Topic > Animal cruelty in the book 1984 - 1238

In fact it does not matter whether it is a human being or an animal, but at least a human being can defend himself through actions and has inalienable rights. Yet these animals are put down if they try to act against their handlers. On the other hand, perhaps this form of slavery could be beneficial if very specific points were made. First of all, the captured creatures would be orphans who would otherwise be left to die. Secondly, these creatures have actually trained themselves with positive reinforcement to promote honest treatment of these creatures. However, life in captivity is still slavery, but if these conditions were met, this would also bring great benefits to the animals. In the same way that Ingsoc spreads the propaganda “Freedom is slavery”, because with this notion those orphans would become extinct by themselves. And in slavery these creatures could receive food, care and, ultimately, a better life than in freedom. To clarify, only in this situation would those animals get some benefit in exchange for their freedom, because by default any life is better than none.