RACHAEL WISEMAN: Children think that pigs are as deserving of kindness as dogs and cats, and as readily condemn cruelty to hamsters as cruelty to other children, a recent study has shown. The moral hierarchy of animals – with humans at the top, followed by pets, farm animals and pests – that governs much of … Continue reading THE PHILOSOPHERS’ GROAN: These philosophers could help us rediscover our place among other animals