The author of “A brutal murder in a public place”, claims that the freedom and basic needs of animals should be recognized by humans. This coincides with animal rights as they promote the freedom and basic needs of animals. The author conveys this claim through the point of view of the bird, we can see this clearly when the bird is trapped and people glare or smile at its suffering while it cries out “Don’t just smile insanely or look away, bored - help me (Gates 25). Through its cries, we can see that the bird desperately wants to be recognized and helped. This also indicates that the bird…