Spiegel's Comparison Between Animal And Human Slavery

I believe that Spiegel’s comparison between animal and human slavery is both fair and unfair. She has some points, but, possibly because of connotation, the two still seem different. However, in the technical sense, all forms fall under the definition of slavery. Slavery is the practice of owning living beings. These beings are property and are stripped of freedom. Human slave, before they were freed in America, were forced to carry out household work that the owner did not want to complete. They received less than optimal living conditions and some were raped. The slaves were beaten if they acted out or did not complete the work up to the owner’s standards. Animals are kept in an enclosed area and commonly do not receive the proper food. Their living spaces are rarely

Human slavery was one species owning members of the same species. Humans can understand the language and facial expressions of other humans, which is still missing between human and animal relationships. Humans, who own other humans, have full knowledge of how they’re harming the other human. They knowledgeably beat their human property until they submit to whatever the owner wants. On the other hand, animals are a different species, who at the current time, humans can never fully understand their emotions or thoughts. Our current knowledge of an animal’s emotional range comes from studies where we assume what they’re thinking based physical actions. In the Bible, in Genesis, God gave humans dominion over animals; however, He never gave humans dominion over other humans. Though through definition they are both types of slavery, I would not go as far to say that they are the same. There are many similarities, depending on what the animals are being used for, farms versus zoos, but there are still many differences where these two forms of slavery should be viewed as two different