All Animals Are Equal Peter Singer Conclusion. If non human animals have such interests, they must be given equal consideration specieism giving less weight to the interests of a certain group than we give to the interests of other groups based on morally irrelevant distinctions (group membership, physical differences). In doing so, he is not making the claim that these animals are equal in their capacities, such as reasoning, appearance, ability, or opportunities.

Once we properly understand the idea of moral equality, there is no reason to deny that sentient animals have interests that are equal to human interests. Some will reject singer’s conclusion because it has. The classic instance is the black liberation movement, which

Argument for main conclusion 1] beings have interests just in case they are capable of suffering.

Most modern humans are speciesist, as shown by various common practices involving eating, raising, and experimenting on animals. All page numbers refer to the article. It owes much to the work of philosopher peter singer and his 1975 book 'animal liberation'. All animals are equal by peter singer from: