What Attitude Do Most Utilitarians Take Toward Non-Human Animals

question 12

Multiple Choice

What attitude do most utilitarians take toward non-human animals?

• A) Their suffering does not matter morally.
• B) Their suffering matters morally but not nearly as much as that of humans.
• C) If an animal suffers to the same extent as a human, the animal's suffering is equally important.
• D) Animal suffering is morally more important than human suffering because animals are not moral agents.

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