We have all had an animal that has been near and dear to heart, whether it is a dog, a cat, a horse or any other type of nonhuman animal. Most of us cared for these animals as if they were a child or even a sibling but we never really take into consideration if we are doing the right thing. In our eyes and in the eyes of utilitarianism we are doing the right thing because in utilitarianism the right thing is to minimize the suffering and pain, and to maximize the pleasure and happiness of all interested parties in a given situation. However, in the view of Kantianism, the belief was that we only owe ethical duties to rational beings and animals are not rational. In Kantianism they also believed that we should avoid being cruel to animals because we might develop cruel habits that we would inflict on others. By understanding the different ideals, I will be able to formulate a well put together piece that coherently summarizes the arguments made by both sides and I will also be able to provide my own argument. When comparing these two views, they both have somewhat similar ideals but yet they also have very small key differences. The entire idea of the utilitarian belief is that an action is only right if it benefits the majority of the people. The ideas of utilitarianism were best supported by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. Both of these men had utilitarian beliefs; however some of their values of the belief were different. As stated above, the belief on animals was that the right thing was to treat them like you would treat another human. They believed that if a person treated an animal poorly then that human would gain those traits of the poor behavior and then they could treat another human just like they treated that animal. To elaborated more on this Mill would’ve believed that as being human, we know how to estimate the pleasures and pains of others and that includes animals. On the other hand Jeremy Bentham argued that even though an animal doesn’t have the ability to reason, they have the reason to suffer. Therefore, by being able to suffer animals should be treated with care in mind. Nonetheless, Bentham also included that in the case of animal being killed for food or in the defense of a human life, killing an animal is okay as long as the animal was not made to suffer unnecessarily. For animal rights the utilitarian view is positive and ver