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Argument: Animals should be treated as we would want to be treated
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Supporting quotations
Christine Stevens - "The basis of all animal rights should be the Golden Rule: we should treat them as we would wish them to treat us, were any other species in our dominant position."[1]
George Bernard Shaw - "If a group of beings from another planet were to land on Earth - beings who considered themselves as superior to you as you feel yourself to be to other animals - would you concede them the rights over you that you assume over other animals?"[2]
