...Do Animals Have the same Rights as Humans? Today millions of Americans and others around the world have pets. Whether it is a dog or cat, fish or bird, hamster or a mountain lion, owners love their pets. To many they are loved as one of the family and considered to possess the loving and functional qualities of a human. Unfortunately, any way these people like to view their animals, does not change the fact that they are still in fact animals. Animals do not possess the cognitive reasoning humans do. They will respond to a stimulus which can be used through classical conditioning to produce a desired result but the training of something does not give it value. Apart from the capacity of animals, there is something else that separates humans from them. If you believe in a soul or spirit that lasts more than this physical life then that is the main difference between animals and humans. I believe God made Man in His image and was given rule over the earth. This however does not mean that animals are to be treated without respect. Humans have a responsibility, being the dominant species on the earth, to care for the rest of our resources. For example, animals can be used to test psychological tendencies and effects of certain drugs or health issues. It would be much wiser to let the death of a rat help produce a way to save the lives of many humans. However, cruelty and inhumane ways of treating animals, usually for no reason, is a careless treatment of the gifts we are given...
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...Animal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). "Animalia" redirects here. For other uses, see Animalia (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Animals Temporal range: Ediacaran – Recent PreЄЄOSDCPTJKPgN Animal diversity.png Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota (Unranked) Opisthokonta (Unranked) Holozoa (Unranked) Filozoa Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phyla Subkingdom Parazoa Porifera Placozoa Subkingdom Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) Ctenophora Cnidaria Bilateria (unranked) Orthonectida Rhombozoa Acoelomorpha Chaetognatha Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata Hemichordata Echinodermata Xenoturbellida Vetulicolia † Protostomia (unranked) Superphylum Ecdysozoa Kinorhyncha Loricifera Priapulida Nematoda Nematomorpha Onychophora Tardigrada Arthropoda Superphylum Platyzoa Platyhelminthes Gastrotricha Rotifera Acanthocephala Gnathostomulida Micrognathozoa Cycliophora Superphylum Lophotrochozoa Sipuncula Hyolitha † Nemertea Phoronida Bryozoa Entoprocta Brachiopoda Mollusca Annelida Synonyms Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia (also called Metazoa). Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their lives. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently. All animals must ingest other organisms or their products for...
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...Can Animals Demonstrate Intelligence, or Do They Just Act on Instinct? Animals' behaviors can be recognized as a complicated process in animals' lives circles which includes a mixture between instinct and intelligence. The way that most of animals use to communicate with each other is a clear sample to know how much complicated they are. Most differences between animals' behaviors may relate to their intelligence such as defense tactics, or act on instinct like nursing. The difference between animals' intelligence and acting on instincts is that they can learn how to do things like hunting which explains intelligence but feeling of hunger is instinct because of some internal or external factors like the hormones process in the body or skin's low temperature. However animals are in between of acting in instinct and demonstrating intelligence. The scientists focused on animal intelligence and demonstrated that they can learn from humans and from each other. For example the apes have learned the sign language by many signs which need time to memorize, afterwards scientists discovered that they can communicate with apes with these signs. This means that apes have an intelligence which is different from other animals to give them special character among them. Most animals act on instincts in some situations or at least in one stage of their lives. For instance, when birds are young they open their mouths for eating from their mother. Also, sea turtles after they hatched they...
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...A Voice for the Animals It should be against the law to have a license or even to buy an exotic animal to have as a pet. Having exotic animals as pets is an inherent risk to human health and safety. Owning these animals is also a risk for them they need to be able to roam free not caged up like a prisoner. They may seem cute and cuddly but they have a lot of responsibilities, they can turn on you, and expensive to have. Some owners have these animals and neglect them and that’s just an un humane thing to do. When people get these animals they don’t think about their health. Some of these animals carry diseases and people don’t know it till they have it. Experts have studied that at least one in three reptiles’ harbors salmonella and shigella. Salmonella is a bacterium that can kill you it is found in animal feces and contaminated food. People who have animals such as: Reptiles, baby chicks and ducklings, and small rodents such as hamsters are particularly likely to carry Salmonella. Shigella is also a bacterium that can infect the digestive tract and cause a wide range of symptoms. When someone has a monkey and chimpanzee, they can get this virus because it’s contagious. These animals should be in there natural environment instead of someone’s home or backyard. The animals are used to roaming around freely for hour’s even days depending on the animal and type. For example tigers travel about 6-12 miles a day and they hunt at night how can you take their routine...
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...JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Today's Shoutout goes out to Mr. Lancellotta's social studies classes at Deering Middle School in West Warwick, Rhode Island! What is a group of dolphins called? If you think you know it, then shout it out! Is it a: A) Pack, B) Pod, C) Pride or D) Gaggle? You've got three seconds -- GO! A group of dolphins is called a pod. It can also be called a school. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout! Animal Intelligence TINKER: Now dolphins don't have to spend time in schools to learn stuff. Alright, I know. It's a little early to break out the puns. But it turns out, these animals might not need to. Some scientists have been studying dolphins' intelligence, and say the creatures might be a lot smarter than any of us think. Randi Kaye explains the porpoise of this research. (BEGIN VIDEO) RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Spend a day with a dolphin, and you're quickly reminded of why they've always captured our imaginations. They are playful, sociable and just incredibly fun to be around. But scientists say there's a lot more to these animals, and they're just beginning to understand the intricate thinking of these so-called, big-brained mammals. Here you go, Nani. Good girl. We came here to the Baltimore Aquarium to see just how intelligent dolphins are. You see them playing with their trainers all the time, but scientists who study them say there's a lot more happening there than just play, that their intelligence actually rivals ours. Here you go. To see...
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...products on animals. It endangers animals and reduces the number count of that species, it is wasteful, unneeded, and most of all, it's immensely unethical. The animals are used for testing because often a product has a chemical or chemical mixture with unknown effects on a human, and they don't want to have a risk of being sued. They believe that an animal's life is less valuable than that of a human's. Like mentioned earlier, this method of testing products can endanger animals, but also dramatically decreases the number count of that breed. Some products are even tested upon endangered animals (illegal and extremely uncommon), leaving even less of that kind of animal. Even if certain animals live trough the traumatizing experience, they usually (almost always) live with an irregularity or abnormality, which gives them a rather unfair disadvantage in their natural habitat. Be it physically, mentally, or anything else, it is still unfair and shouldn't be...
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...Respecting All Animals: There’s No Difference x x Prof. x x Respecting All Animals: There’s No Difference The majority of people in this world consider animals just creatures put here on earth to serve a purpose, even more so-most react to their slaughter ,simply with a shrug of the shoulder, unimportant, and more commonly “a way of life” Many consider living conditions that would not be suitable for a person, to be suitable for a living animal. These animals are subjected to heinous conditions and treatment, supposedly for good reason. Of course, it seems to be a common principle amongst certain people to think that animals are not capable of possessing feelings, so maybe this is why the cruelty seems tolerated? As once acknowledged by René Descartes in Understanding Philosophy, regarded animals as “simply physical bodies that lacked minds or souls; thus, animals were similar to organic machines.” (Mosser, 2014, chap. 6.4) I will be analyzing how each of these issues contributes to the unethical and disrespectful treatment of our fellow animals and why we should no longer tolerate it. First off, the most important thing to point out is the fact that animals are used for many things, in constant disregard for their feelings I might add. Just like the previously mentioned living conditions- animals are subjected to the most inhumane practices that would not ever be suitable for the treatment of people. I suppose this is the exact reasoning behind the experimentation...
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...Animal Testing Many the big issues, for many years, has been about animal testing. The argument of is animal testing good or bad has been a bother for numerous amounts of people. Many people believe that animal testing is terrible because sometimes it causes animals to suffer and even die. Most scientist say animal testing is used to help the nation. They test different products to see if it's safe for humans to use. Many forget the benefits from animal testing and how much good it has done to humankind. A few ways animal testing has benefited mankind is by testing medications, substances that may affect people, and other product such as beauty products. Scientist have been able to Discover many cures for diseases because of animal testing. Because of, millions of people have been able to live a long life. Scientists also test medications on animals to see if there are safe for humans to use. Animals have saved millions because of their uses for medical and scientific research. Each time a person takes a medication or is given anything for medical usage, animals have contributed to that. Dangerous chemicals testing has also helped mankind. The purpose of animal testing is to see if any chemicals or substances are a danger to the people. Scientists have learned so much about what helps humans and what harms them. We are still, to this day, discovering what is safe for the people in the world. Animals get to be a part of helping humanity grow. Everyone wants to look...
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...The Animal School: A Fable by George Reavis Once upon a time the animals decided they must do something heroic to meet the problems of a “new world” so they organized a school. They had adopted an activity curriculum consisting of running, climbing, swimming and flying. To make it easier to administer the curriculum, all the animals took all the subjects. The duck was excellent in swimming. In fact, better than his instructor. But he made only passing grades in flying and was very poor in running. Since he was slow in running, he had to stay after school and also drop swimming in order to practice running. This was kept up until his webbed feet were badly worn and he was only average in swimming. But average was acceptable in school so nobody worried about that, except the duck. The rabbit started at the top of the class in running but had a nervous breakdown because of so much makeup work in swimming. The squirrel was excellent in climbing until he developed frustration in the flying class where his teacher made him start from the ground up instead of the treetop down. He also developed a “charlie horse” from overexertion and then got a C in climbing and D in running. The eagle was a problem child and was disciplined severely. In the climbing class, he beat all the others to the top of the tree but insisted on using his own way to get there. At the end of the year, an abnormal eel that could swim exceeding well and also run, climb and fly a little had the highest average and...
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...Each year in the United States, an estimated 70 million animals are hurt and killed in the name of science by private and public institutions that test household products and cosmetics, among other things. Animals are put at risk in order to protect humans. Animal testing is the use of animals in biological, medical, and psychological studies. Human beings and many animals have similar organ systems and body processes. Experiments on animals help scientists increase knowledge about the way the human body works. In the United States, scientists perform experiments on more than twenty million animals each year. Medical researchers study animals to get a better understanding of body processes in humans and animals. They use many animals to study the causes and effects of illnesses, such as cancer and heart disease. Vivisection is the most controversial issue of animal rights. Vivisection actually means “cutting a living thing”. Some popular companies that still test on animals are Band-Aid, Clorox, Febreze, Maybelline, and many more. Right now, millions of mice, rats, rabbits, cats, dogs, and other animals are locked inside cold cages in labs across the country. They suffer in pain, ache with loneliness and long to be free. All they can do is sit in their cages and wait, in fear, for the next experiment to begin. The stress actually causes the animals to begin strange behavior like pulling out their hair and biting at their own skin. They jump in fear whenever someone walks past...
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...Animals are intelligent because animals can be trained to do smart things and animals use talents to learn and protect themselves and others. Animals use important skills to do important things, like how animals use snooping and eavesdropping got learn information. Also, how animals learn tricks to do smart things. Animals can and can't be so smart at certain times, but animals can also forget special information. They all in all are very smart, and here are reasons why. “An animal can think in a human way and can express human ideas in human language.” This sentence from “How Smart are Animals?” shows that animals can learn certain important ideas or facts that humans can also learn. The sentence also shows that animals can be very smart, and animals are also as smart as humans. Scientists somehow find it very hard to study animals, because of how smart they are. “Many pitfalls await the scientist trying. To interpret animal’s behavior and make inferences about their intelligence,” this shows that animals are very intelligent....
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...Animal testing is also known as the use of animals for scientific experiments. Most animal testing is done by universities, pharmaceutical companies, and medical schools. Most animals used for research are breed for the specific purpose of testing and few animals used for testing are captured from the wild. They use animals for basic research such as behavior studies and genetics while other animal testing is done for the benefit of humans. This research includes drug testing, surgical procedures, medical equipment, and somewhat inconsequential applications like; cosmetics, and other household products. Here are some pro’s and cons that are mostly mentioned about animal testing: Pro’s o Finding drugs and treatments to improve health and medicine. There are already some lifesaving medical breakthroughs that are the result of animal testing, like open heart surgery, organ transplants, effective insulin, vaccines for deadly diseases, … o It is the most accurate way to learn the effects of substances in a living body o Ensuring the safety of drugs and other substances o Human harm is reduced and human lives are saved but also animal lives are saved because of animal testing. o Many of the medications and procedures that we currently use today wouldn’t exist and the development of future treatments would be extremely limited. o Many argue that the lives of animals may be worthy of some respect, but the value we give on their lives does not count as much as...
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...Coetzee uses animals in his novel Disgrace to become metaphorical images of the characters and in some way the characters become animal-like characters. It also reflects the struggles that they go through in the post-colonial era. Animals are significant in the novel Disgrace become metaphorical to the people in the novel and how their situations that they find themselves in change them to become the animals. A certain situation can make them result into a certain animal, but they also change from one animal to another animal, depending on what curve ball life troughs at them. According to Patton (2009) it is clear that from the beginning of the novel David Lurie has a strong distinction between humans and animals. He believes that “We are from different order of creation from the animals.” (Coetzee: 1999, 74). Humans are not equal to animals in any way, humans have a soul that is not bound to them, before we are born we were already a soul, and when a person dies his soul leaves his body, where as an animal’s “souls are tied to their bodies and die with them.” (Coetzee, 1999, 78).David believes that animals do not have a proper soul, but his seeing changes and by the end of the novel, he finds that humans are equal to animals. He is in the room, the room where he and Bev organize the death of the animals, and David comes to a realisation and he thinks to himself “here the soul is yanked out of the body…” (Coetzee: 1999, 219). According to Meier (2006): David Lurie explains...
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...Animal Cruelty ‘Humanity needs to respect all living things that we share this planet with, animals, the environment (WWF, 2012).’ However, animal cruelty has been reported in different parts of the world and has continued at a very fast rate. It is a growing problem that needs to stop. I have always loved animals, especially dogs. For this reason, I defend my belief that animals should be treated with dignity. One must ask, what goes on in people’s mind that leads to this type of heinous actions on animals? Where does the root of the problem begin? This paper will analyze the causes, signs and prevention of animal cruelty. There are two forms of animal cruelty. One is active cruelty that is deliberately inflicted to cause harm (CFAWR, 2010). The other one is passive cruelty which the harm inflicted through willful disregard, in turn generating into long-term suffering. Regardless of the kind of cruelty, the effects are pronounced in the animals. Those abusing animals are highly likely to perpetrate violent crimes against humans. Negative behaviors like animal cruelty emerge from traumatic past. Animal cruelty in this regard is presented as diagnostic criteria for determining conduct disorder. This disorder is found in people who abuse both animals and humans. Clinical evidence considers animal cruelty as one of the signs that are shown in the initial phases of conduct disorder, normally at age 8 (CFAWR, 2010). Most of the studies that have been carried out in the recent...
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...In “The Pain of Animals,” (originally published in 1989) David Suzuki’s subject is the pain humans inflict on animals by using them in scientific experiments, hunting them, and keeping them in zoos. Suzuki’s thesis is that we use animals for these purposes because their bodies, nervous systems, and responses are much like ours. This similarity between humans and animals means, however, that animals feel fear and pain just as we do. Suzuki’s main purpose is to convince us that it is immoral to inflict pain on animals. Suzuki develops this argument first by telling a story about his own changing attitudes towards animals. The “piercing shriek of terror and anguish” (p. 269) of the squirrel he hit with a slingshot convinced him as a teenager that animals feel pain just as we do. His experiences with fishing made him realize that humans, as predators, use animals without thinking of their pain. He began to question our right to use animals without considering their “pain and fear” (p. 270). Suzuki then gives a series of examples of how we inflict pain on animals in zoos and in scientific experiments the most controversial of these involves the treatment of animals that that are most like us: the chimpanzees. He cites from the experience of Jane Goodall and other experts on primates, to suggest that humans seem to think these animals are expendable: that they can be sacrificed for our selfish goals. The details about a film on the suffering...
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