Elephant 4

     The main theme that emerged from all the sources and writing on elephants is their treatment by humans and the debate of animal rights and liberation. I will have to say that I am surprised that that was the main theme that came out of this paper as that was not the intention when the paper was first thought of. The sources used seem to have guided and lead to this being the main theme of the paper even though it was unintended. I tend to agree with Peter Singer that there is a difference between animal rights and animal liberation.  The main idea is that animals should not be treated in a manner less than humans in that we are all living creatures. Animals are to be treated fairly and taken care of and not be kept in captivity. Singer when he speaks on liberation is referring more to animals been either kept in captivity or raised in questionable conditions for human consumption.

            One might argue that we as humans are above other animals because we can convey conscious thoughts and recognizes other beings also. Humans because we are considered ruler of other animals are entitled to capture and breed for consumption other animals. Others will disagree with that argument and so the discussion will continue and people will continue to have their own opinions and arguments to support their stance. I for one am not a vegetarian; I do eat meat so I am not arguing that animals should not be consumed. One only has look in nature to see specie consuming another it is the way of survival. What I will argue is that there acceptable ways of treating animals even those raised for consumption.