On Fri, 02 Feb 2018 09:19:16 +0100, Paul Schlyter
wrote:

On Thu, 01 Feb 2018 07:31:32 -0700, Chris L Peterson
wrote:
Just calling them "rights" could imply that they also apply to
non-human such as animals.

I don't believe it makes sense to consider non-sentient entities as
having rights. You need to understand the concept of rights to have

However, you can get punished for torturing e.g. your dog. So some
non-sentinent but living entities do have some rights according to
law, even if those rights aren't human rights.

A law against cruelty to animals does not mean that animals have
rights.