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Intrinsic value in animal ethics

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190:-argument in a statement concerning the protection of animals (CRM, 1981). At that time, a principle was formulated that allowed for the possibility that, in some cases, the interests of animals might prevail over and above those of science and industry. The interests of the animal involved health and well-being as experienced by the animals themselves, independent from considerations concerning their suitability for human use. It was now claimed that animals have an 131:
Notably during the 1960s and 1970s, pressure groups started to argue on behalf of the interests of animals kept in laboratories and farms. They expressed their discontent with laws that protected the institutional cruelty of the animal exploitation industries while only prohibiting selected acts of individual cruelty in certain situations. They called for new forms of legislation that would protect animals for non-
119:. After this development, many other countries followed suit with similar laws, especially in the second half of the 20th century. These laws did not challenge the idea that other animals are resources for human use and they only limited those acts of cruelty which (a) had few economic or social repercussions, and (b) were offensive to human sensibilities (the so-called 409:) that it is useless to ethical theory. Of the fourth, attitudinal or intuitionistic interpretation, one can say that it is indiscriminate of sentience or interests, and could be used for any kind of (natural, cultural or abstract) entity worth protecting (including species, cultures, languages, historical buildings or sites, etc.). 130:
During the second half of the 20th century, the intensification of cattle breeding, the growth of pig and chicken factory farming, and the increased use of animals in harmful laboratory experiments provoked fierce debates in which the negative consequences for the animals themselves became an issue.
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Although the interests of animals often conflict with the demands of society, society remains responsible for the welfare of the animals involved. Considerations regarding animal welfare ought to be based on veterinary, scientific and ethological norms, but not on sentiment. And although animals do
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During the 1970s and 1980s, the criticism regarding the living conditions of farm and laboratory animals was reexamined in other social debates, notably the discussions concerning the protection of the (natural) environment and the ones concerning the development of new breeding techniques. Due to
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referred to intrinsic value in 1981: "Acknowledgment of the intrinsic value of animals means that animals have value in their own right and as a consequence, their interests are no longer automatically subordinate to man's interests." This acknowledgement has stirred a debate on what it
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research into the behaviour of animals in captivity made it clear that the intensive use of animals had negative effects on the animal's health and well-being. Nevertheless, concern for the well-being of animals had to be purged from
127:: they generally prioritized human economic and recreational interests, such as farming, fishing and blood sports, over animal suffering—that is, they favoured the animals' instrumental values over their intrinsic ones. 178:
this broadening of the issues, other objections against the use of animals for scientific or economic reasons emerged. The instrumental use of the animals, it was said, is hard to reconcile with their
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Developments within the field of biotechnology broadened the scope of the debate on the moral status of animals even more. After the controversy concerning the transgenic bull Herman and the
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Moral attitudes towards animals in the West (as expressed in public debate and legislation) have changed considerably over time. Britain's first anti-cruelty laws were introduced in the
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or extrinsic values. Instrumental value is the value that others confer on an animal (or on any other entity) because of its value as a resource (e.g. as property, labour, food, fibre, "
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not only refers to the animal's welfare, but also to the moral attitude society takes towards animals (or nature). For some, this stance means a return to the
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animal comes from within itself. It is the value it places on its own existence. Intrinsic value exists wherever there are beings that value themselves.
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This article is about application of a general concept to the context of animal rights. For a more general philosophical theory, see
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This article is about human concern for animals. For rules of conduct between animals and other animal behaviour, see
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Cock Buning, Tj. (2006). "Empirisch onderzoek naar morele oordeelsvorming bij genetische modificatie van dieren,"
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In these discussions (of the moral relevance of the animal's welfare) two key issues were involved. Firstly, the
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The core issue in the debate over intrinsic value of animals remains between utilitarianists and deontologists
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van der Tuuk, Edward. "Intrinsic value & the struggle against anthropocentrism", in Dol, Marcel et al.
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in relation to the moral status of animals, is the diversity of meanings and connotations associated with
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Taylor (1996) "Forms of capital and intrinsic value," Chemosphere (1996) Vol. 33, No. 9, pp. 1801-1811.
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Value a sentient being confers on itself by desiring its own lived experience as an end in itself
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The ethics of animal research. Talking Point on the use of animals in scientific research
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not have fundamental rights, human beings have certain moral obligations towards them.
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project of GenePharming, modern biotechnology has almost become synonymous with
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http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1991/0069/latest/whole.html#DLM230267
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of animals became an issue in its own right. Many felt that there was more to
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Ethical and Scientific Considerations Regarding Animal Testing and Research
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Intrinsic value is considered self-ascribed, all animals have it, unlike
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https://www.academia.edu/25475674/FORMS_OF_CAPITAL_AND_INTRINSIC_VALUES
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knowledge, and defines corresponding human obligations (see also
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than merely the concern for the animal's welfare. Since then,
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respect for all living beings, regardless of qualities like
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The phrase "intrinsic value" (often used synonymously with
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Index

Intrinsic value (animal ethics)
Ethology
Intrinsic value (ethics)
sentient
instrumental
ecosystem services
animal rights
entails
animal husbandry
animal breeding
vivisection
animal testing
biotechnology
Cruelty to Animals Act 1835
Offence principle
anthropocentric
anthropocentric
Harm principle
Offence principle
ethological
anthropomorphism
sentimentalism
intrinsic value
intrinsic value
lactoferrin
genetic engineering
intrinsic value
intrinsic value
intrinsic value
Offence principle

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