An ethic of intervention

Abstract

The article argues that animal suffering is a pressing moral concern that requires intervention from humans, a species with the capacity to significantly reduce it. Humans have a moral obligation to alleviate suffering in nature, and the only acceptable action is to intervene and improve the conditions for non-human animals. The article proposes a vision of a future in which animal agriculture is eliminated, diseases eradicated, and wild animals live in comfort and freedom. It argues that this is not a fantasy but a viable option, and that our current inaction toward animal suffering is a moral failure. – AI-generated abstract.