Part one of term paper
In the study of animal rights we have compared the lives of animals to that of human beings, this comparison is known as speciesism. The term speciesism is best defined by Peter Singer as a "prejudice or attitude of bias toward the interests of members of ones own species against those of members of other species" (Singer 432). He furthers ...

Part two of term paper
... Since the category of animals is so broad, a value system needs to be accessed so that animals will gain equal consideration. By giving all species equal consideration we must look at how an individual species or group of species will be affected by the standard system. Furthermore, the standard value system that is devised takes into account the species feelings and also the species purpose in life, and thereby all is fair. Speciesism prevents us from valuing human life over animal life and it g ...