Animal Rights and Ethical Theories Umajesty Allah PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor: Hai Nguyen September 7‚ 2014 Human Rights and Philosophical Theories We live in a society where many people fight for rights of their specific groups. Women’s rights‚ African American’s rights‚ and rights for handicapped people are just a few examples. Now these are all groups‚ where people verbally fight for their groups‚ but what about animal rights? Animals cannot speak or communicate
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Animals vs. Humans Since the beginning of time‚ there has been a certain ‘us’ against ‘them’ attitude toward animals. In fact‚ any animal with visible behavioral or physical differences with other members of its specie is considered to be dangerous and is generally treated unfairly. The question is whether it is okay to make generalizations about animals based on man-made criteria and use those to form an opinion that directly affects how we treat them. Is it okay to carry out tests on them‚
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or animal” is defined as cruelty. Some people might think that animal cruelty consists only of people actively being unkind to animals. That is not completely true. In fact‚ there are many forms of animal cruelty‚ not all of which are widely known‚ including animal neglect‚ animal slaughtering‚ animal breeding‚ farm practices‚ experimentation‚ hoarding‚ and use of animals for entertainment. While some organizations exist to help prevent animal cruelty‚ the lack of awareness surrounding animal cruelty
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Animal testing Living in this world‚ there are numerous organizations debating whether or not animal testing should be banned. Being such a controversial subject it leaves civilization today with both many pros and cons to animal testing‚ with some people for and some against. However‚ animal testing does result in medical advancements and less human-based experiments it still is an unethical way of researching and practices animal cruelty. Some experts in the subject believe there are alternatives
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Humans do not own the Earth. Animals are not obligated to provide them any services‚ despite the objections of many people. Animals are constantly poked‚ probed‚ or burned for the benefit of the human race. We are allowed medicines that cure or treat chronic illnesses due to the sacrifices made by animals‚ yet we treat them with disrespect because we see them as inferior. An Animal Bill of Rights is necessary. Animals should be protected as much as human beings are‚ because without them we may not
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Experimenting on Animals People have a long history of experimenting on animals‚ especially in the medical and cosmetics. Many people argue that we would not be where we are today if it were not for animal experimentation. It is impossible to deny that animal testing has never been useful. However‚ with improvements in medical and scientific technology‚ animal testing is no longer as necessary First‚ animal experimentation is an abusive method. Abuse can be defined as excessive cruelty. Abuse
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of greater moral consideration than all animals‚ or b) we must accept medical experimentation on humans. Is he right ? If so‚ why? The use of animals in scientific and medical research has been a subject of ethical debate for many years. Many animal rights groups and anti-vivisectionists believe that animal experimentation is cruel and unnecessary regardless of the purpose or benefit. Many individuals‚ such as Peter Singer‚ believe that because animals can experience the ability to suffer‚ they
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Animals have long played an important role as research animals in the field of Science by human kind since Ancient Greeks‚ when Aristotle used animals as a dissection. Animals are used in research and experiments by scientists to advance human knowledge and find cures to diseases such as asthma. In my opinion‚ animals are needed for scientists to conduct researches and experiments. Firstly‚ animal models are used to test drugs. This is because it will lower the risk of effects on humans when the
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Animal Abuse Betsey Gedlie Northeastern Junior college English 122 Mr Storey We all know some of the products we use and the medications we take undergo several operations before they reach in our hands. We know these possessions are safe for use and have been tested. What are they being tested on is our main question. “More than 100 million animals every year suffer and die in cruel chemical‚ drug‚ food‚ and cosmetics tests as well as in biology lessons‚ medical training exercises‚ and curiosity-driven
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Animal Rights Ever since The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in England in 1824 was formed there has been long running debates on the topic of animal rights. The first societies were formed to protect and maintain human treatment of work animals‚ such as cattle‚ horses and house hold pets. Towards the end of the 19th century more organizations were formed‚ this time to protest the use of animals in scientific experimentation. In today’s society groups such as People for the
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