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Which animals are people?

Asked by doggywuv (1041points) September 24th, 2009

I am using the word “animals” in the biological sense, meaning ” organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa”.

A person is a type of being with certain characteristics. What characteristics must a being have to be a person? and By your constructed definition of a person, which animals would therefore be people?

My answer:
A person is a being that needs to have consciousness, abstract thinking ability (intelligence), and to be part of a society. Examples are humans, elephants, cetaceans, and some monkeys.

Side note: Because I believe that people should have the right to live, if a non-human animal qualifies as a person, it should not be hunted!

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