Research On The Ethic Of Care Of Stray Animals In China

With the continuous expansion of urban scale in China,more and more urban residents choose to keep pets to meet the needs of emotional companionship.In sharp contrast to the pet trend,the phenomenon of pet abandonment continues to occur,abandoned pets enter the urban outdoor space and become stray animals;in addition,a large number of animals that cannot be raised in the process of rural urbanization have also become stray animals.These abandoned animals continue to multiply in the process of wandering,resulting in an increasing number of stray animals.Due to the lack of protection of stray animals,they are often killed wantonly,which will not only cause harm to stray animals,but also cause secondary harm to the hearts of people who have observed the abuse and killing of stray animals.Therefore,the protection of stray animals has gradually attracted attention from all walks of life.Caring for and protecting stray animals is not only the common obligation of the government,society and citizens,but also the requirement of the harmonious development of human and nature.The care and protection of stray animals is a complex project,and animal ethics is an important theoretical basis for the implementation of this project.Non-anthropocentrism brings animals into the category of ethical care.On this basis,Tom Reagan’s theory of animal rights holds that,on the one hand,stray animals with perceptual ability should be given certain moral status and moral considerations;on the other hand,both human beings and stray animals are the subject of life.have equal inherent value.Tom Reagan’s animal rights theory emphasizes that stray animals also have certain rights,but animal rights are different from human rights,animals only have rights relative to human beings.Through the theoretical analysis of animal rights,it can be concluded and advocated that stray animals enjoy the right to be respected and not hurt,and people need to have the direct obligation to respect and not to harm stray animals.Combining the theory of animal rights with practice,in the practice of caring for and protecting stray animals,we can take the principle of respect for life,the principle of being kind to life and the principle of reverence for life as the guidance of practice.take the ethical guidance,rescue institutions to establish and constantly explore new stray animal care practice model as the implementation policy,so that stray animals are cared for and achieve the ultimate goal that stray animals no longer stray.