December 5, 2014: Dallas Rising--Animal Rights Activist--Ethics and Animals: Examining the Moral Status of Non-human Animals

 

Ethics and Animals: Examining the Moral Status of Non-human Animals

 

At no other time in history has the question of humans' obligation to other animals been more seriously considered. With over 56 billion land animals being killed for human consumption annually, global rapid species extinction and climate change, Americans spending over 55 billion dollars on their pets in 2013, and animal rights and environmental activists labeled the number one domestic terror threat by the FBI, it's clear that our relationship with other species is significant. Dallas Rising, Executive Director of the Animal Rights Coalition, will clarify why an increasing number of people are calling for a radical shift in the way we, as a species, engage with the rest of the animal kingdom on Earth.