Animals Deserve Rights When one thinks about animal rights‚ one usually thinks about the rights or privileges of men. Perhaps‚ after a little extra thought‚ one may wonder: What about the other living creatures that we share the environment with? What rights‚ if any‚ should they have? Animals and man have shared this planet since humans first appeared on earth. Animals have provided transportation‚ food‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ companionship and entertainment and even medical testing for thousands
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Animal Rights Animal rights are defined as “Rights believed to belong to animals to live free from use in medical research‚ hunting‚ and other services to humans” (Dictionary). The United States as a whole has a tendency to put the rights of mankind above all else‚ including that of animals. “Sixty-three percent of all the animals in the United States are household pets”‚ (Pet)‚ while the rest are divided up amongst wild animals and those in captivity. Regardless of where the animal comes from
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think animals should have some basic protection but still be able to be used for the benefit of humans; in retrospect‚ 32% of people thought animals should have the same rights as people‚ while 3% didn’t think animals needed any protection at all. With numbers like these an organization called the Animal Legal Defense Fund has written up a bill that calls for protection of the rights of animals‚ but is this really necessary? My opinion falls into the 62% category‚ as I think the way animals are
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St. Johns River State College Animal Rights versus Animal Welfare Kaitlin Jackson 201320 – Composition II‚ SEC. X3 Professor Bryant April 22‚ 2013 If you had the option to participate in experiments that caused you pain‚ would you? If you had the alternative to live in a cage or in a house which would you prefer? If you had the choice to live or die which would you choose? The truth is that the majority of humans would fancy living in a house and would not be a part of painful
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Doctor Zola-Morgan stated in a speech to animal right activists‚ "I’ve seen the impact of the animal rights movement. I believe this is an attack on science of the worst kind. If we allow it to prevail it will take us back to the dark ages." Too much of the public has come to think of medical researchers as "tormentors rather than healers." The good is overlooked and the bad is exploited. Although many people think that animal research is morally wrong‚ animal research should continue because it is
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Mitchel Moles Newsom English 10 9 October 2014 Animal Rights Movement Are animals just things? Or do they deserve to be treated with equal kindness as humans? The prevention of animal cruelty has traced back in time for centuries. This movement became important in early 19th century England and later in the United States. What is it? The animal rights movement is a collection of diverse individuals and groups concerned with protecting animals from perceived abuse or misuse. Supporters are specifically
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C. Jarv Consideration of Animal Rights Peter Singer’s Theory of equal consideration for animals means that animals should be equal rights with respect to their particular interests. If a bird’s interest is to lay eggs‚ nest‚ fly and eat. It should be left to those interests. Different animals species have different interests. Implications of this would be an animal would not work a farm‚ be used in research‚ be served on the dinner table or any other activity that might remove it from
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people or animals for the least amount of suffering. For example you can rationalize killing a mass murderer before he kills even more people. Therefore taking the life of one person to save the life of many more. There are multiple arguments for or against weather we should eat animals or not. On one side there is the argument that we should exploit animals for food because we need it to survive and make us happy. On the other hand some people are completely against exploiting animals and say
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unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty‚ and the Pursuit of Happiness….” Take a look at the phrase “...all Men are created equal… certain unalienable Rights…” That is a right that no one can take away from another person‚ they are endowed by their Creator with rights including but not limited to life and the pursuit of happiness. Animals have roamed the earth long before humans ever arrived‚ they did as they pleased‚ walked freely and breathed deeply. Unalienable rights‚ are rights given
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Magenta Dumpit April 29‚ 2013 Ethics Final Paper Animal’s Have Rights Animals everyday are being treated inhumanely and with cruelty due to the unconscious actions of humans. In regards to valuing animal life Regan states that‚ “the fundamental wrong is the system that allows us to view animals as our resources‚ here for us-- to be eaten‚ or surgically manipulated‚ or exploited for sport or money. Once we accept this view‚ the rest is as predictable as it is regrettable” while Fox
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