Are Animals Member of Moral Community? A Critical Study

The primary aim of this paper is to illustrate the ethical status of non-human animals. The main question is whether sentient animals have moral significance. In this piece, we aim to discuss various points both supporting and opposing the moral status of animals. A significant point of discussion is marginal cases. It is argued that sentient animals possess moral status based on their interests in their experiential well-being, though this status varies only in degree. This text examines two significant interest-driven perspectives: DeGrazia's view that sentient beings possess interests in continued existence and that these interests warrant suitable moral consideration. Likewise, McMahan's TRIA asserts that animals have their own interests. Ultimately, this paper concludes that the human-centered perspective on animal ethics should be replaced with a biocentric approach.