>I've generally been opposed to the whole concept of animal "rights", as opposed to having laws that prevent humans from abusing animals, which I support. Animals having "rights" would seem to imply that we have a duty to protect animals in the wild, which we can't do, and, more importantly, don't want to do: many conservationists would be strongly opposed to us preventing predators from killing prey in the wild.

I recommend this paper:

https://was-research.org/writing-by-others/legal-personhood-...