Animal rights
The following argument about animal rights is one which uses deontology: Since there are no universal objective rights even for humans, it stands to reason that animals do not have any rights either. Besides, any "right" is provided by a collective agreement among people with free will, those capable of making rational decisions. There is no evidence that animals act on anything other than instinct; therefore, any talk of "animal rights" is misguided.
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