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Choose a topic. Then you will see a few questions. Is one of them your question? Then read the article that goes with it.

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Why animal rights?

Do you recognise yourself in one of these questions?

• Why should animals have rights if they do not know what rights are? Read Animal rights and the theory behind it.
• Why is freedom the basis, for humans and for animals alike? Read Freedom is a basic animal right just as it is for us.
• Do you often hear about the "intrinsic value" of animals and wonder what it actually achieves? Read Do animals have intrinsic value?
• Do you want to see in a diagram of a dairy farm why intrinsic value cannot carry animal rights? Read Why do animals have rights? Not because of intrinsic value.
• Do you know Singer, Regan or Francione? Do you want to know why Animal Freedom sees it differently? Read Freedom, not similarity, is the basis for animal rights.
• How do you love an animal without holding on to it? Read What does respect for animals mean? Involvement and distance.
• Is it all right to eat meat if the animal had a good life? Read Is it correct and wise to eat animals?
• Which old "truths" are used to justify the use of animals? Read Untruths that cause animal suffering.
• Are your views close to those of Animal Freedom? Take the opinion test.Test

Where does this go wrong in practice? See the questions about factory farming →

What is wrong with factory farming?

Do you recognise yourself in one of these questions?

• What goes wrong most for each species, from pigs to fish? Read The worst abuses in factory farming.
• How old can a cow get? How old is she at slaughter? Read How old does a cow get? Natural lifespan and age at slaughter.
• Do the "five freedoms" in the law really give farm animals freedom? Read The five freedoms of animals: what they are and what the law says.
• What does a life in a bare shed do to an animal? Read Lack of freedom, too much boredom and addiction.
• How many animals are slaughtered worldwide every second? Read How many animals are slaughtered worldwide every second?
• How did factory farming grow so big? Can it still be stopped? Read Factory farming: how did it come into existence?
• Is it true that factory farming feeds the world? Read Animal Freedom's opinion on factory farming methods.
• How much do you already know about life in the shed? Take the test Do you know how animals are kept in factory farming?Test

What can you do about it yourself? See the questions about what you can do →

Think and discuss

Do you recognise yourself in one of these questions?

• Are you young and do you have questions about animals? Short answers, for school too. Read Questions on animal rights answered for kids.
• Which kinds of arguments are used to defend animal abuse? Why do they not hold? Read Every type of arguments that lead to animal abuse is false.
• Do you hear that hunting is natural or keeps nature in balance? Read Fallacies surrounding the defence of hunting for pleasure.
• Is factory farming needed for the economy or for farmers' incomes? Read Non-valid arguments for maintaining factory farming.
• Do people who stand up for animals also use weak arguments? Read Non-valid arguments for taking animal rights too seriously.
• Are humans really superior to other species? Titus Rivas compares our body and mind with those of animals. Read Are humans superior to other species?
• How does Gary Francione explain his own view? An interview from 2002. Animal Freedom sees it differently. Read An interview with Professor Gary L. Francione.
• Can you spot a false argument? Play the game Which fallacy is this?Game

Where does this go wrong in practice? See the questions about factory farming →

What can I do?

First want to know what goes wrong? See the questions about factory farming →

Do you recognise yourself in one of these questions?

• What can you do today, or rather stop doing, in the shop and at home? Read What you can do for animals yourself.
• What can you do as a voter, customer or neighbour? Read What you can do (yourself) to stop factory farming.
• What does eating meat mean for the climate, nature and world hunger? Read Eating meat: the consequences for animals, environment, climate and world food.
• What do you gain yourself when you take animal rights seriously? Read What does taking animal rights seriously give you?
• Does helping animals take effort at first? What makes a campaign for animals work? Read The fun of helping animals.
• Why is eating less meat easier said than done? Read Why don't more people go vegan? A psychological model.
• Looking for something tasty without meat for the barbecue? Read Tasty and responsible vegetarian barbecue recipes.
• Where are you on the road from meat eater to vegan? Take the test Compare your views on the use of animals.Test