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...... Charles Darwin, meanwhile, believed that many non-human animals possess the power of abstract thought and can form general concepts (Taylor, p. 51). Darwin also believed that animals exhibit morality in a sense because they have social instincts, including parental and filial affection [Which] lead an animal to take pleasure in the company of its fellows, to feel sympathy for them, and to perform services for them (Taylor, p. 51). Many animals, including birds, sympathize with each others distress or danger, Darwin believed; hence, the legendary author of evolutionary theories was diametrically opposite of Aristotle when it came to morality and animals

B. Why is This Issue Important?

This issue is important for several reasons, including moral, ethical, ecological / environmental, and health-related reasons. Jeffrey Masson (Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food) points out (p. 33) that Strange as it seems humans are the only species on earth that do not have an instinctive ability to know what food we should eat to stay health. All other animals do understand (instinctively) what food is necessary for them, Masson writes, and yet humans, the superior species, do not know what is best for them and worse yet, humans are

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