Problem

Discrimination against non-human species

Other Names:
Prejudice against other animals
Speciesism
Nature:

Homo sapiens has a tendency to assume itself to be overwhelmingly superior to all other species, having the right to kill, mutilate and enslave the others at will. Speciesism has been defined as the high barrier placed by man between the human species and all the rest of the animal species.

Broader Problems:
Prejudice
Fear of nature
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 15: Life on Land
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST