...Animal Abuse Animal abuse laws have been around for years dating back towards the 1600s. Animal abuse is sometimes compared to child abuse because of how fragile they are. In many cases, animal abuse is so horrendous that the animal is left unrecognizable. Animal abuse falls under many different categories fur trade, animal testing, animal hoarding, and animals in captivity. As for the laws fur trade has one called the Fur Products Labeling Act, animal testing has Animal Welfare Act (AWA), and animals in captivity have the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) as well. Fur trading has been going on for centuries to make coats and they showed wealth and fortune. Although the ones who started it was the Indians they traded along the Mississippi river...
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...Study of Animal Abuse in Singapore 1 Introduction “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animal is treated “This is a quote made by the famous Mahatma Gandhi, who believed in the rights of animals. Humans are stronger and more intelligent than Animals but sadly , they use their power wrongly . Animals are abused, tortured and deprived of their basic needs even though they feel pain and fear just like us (Donaldson, 2014) .. Animal Abuse are prevalent even in developed countries such as Singapore. This paper presents information and raise the public awareness on Animal Abuse in the world, particularly in Singapore. This paper will cover the definition of Animal Abuse , types and cases of Animal Abuse...
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...Animal cruelty Recently a series of cat-abused cases had infuriated all walks of lives in Hong Kong. Actually the cases of animal abuse are rising unceasingly in these years. The former chief of Health and Food Bureau Dr. York Chow Yat-ngok(2011) claimed that it had received 534 complaints related to animal abuse in 2011,which was the three times of the 187 cases in 2008. There are three major causes lead to animal abuse. Firstly, it may relate to the broken childhood of abusers. According to an article, a former animal abuser, who killed three dogs when he was young, said the roaring of dogs always scared him when he was still a child. Therefore, when he grows up, he showed hatred towards dogs. A foreign psychologist revealed that a large part of animal abusers had the experience of suffering from domestic violence in their childhood. The hatred make them become abusive to others especially defenseless animals in their later lives. Secondly, there are too many stray animals in Hong Kong. Some volunteers feed stray animals regularly. Street animals then always gather on the street and lead to hygiene problems and aroused discontent of citizens. Thirdly, some immature teens abuse animals just for fun. It seems to be a trend recently that record the process of abusing animals and then put the clip on YouTube, and gaining the sense of pride by accumulating the clicks. To make it clear, before searching the solution of relieving the animal abuse problem, we need...
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...Cara Drape, an animal Welfare Officer of the city of Edmond Animal Services, on the topic of animal welfare, she believes animals do have rights and it is an obligation to take care and provide for them; we should learn to leave in peace with one another; no animal should be allowed to starve to death, whether is an ant colony or a cow; she believes in veterinarians and animal right activists ; that anyone who deals with animals should know that they feel pain; that they feel cold and hot; that they have emotions just like people do. She also informed me that certain organizations prefer that no person owned any animals; because, animals need to be free and in their natural habitat. However, she believes that anyone should be able to own a...
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...I'm Not a Vegetarian! But . . . Should the Animals Eaten Have Rights? Oh, no! That steak is from a living animal that breathes the same air as humans. Should this animal have to be killed and butchered to become something humans use for survival? All living beings should have certain rights, correct? The answer is a profound . . . yes, and no. Animals have been eaten for billions of years in order to sustain the human race. That will never change. For example, a hunter will go out on an early Saturday morning just when the sun is rising to look for a deer to kill so the family will have meat to eat. After a period of time, several deer are spotted fifty yards away in a clearing. With careful aim, a single shot is placed directly behind a deer’s shoulder that results in, dinner for the evening. Even though animals must be killed in order to supply the humans with meat . . . they should have certain rights prior to their demise. Animal abuse in slaughterhouses is caused by trying to process more animals than the slaughterhouses can handle in order to maximize profits, along with using outdated processing methods with under maintained equipment; however, this problem can be solved by incorporating well maintained up-to-date processing equipment and better internal quality controls. Looking back, as reported by Farm Forward, n.d.: In the last 70 years—a tiny blip in the history of farming—cruel, unsustainable factory farms have grown to the point where they produce...
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...cruelty towards animals is growing rapidly because people don’t understand the value of an animal’s life. People all around the world use and abuse animals as if it was some kind of national sport, and everybody is competing for the first place gold medal. Ever year millions of animals are being beaten and starved because of heartless people. Animal cruelty is a social issue that many people don’t understand. All the people who abuse animals don’t understand when they are harming an innocent animal are going to continue to do it until they are shown what they are doing wrong. Each type of abuse has certain patterns that scientists can study and find out why people commit the crimes they do. Animal cruelty is broken down into two categories, which are active and passive. Active cruelty is also known as NAI (non-accidental injury). NAI is when a person has malicious intent so fierce that they deliberately and intentionally cause harm to an animal. On the other hand with passive cruelty a person doesn’t intentionally cause harm to the animal, they simple neglect it by giving it no attention. While I was doing the research for this essay, I thought non-stop about how a human being could break a dogs leg, back, or even neck and feel no sympathy for the dog? Are some people in this world that heartless that they have no feelings for other living things? I wonder if you asked a person that has abused an animal if they would do the same things they did to the animal to another human...
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...In his article, “The Case Against Animal Rights”, Carl Cohen makes the explicit claim that humans do not have a moral or ethical responsibility to uphold the rights of animals due to their lack of “moral capability.” I intend to argue that humans, as the highest level of morally autonomous sentient beings, like Cohen recognizes in his article, do, in fact, possess both moral and ethical obligations to recognize animal rights and take appropriate action to ensure their wellbeing. I will make use of statistics and information that displays the imperative need for animal welfare, primarily in relation to modern day agricultural practices, as well as philosophical claims in support of the rights of animals, to counter Cohen’s argument. This is...
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...Why Animal Testing should be Prohibited Alexandria McConnell 6/4/2015 ENG/130 Maureen Chisholm It is estimated that about 26 million animals are being used every year in the US for scientific and commercial research. They are used for many different things such as medical developments, the safety of products, and many other health care and cosmetic uses. While there are some laws in place that prevent the abuse of animals in these testing laboratories, many of these test subjects face cruel and inhumane treatment. There are alternative and equally effective ways to study and conduct research for such treatments, and although there have been proven benefits to some of the research conducted on these defenseless animals, the harsh effects of the experiments should not be overlooked or ignored. Animals are put through excruciating pain and usually given no anesthesia or relief during many of the test experiments performed in these laboratories. They are often forced to ingest and inhale deadly concoctions to study whether or not it would be safe for human consumption. It is also not uncommon for them to be deprived of food and water for prolonged periods of time. Animal test subjects are also being intentionally injured to study the healing process and the effects of pain and remedies of such, and sometimes purposely killed. A common test performed is the LD50, or lethal dose 50. This test involves giving animal large doses of chemicals to find out how much will kill...
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...English 1120 1 October 2015 Should animals be used for scientific research? How many of you look at that pill you’re taking for that migraine or for that nasty sinus infection that has taken you down for the count and know that the animals used in the research are commonly subjected to force feeding, forced inhalation, withheld food and water, burned and given other wounds to study the healing process, the infliction of pain to study the effects and treatment? They have even killed by asphyxiation, decapitation, and neck breaking stating they will be able to transfer the good of all of this barbaric treatment to help humans and animals. Animals don’t deserve to be in pain and given diseases with a death sentence to try to prove that a certain medicine or product might work. Animals have feelings just like us humans. I challenge you to tell or even show me that your dog or cat does not have feelings or its own personality. You can’t do it. Why would that cat run or dog go curl up under a table when you yell at them for doing something wrong? Because, they have feelings and know right from wrong. They were taught this from a young age just like we teach our own children to behave. There are alternative testing methods in today’s world that can replace the need for animal use. There are labs that do studying of cell structures in a petri dish. In-Vitro (in glass) testing. This type of testing can produce more relevant results than animal testing because human cells can be used...
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...2013 Do we really love animals? The truth behind animal research and testing Animal research and testing has been a huge controversial topic in the U.S. For many years, lots of organizations like PETA have created movements to eliminate this completely but without very much success. Personally, I can’t find any positives to animal research and testing but the majority of the U.S population does since animals are used in most major companies and research projects performed by doctors. Animal testing should be eliminated altogether. To begin, doctors race to find a cure to many illnesses that come up with humans. They work long and hard trying to figure out a way to stop diseases and illnesses but how are they so sure that it’ll work and not affect a human negatively when they are exposed to it? That’s where the animals come in. People are putting animal’s lives at risk just to save humans. Is it really fair? In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson, signed the Animal Welfare Act also known as the Laboratory Welfare Act. Although by passing this law, the population was tricked into thinking that animals would be safe and better accommodated. Little did they know, the real terms of this act. The Animal Welfare Act only regulates cage size, cleanliness, and food and water, but does not limit the procedures that can be done to the animals. (Animal 1) This is the only act in the U.S that tries to make acceptable standards for the treatment of animals during research and testing...
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...I am sure most of you have at one time or another crossed a pet store with cute little, happy puppies staring at you through the glass windows. Animals bring such joy and wonder into our lives. What can be more exciting than sharing your life with a young puppy as it grows; watching it develop its own personality, and experiencing the unconditional love that is given by our furry, four-legged friends? As any devoted pet owner can tell you, proper care and nutrition can help establish a foundation of good health and ensures a long, happy life for your pet. Unfortunately, many consumers are unaware that the sweet little puppy that peered hopefully at them from the pet store window or the enticing advertisement in the newspaper that offered a pure bred puppy for such a bargain often comes with a hidden catch – these puppies, and their abundance of health problems, may be coming from a puppy mill. Puppy mills are either operated in private homes, farms or underground run organizations where they are not easily monitored by animal control units. It’s a large-scale commercial, outside, breeding facility with many different breeds of dogs. Dogs are forced to breed continuously without any rest between cycles. Starting six months after the birth of a female dog, she is bred every heat cycle. Could you imagine being six months old and being forced to have babies?! Female dogs are constantly pregnant, and due to lack of veterinary care they become extremely weak, malnourished and...
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...AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. This regulation interests me because I am concerned about the proliferation of ‘Puppy Mills’ in Florida. These ‘Puppy Mills’ are operated by individuals that are more interested in profits then the needs of the animals they breed or the public. Irresponsible breeders cause an unnecessary increase in the pet population which increases the number of unwanted animals that fill animal shelters and are later euthanized. These breeders also introduce genes into breeds that can increase illness and disease in the animals. 2. Describe the proposal/change The APHIS proposes a change is to the definition of retail pet store from a physical location that is used for the purpose of observing the animal before purchase to any seller which; this would require individuals selling animals over the internet comply to the same set of standards that physical retailers must adhere to under the Animal Welfare Act. APHIS would also like to increase the number of breeding female that a person may have on site and not need a license or inspections; this will allow the agency to focus on the facilities that are most likely in violation with the regulations covered by the Animal Welfare Act. 3. Write the public comment that you would submit to this proposal. I support the rule change in part as it will require internet retailers to comply with the Animal Welfare Act. It will help ensure that consumers are purchasing healthy animals from...
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...and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated,” (qtd. in Mendoza). Today, some of the world’s most advanced countries exploit animals for cosmetic testing. Cosmetic animal testing should be illegal due to it being inhumane, having inaccurate test results, and alternative testing methods are available. First, animal testing is inhumane because it causes animals a lot of pain and permanently damages their bodies. A common way to test chemicals is the Draize test. During this procedure chemicals such as toluene are dropped into rabbits’ eyes and causes severe pain and blindness (Moran and Locke). Testing chemicals on animals’ skin is also common. Exposure to large...
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...Interaction: Animals Behavior and Mankind Have you ever gone to the zoo and wondered, “What is that animal thinking about? What really is goes on when we are aren’t here staring at them for hours?” The perception people have of modern day zoos is that they are there to save species, protect them from the real world, and just think they are happy as ever. Well if one were to sit down and do some research they would see that they have some much more ethical questions to ask themselves next time they walked into a zoo. But one thing one may not notice is that animals can react differently in their exhibit depending on who is outside the glass watching them. Males or females, old or young, animal’s behavior can be observed as different and the question becomes why? In many human-animal interactions, men and woman interact with animals similar. But when it comes to the protection, involvement, and overall care for the animal’s well being, woman have a greater impact than men. Gender differences can be deemed large in the animal’s behavior according to psychologist, Harold Herzog. This then raises an interesting question: When in captivity, are we compromising the animal’s welfare by not confronting the behavioral and psychological changes based on gender differences? Animal rights are the idea that animals essentially have the same rights as humans. They should be able to live free of suffrage, just like any human and with the same moral status as well. In 1966 the Animal Welfare Act...
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...The Harsh Truth of Animal Cruelty Cruelty means to bring about agony and enduring. No remorse towards animals is an across the country issue quickly developing in today's general public. Creatures are being beaten and starved consistently and a great many vulnerable creatures kick the bucket every year as a result of cruel and mean proprietors. There are numerous problems society has with animals that cause them to lose their lives; but the most widely recognized structures are scientific experimentation, owners leaving their pets at home alone, and abuse. Scientific exploration is a need of life, so it is said. Scientist needs to research to enhance economy and the results of ordinary life. This is fine and dandy, until something or somebody needs to endure. Ordinarily organizations test items on creatures for the security of people. Canines, felines, mice, primates and all different creatures are a portion of the applicants utilized for research facility research. “In examination and testing, creatures are subjected to tests that can incorporate everything from testing new medications to tainting with illnesses, harming for danger testing, smoldering skin, bringing on mind harm, embedding terminals into the cerebrum, mutilating, blinding, and other excruciating and obtrusive methods” (Bentham Jeremy). The major problem with animal testing is the animals usually cause them to suffer a very upsetting experience. “Numerous creatures persevere blazes, balding, rashes and...
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