In the Case of Animals Vs. Man, we can see that both the humans and the animals are posing good arguments, but at the end the animals are providing stronger evidence. The human arguments seem more like statements that set them up to be countered by the animals because they provide little to no evidence to back up their points. Therefore, giving the animals a chance to respond with well supported answers that makes the humans look completely wrong. Throughout the fable we can see many examples of this from different animals.
One animal that makes good argumentative points is the delegate of the beasts of prey, the jackal. For example, in chapter 31 the humans try to argue that they are masters and the animals slave by saying that they have fine clothing and garments while the animals have very coarse clothing and rough hides. Where the jackal then replied with, ”Why, he cited among their merits this and that article of fine clothing and soft covering. Tell me, human, would you have any of the things you boast of had you not taken them from others, from other animals, by force?’”(pg. 260). The jackal is making a good point by saying if it weren’t for the animals they would not have any of these fine clothing that they boast of. Also the jackal says that the humans take part in the work of a slave where they have to work to get the hides of the animals ready to be worn, but are hurting their body over time until they die, which the jackal says is a punishment from God for killing the animals. This is not the only time that the animals respond with a great answer.
The delegate of the carnivores is also able to defend the animals when the humans say, “‘Because, of all the parties gathered here, none is wickeder than you, O predators. None is more heartless, useless or noxious, none is more ravenous or bloodthirsty!’”(pg. 262). Where they then reply with a strong statement, “Said the delegate of the carnivores, ‘We learned this from you. We modelled our actions on your treatment of these beasts.’”(pg. 262). Here the animals have a clear explanation of how the humans have made them reframe from their old ways of life. The animals said that before the creation of Adam and his children they had no need to hunt and kill other animals because there were naturally already enough carcasses for them to eat. Showing us that the humans actions have caused the animals to change their ways and when they are just trying to survive they become labeled as evil merciless beasts. Overall, the animals have shown that they have evidence in order to back up statements that they make and to be able to counter the statements of the humans.
-Francisco Alonso
Environmental Justice in Beast Fables 
Hi Francisco. I enjoyed your take on how the human’s arguments are far more like statements, with none of them being backed up by evidence. Especially with the carnivores, with them bringing up the very ancient history that no human can fight against, quickly shooting down the blame humans tried to put upon them. Overall, it is a very sound argument in favor of the animals, showing just how thought out and prepared they were to win their case. However, I do wish you had expanded on your first point, when you mentioned how humans act like slaves when they make all of those rich clothes. It would have made your argument stronger by showing the humans toiling away and becoming the slaves they see the animals as. How humans treat each other horribly and toil their bodies away for only a few to enjoy, making them inseparable from the animals they are trying to keep enslaved. -Arlette Zerafin