing on animals... middle of article ...... from an animal rights perspective, animals, like humans, have rights in the sense of the “sense of utility which prevails”. The feeling of usefulness trumps a vital interest that we must not ignore, even in order to maximize utility for society. (Animal Rights, 20) Billions of animals are slaughtered, abused and injured every year; causing them enormous amounts of pain, suffering and distress. It is wrong for humans to cause prolonged harm to animals without compelling reason, on the grounds that they have moral status. We have obligations to animals, and these are not simply based on human interests. However, questions of moral status and equal consideration are far more fundamental and have far-reaching practical impact, as DeGrazia stated. (38) Animals have as much moral status and rights as humans, and certainly deserve our consideration in their lives..