Name: Kaoma Bechaz | Student Number: 358549 | Subject: Human-Animal Interactions | Subject No. DASC20014 | Topic: 3 | Word Count: 1563 | With reference to a species of animal kept for research purposes‚ explore why good animal welfare is important. Your answer should consider both the animal itself and the implications of good or bad welfare on the research being carried out. You might like to think about the effect that welfare has on the animal’s response to certain research treatments for
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Nowadays‚ animal testing is a subject that often occurs. Some people think it is needed in research‚ meanwhile others think it is not allowed to sacrifice animals for sciences because they are treated badly during their lifetime. Although some opponents do not consider the fact that animals are also used in food industry. Basically‚ laboratory animals are breed for sciences and will guarantee improvements in this field‚ so everyone would benefit from it. In particular‚ pharmaceutical‚ medical and
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Animal Rights: Right or Wrong “The Evil of Animal ‘Rights’” by Alex Epstein and Yaron Brook addresses the issue of medical testing on animals. The authors describe the dangers of a world without medical testing‚ as well as the benefits that come of this testing. They discuss the violent nature of protesters‚ the effect this violence has on the companies and individuals involved in the field‚ and the ramifications the world would face were these professionals not allowed to further their work.
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Professor Sophie Sills English 240 December 16‚ 2011 Should Animals be used for Research During the past ten years‚ a major controversy over the use of animals in biomedical and behavioral research has arisen. The debate about using animals for medical testing has been ongoing for years. The struggle is usually between animal rights activists and scientist. I believe that animal testing is imperative to the progression of medical cures‚ procedures and drugs. Scientists have been solving medical
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Reflective paper Animal Rights When it comes to animals and their rights‚ there is a definite line between our needs and our taking advantage of those species that we consider inferior. As long as man has existed he has been carnivorous‚ and the same holds true for many other species of animals. Animals are a necessity to humans for survival‚ whether it be for food‚ clothing‚ etc. However‚ the unnecessary torture of animals through testing is not a necessity for human survival. When it comes to
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The Truth About Animal Experimentation Millions of animals are used in scientific and medical research‚ including mice‚ rats‚ rabbits‚ primates‚ cats‚ dogs and other animals. They are locked inside cold barren cages in laboratories across the country. Unfortunately all they can do is sit and wait in fear of the next terrifying and painful procedures that will be performed on them. More than 100 million animals every year suffer and dies in cruel chemical‚ drug‚ food and cosmetic
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1 Animal Rights Animal welfare has become a controversial topic throughout our society. Many peoples concerns about animal welfare has a lot to do with the advancements in science and in technology and how they are affecting the way we are treating the animals. The issue of animal experimentation is a widely debated topic in the United States. A fundamental question of this ongoing debate is whether the functions of animal testing and research are morally and ethically justified. In a proresearch community view
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Exotic Animals The term exotic animal describes any type of animal that is "more unusual than the standard cat or dog" (Slater). Larry Keller writes‚ "Every year thousands of animals are brought illegally into the United States… illegal trade includes animals both dead and alive. The taking of endangered [and exotic] species from the wild‚ and the pollution and destructions of their habitat is decimating many species." Television‚ movies‚ magazines‚ and other forms of media attractively portray
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Animal Cruelty Animal cruelty is any form of strong physical contact or verbal abuse which hurts the animals also in the environment in which an animal lives. Animal cruelty is also known as animal abuse. Animals should be treated like humans‚ they also have emotions. Animals feel the pain and fear like humans do‚ but they are helpless victims. Animal abuse causes so much loneliness‚ suffering‚ and pain in these innocent animals. It can also cause an animal to become aggressive‚ timid‚ or even
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Kelsie Goebel Animal Rights Definition- Animal rights are the philosophy of allowing non-human animals to have the most basic rights that all sentient beings desire: the freedom to live a natural life free from human exploitation‚ unnecessary pain and suffering‚ and premature death. Proponents of animal welfare seek to alleviate the suffering of animals while they are being exploited -- without attempting to question the fundamental basis of whether it is acceptable to exploit animals in the first
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