Pig welfare – from René Descartes until now

Seen in Dutch media recently – an interesting approach to the animal rights discussion. Philosopher Erno Eskens wrote in De Volkskrant about the history of perception of animals – and how this has evolved into the sometimes explosive situation of nowadays. Speaking was not an extremist or animal welfarist, but a philosophical scientist – and in this quality he made some interesting remarks. Key in Eskens’ essay is a walk through the ages – he draws a history of animal rights, from