@article{437718,
      author = {Linzey, Andrew.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/437718},
      title = {Why animal suffering matters : philosophy, theology, and  practical ethics /},
      publisher = {Oxford University Press,},
      abstract = {Andrew Linzey, the father of 'animal theology' grounds his  arguments not on "animal rights" or on a secondary moral  significance to animals, but on man's ethical  responsibility towards innocent, defenseless, and  vulnerable animals who are considered different or lower  than us. The irrational and linguistic deficiencies, the  alleged lack of moral agency, or even self-awareness  compared to mature humanity are rational grounds for  ethical concern by the mere fact that their undeserved  suffering cannot be assumed to be any less than human  suffering, since the significance of their suffering must  be reckoned in their own terms, not ours. His central point  is that, we cannot continue to privilege human suffering,  but we must recognize that even animal differences argue  for treating them with the care and concern we extend for  our very young. Abused animals deserve special moral  solicitude just as abused infants do who, though dependent  on us for their welfare, can neither articulate or  represent themselves.},
      recid = {437718},
      pages = {xii, 206 p. ;},
      address = {Oxford ;},
      year = {2009},
}