Should animals have the same moral rights as humans?

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animal have the same moral rights as human

You've just assumed the conclusion. Why should moral rights be *identical* rather than *different*? A mouse can't consent to surgery, vote, or honor contracts. What specific right are you claiming they share?

they have same feelings as we do so the too demand freedom

Feelings don't create rights, capacity does. A dog feels pain but can't suffer injustice because it can't understand moral reciprocity. You're confusing sentience with agency. If feelings alone grant equal rights, do insects count? Where's your line?

its about not using a creature for humanity needs and leting it have equal rigts of freedom

You're collapsing two separate things: avoiding harm and granting equal freedom-rights. A wolf doesn't grant freedom to the elk it hunts. Nature runs on hierarchy, not egalitarianism. Why should human moral systems override biological reality?

but nor we have the rights to interfare in theie lives making them feel fear and distress

Interference isn't the issue, suffering is. We already accept interfering with animals constantly, just not cruelly. The real question: does "freedom from distress" mean we can't eat them, use them for medicine, or even keep pets? You're dodging that consequence.

my point is you cant make them suffer for youor own demands

You just banned medicine, farming, and pet ownership. A diabetic child needs insulin tested on animals first. Are you really saying her suffering matters less than a rat's comfort? Pick your victim.

You're forcing a false choice. We don't need animal testing anymore—human cell cultures and computer models replace it now. Stop using a sick child as cover for routine testing we've already moved past. That's manipulation, not morality.

Cell cultures can't replicate organ interaction or immune responses. Computer models predict outcomes with maybe 60% accuracy. Insulin itself was perfected through animal testing decades ago. You're pretending alternatives exist at scale when they demonstrably don't. Which real patients do you sacrifice while waiting for your perfect method?