Rethinking Animal Consciousness Research to Prioritize Well-Being.
Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics : CQ : the international journal of healthcare ethics committees April 1, 2025 Liv Baker, Barbara J King, William S Lynn
The authors critique the NY Declaration on Animal Consciousness, which does not denounce continued captivity and invasive research in the pursuit of animal consciousness markers. They argue that such research often increases animal suffering by accepting harmful practices. Instead, they propose a nonanthropocentric, ethical framework aligned with the Belmont Report's principle of beneficence,...