There have been many attempts to validate the argument against animal rights. It has been perceived that humans are separate beings from animals not only on a physical level, but also through rational autonomy and morality. However, there is a forgotten aspect to this topic. There are many people within society who do not possess these qualities, including the mentally disabled and children (Singer). This creates the assumption that considering animals as devoid of rights is implying that mentally disabled people and children also lack rights. In this way it can be assumed that the argument goes even further by stating that children and mentally disabled people are not human. The basis of the argument is that because animals lack rational autonomy and the ability to make moral decisions, they have no rights. . Using this position the argument further explains that it is in the best interests of the human race to experiment on animals. This utilitarian view, sacrificing one to save many in order to advance, is believed to be a better alternative to sacrificing none. As a result of this belief, this argument assumes that it is the obligation of mankind to sacrifice animals to animal testing for the benefit of humans. This argument creates the assumption that animals should not be accorded the same consideration as humans. If this argument is to be made within society, it must be considered equally applied between organisms with the capacity to have rational autonomy and morality and organisms incapable of doing so. have rational autonomy and morality. In the argument it is said that all human beings have the ability to be independent and moral, so one must understand that children and mentally disabled are not hu...... middle of paper ......d are not considered to be devoid of moral rights then it is impossible to say that animals are. In conclusion it can be assumed that animals deserve equal consideration just like humans; because the question of what moral rights some human beings deserve can still be controversial. Although animals do not have the cognitive capacity to be rationally autonomous or moral, they are still living organisms and deserve rights just as much as children or the mentally disabled. Works Cited Cohen, Carl. “The Case Against Animal Rights.” The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature. By Louis P. Pojman and Lewis Vaughn. Fourth ed. New York: Oxford UP, 2011. Print.Singer, Peter. “Animal Liberation: All Animals Are Equal” “The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature. By Louis P. Pojman and Lewis Vaughn. Fourth ed. New York: Oxford UP, 2011. Print.