A pragmatic synthesis may involve a “sliding scale” of rights based on cognitive complexity: great apes, cetaceans, and elephants might be granted basic personhood rights (bodily liberty, not being killed), while farmed animals receive strong welfare protections that eventually phase out the most invasive uses.
A pragmatic synthesis may involve a “sliding scale” of rights based on cognitive complexity: great apes, cetaceans, and elephants might be granted basic personhood rights (bodily liberty, not being killed), while farmed animals receive strong welfare protections that eventually phase out the most invasive uses.