@Fil Albuquerque,
Of course, individuals, nonhumans or humans, who are self aware of their existence, posses a certain level of intelligence to partake in rationalization that allows for a concept of morality.
Regarding empathy as the main pillars of morality, well that is just jumping the gun. Further empirical confirmation and philosophical clarification is needed to fully understand how empathy/sympathy as a non-moral emotional phenomenon provides a motivational basis for moral principles.
It has also been argued that evidence from autistic individuals, whose empathic capacities are diminished, does not support the claim that empathy is necessary for moral agency. It rather suggests that empathy plays a contingent role in the normal development of a moral agent in making it easier to live up to moral standards.