Furthermore, animals are bred and raised for the purpose of being slaughtered and used as food and clothing by humans. Animals do not have the ability to reason, and therefore do not raise us for their source of food. Another point that was made was that we are in fact the inferior ones because we have to kill them to survive. I am not for the mistreatment of animals, and I do believe that any step towards better treatment is a step in the right direction. I will not, however, stop wearing leather or eating meat.
Animals are here to serve people.
They were, are and always will be a food and clothing source. Following this train of thought, one would have to conclude that plants have rights, too. It has been a widely-known fact that plants grow better when they are talked to. Also, there have been studies done to prove that they react not only to humans, but to other plants and animals as well. I can not bring myself to give up my dinner salad to think about how all the other little salads must feel.