However, the rights theorist will immediately ask: What about the animals used to create the cell lines? (Fetal bovine serum, historically used to grow meat, requires harvesting blood from a pregnant cow's fetus). And what about the wild animals displaced by soy farming for plant-based alternatives?
Significant legal and social shifts have occurred recently, moving beyond basic welfare toward legal personhood. Animal Rights and Welfare - Drishti IAS However, the rights theorist will immediately ask: What
Animal welfare is a pragmatic, regulatory framework. The central tenet of the welfare position is that animals are sentient beings (they can feel pain, pleasure, fear, and distress) and therefore, humans have a moral obligation to prevent unnecessary suffering while using them for human purposes. Significant legal and social shifts have occurred recently,
A growing number of activists occupy a third space: "Vegan Welfare." They are personally vegan (abolitionist in diet) but support welfare legislation as a harm reduction strategy. They argue that while you cannot convince 8 billion people to go vegan overnight, you can force Tyson Foods to stop amputating pig tails without anesthetic (tail docking). Reducing cruelty now is better than perfect philosophy later. A growing number of activists occupy a third