The Priority of Humanity – Exploring Why Humans are Always Prioritized

Without being aware of it, our daily decisions and attitudes towards animals are heavily impacted by animal law. Three major drawbacks exist with animal legislation. One is that animals always come out worse because they’re treated as possessions; another is they don’t enjoy legal rights for themselves and finally prosecutions aren’t taken seriously, with paltry fines and punishments given for violations against animals compared with what happens with humans; all three send messages that it is okay for us to treat animals poorly because human interests will always come first.

At its core, property has no right over humans; thus when disputes arise between individuals over ownership, the outcome is predictable and predetermined.

Historely, livestock was raised for food production while wild animals were protected as hunting targets, yet each were owned or otherwise belonged to someone and, eventually, animals became legally recognised as property. Since property cannot have rights over humans in conflicts that arise between these entities and individuals, any disputes were quickly settled with one side winning out – creating an outlook so deeply entrenched that even now we find it impossible to see things otherwise.

Many individuals believe that animals should possess the basic right not to be treated as commodities and compare this issue with slavery or feminism – both movements were historically oppressive to women and have much in common when it comes to animal treatment worldwide. Unfortunately, animals remain secondary to humans in terms of legal protection from harm being caused while it benefits us – this being one of the main drivers behind animal rights movements’ creation.

Animals always come second in our considerations as humans would never condone sacrificing one species to save another.

Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 this premise remains, while older UK laws such as Criminal Damages Act 1971 and Sale of Goods Act 1979 still classify animals as property, but at least distinguishes them as living entities and treated them accordingly. Animal law’s classification as goods and chattels has long been seen as keeping animals subjugated; its removal would make exploitation virtually impossible – though its removal might still have significant ramifications on society itself and thus might never occur due to such significant impacts being felt immediately by us all.

Animals always come second in any situation or circumstance as humans simply could never do what it would take to save an animal at the expense of one of our own species; but more can be done to safeguard animals against our mistakes – something which many fail to realize and which rightly upsets animal rights activists.