Expeditionary Questions

1. Do we have an ethical responsibility toward animals?

Yes, I think we do have an ethical responsibility toward animals. Human is a species in the animal kingdom. So, how come human could have the responsibility toward themselves but not animals. The behaviors of animals are really close to human being's. They also have intelligence quotient, just like us. These two examples can explain why we should have an ethical responsibility toward animals. Human are animals, we evolved from them. However, we should have, but we are not having an ethical responsibility toward animals. If we had, then we would not catch the animals in the cage and eat them. We will become vegetarians!

2. Do animals have emotions? Give examples if possible.

Yes, I do believe animals have emotions. From the long-term research of Jane Goodalls, she finds out that chimpanzees have identical emotions as human have. They cry, love, hug, kiss and scratch each others' back. In the film called Extinct, the gorillas ran out and tried to save the old man. That is emotion! I used to hear cats crying in my backyard. They cried loudly and sadly. One day, I brought a fish can for one of the cats, and it smiled to me. I was impressive. And then, it started singing to me in front of my house.