Overview of standpoints on animal rights and factory farming |
Our opinions in the form of one linersEvery statement is on a card. Click a card to see why we think so; on the back you will find a link to the article that explains it further. Play the quote game: who said it? →Random statement Basic assumptions for animal rightsWhy do we think so? A summary of the many reasons why animals have the right to freedom and we should recognize that. Read more: freedom Why do we think so? Freedom is the best foundation for animal rights. This article explains why other concepts are less suitable. Read more: rights Why do we think so? Which ways of keeping and eating animals are ethically acceptable? An ethical scale for chickens, pigs and fish, based on freedom as the principle. Involvement: feeling pity with an animal in disstress. How do we keep compassion, reason and feeling focused on a solution? Read more: ethics · compassion Why do we think so? People support unknowingly farmers through taxes. The taxpayer unknowingly contributes to the exploitation of nature and animal suffering. Read more: economic gain Why do we think so? What is that innerfreedom of man, that leads to better living conditions for animals. Because of the global consequences and the miserable condition farm animals live in, it is wise to cut down on meat consumption. Read more: quality of life · kill animals Why do we think so? Freedom is the best foundation for animal rights. This article explains why other concepts are less suitable. Read more: animal rights. Why do we think so? When politicians and administrators do not adhere to principles with regard to animals, politics neglects a moral obligation. Read more: Political policies Why do we think so? Export of animal products produces causes a lot of misery. After all, you can only compete with overproduction. Read more: Limiting export Why do we think so? Export of animal products produces a lot of animal and environmental misery. Read more: import Why do we think so? Some reasons for having pets are just not right. Please consider carefully before taking a pet. Read more: selfish pleas Why do we think so? People support unknowingly farmers through taxes. The taxpayer unknowingly contributes to the exploitation of nature and animal suffering. Read more: support from the government Why do we think so? We are all responsible for animal welfare. Will animal rights help people to deal more responsibly with the interests of animals? Read more: responsibility Problems with factory farmingWhy do we think so? Animal abuses in and around factory farming. Intensive livestock farming is wrong on many fronts. Read more: objections Why do we think so? Why do people act indifferent to animals? How can we persuade consumers to take animals into account when purchasing? Read more: arrogance Why do we think so? When politicians and administrators do not adhere to principles with regard to animals, politics neglects a moral obligation. Read more: government Why do we think so? Very few people are interested in the rights and wellbeing of animals in factory farms. Read more: Animals in factory farming Why do we think so? Freedom is the best foundation for animal rights. This article explains why other concepts are less suitable. Read more: animal rights Why do we think so? What is that innerfreedom of man, that leads to better living conditions for animals. Read more: non-freedom Why do we think so? Existential anxiety as a source of the underestimation of animal suffering and denial of injustice. Read more: Your own kind comes first Nobody is waiting to hear that every pig has its own unique personality. Information on cattle farmingWhy do we think so? How Dutch livestock farming turned into factory farming and what problems this has caused for animals, people and the environment. Read more: animal fodder industry Why do we think so? Photos of animal suffering in combination with a description of their miserable life Read more: calf Why do we think so? Freedom is the best foundation for animal rights. This article explains why other concepts are less suitable. Read more: animal rights Why do we think so? Why is the life of animals in factory farming improving so slowly? It is clear that making money comes at the expense of principles. Read more: too many people Why do we think so? Factory farming: can it be stopped? Better turned halfway through than completely lost. Read more: irresponsibly produced meat. Why do we think so? Export of animal products produces causes a lot of misery. After all, you can only compete with overproduction. Read more: Export Why do we think so? Export of animal products produces a lot of animal and environmental misery. Read more: Import restrictions Why do we think so? Compassion In World Farming has made a documentary about international transports: some lie dying Read more: International transports Various opinions Animal FreedomWhy do we think so? Which ways of keeping and eating animals are ethically acceptable? An ethical scale for chickens, pigs and fish, based on freedom as the principle. Read more: immoral Why do we think so? Muslims do not have to slaughter sheep for the sacrificial feast. There are cheap and harmless alternatives for ritual slaughter of sheeps. Read more: Islamic feast of the sacrifice Why do we think so? Some reasons for having pets are just not right. Please consider carefully before taking a pet. Read more: Every motive Why do we think so? Factory farming: can it be stopped? Better turned halfway through than completely lost. Read more: decrease of livestock. Why do we think so? Why do people act indifferent to animals? How can we persuade consumers to take animals into account when purchasing? Read more: indifference Why do we think so? The miserable life of Dutch pig farmers confronted with swine fever. But what about their animals? Read more: Pitying factory farmers Why do we think so? The way we treat animals has consequences for people in poorer countries. Exploitation of man and animals for economic reasons. Read more: slavery Why do we think so? Very few people are interested in the rights and wellbeing of animals in factory farms. Read more: losers Why do we think so? Locking up furbearing animals for a short life to harvest its fur is a crime. They also deserve freedom and respect. Read more: discriminated Why do we think so? These are some reasons for taking care about animal rights. Our way of dealing with animals has consequences far from us. Read more: form of pointless violence Why do we think so? Because of the global consequences and the miserable condition farm animals live in, it is wise to cut down on meat consumption. Many are responsible for the way we treat animals. Which part lies with the farmers? Read more: meat from factory farming · image of farmers. Why do we think so? In 2026 the Netherlands has 48,720 farms, 1.5 million dairy cows and 9.3 million pigs. Fewer farmers, more animals per farm. Figures from Statistics Netherlands. Read more: millions of animals Why do we think so? We are all responsible for animal welfare. Will animal rights help people to deal more responsibly with the interests of animals? Read more: responsible Why do we think so? Many are responsible for the way we treat animals. Which part lies with the farmers? Read more: to blame. Why do we think so? Do animals have intrinsic value? It seems so logical, but it's extremely ineffective. There is a powerful alternative: freedom. Read more: intrinsic value Why do we think so? Is the keeping pets justified? What are the consequences for yourself and the animal? Read more: pets Why do we think so? Some reasons for having pets are just not right. Please consider carefully before taking a pet. Read more: reason not to keep pets Why do we think so? Better to let go of attachments to animals. Animal lovers and especially anglers have a double attitude in this. Read more: Anglers Why do we think so? Export of animal products produces causes a lot of misery. After all, you can only compete with overproduction. Read more: export Why do we think so? Export of animal products produces a lot of animal and environmental misery. Read more: export position Why do we think so? In 2026 the Netherlands has 48,720 farms, 1.5 million dairy cows and 9.3 million pigs. Fewer farmers, more animals per farm. Figures from Statistics Netherlands. Read more: quantity Why do we think so? Myth: milk and animal experiments are essential for human health. Myths are perpetuated for economic reasons. Read more: Animal testing A cut up bureaucracy provides a fragmented policy. Why do we think so? People support unknowingly farmers through taxes. The taxpayer unknowingly contributes to the exploitation of nature and animal suffering. Read more: subsidies Why do we think so? When politicians and administrators do not adhere to principles with regard to animals, politics neglects a moral obligation. Read more: politicians Why do we think so? Very few people are interested in the rights and wellbeing of animals in factory farms. Read more: feelings Why do we think so? Locking up furbearing animals for a short life to harvest its fur is a crime. They also deserve freedom and respect. Read more: Fur-farms Why do we think so? Why it is wrong (as with humans) to make and keep animals dependent. To be dependent is not to be free. Read more: conflicting Means to an endWhy do we think so? Meat and dairy exports are related to animal suffering at home and abroad. After all, overproduction comes with disadvantages in many areas. Read more: No subsidies Why do we think so? Two people about unhealthy solutions in the form of Healthy sheep are slaughtered for nothing and Gangs 'doctor' rotten meat for the dinner table. Read more: criminal elements Why do we think so? When politicians and administrators do not adhere to principles with regard to animals, politics neglects a moral obligation. Read more: Politicians Why do we think so? Better to let go of attachments to animals. Animal lovers and especially anglers have a double attitude in this. Read more: attachment Why do we think so? Fishbein & Ajzen model of decision making behind the desicion to be vegan. Read more: decision-making process Real freedom, love and equality are characterized by their being given unconditionally, to man and animal. Why do we think so? What is that innerfreedom of man, that leads to better living conditions for animals. Why it is wrong (as with humans) to make and keep animals dependent. To be dependent is not to be free. Read more: mental growth and inner liberation · dependency Why do we think so? Examples of how to help improve the life of animals and stop factory farming. But also what you should leave out. Read more: start in your own country. Why do we think so? Examples of how to help improve the life of animals and stop factory farming. But also what you should leave out. Read more: yourself Why do we think so? Export of animal products produces a lot of animal and environmental misery. Read more: stop to export Why do we think so? Products from vaccinated animals often cannot be exported. The desire to export harms animal welfare. Read more: vaccinating Why do we think so? What stimulates a durable society? Then you know the effect of your behavior on the space you leave for others. Read more: durable society |
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