Seeing exotic animals behind cages or glass walls at the zoo‚ watching Shamu do flips for a fish at SeaWorld‚ and laughing as elephants perform tricks at the circus are all entertaining‚ but is our entertainment worth the suffering these animals endure behind the scenes? The answer is no. The billions of animals that are subjected to abuse outweigh any claimed benefits that can be made of these businesses. The debate of zoos and parks being ethical or unethical has two main arguments‚ these being
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of medicine that was created with the help of animal testing. Most likely‚ you wouldn’t even think about the animal testing part because most of what will matter to you is that you will stay alive. You get the pills you need to take three times a day every day to slowly cure your disease. You still most likely won’t think about the animal testing. This same day you go to the bathroom and wash your hands‚ behind the soap‚ the label says “Tested on animals to maximize the cleaning technology.” in tiny
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Large animals in captivity is wrong because they are not being treated and cared for properly‚the animals or the trainers can be put in danger‚ and the animals are not in the right mental state while in captivity. Large animals in captivity is wrong because they are not being treated and cared for properly. The article List of Pros and Cons of Zoos‚the author writes “...Animals that are born in zoos and confined to their boundaries their whole life never get to see their natural habitat‚ and never
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“The issue should never be about the extinction of any animal‚ it should always be about the cruelty and exploitation which will lead to their extinction‚” unknown. Each and every animal on earth has as much right to be here as you‚ me‚ and of all humanity. Scientists have found a way to clone extinct species. The thought of that sounds amazing and really exciting‚ but think about it another way. If we bring back no longer existing animals‚ us humans will do what we do best‚ which is changing
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Current dog breeding regulations make it easy for successful breeding facilities to violate even the most basic animal cruelty laws. Stricter regulation of canine breeding could be a viable option to reduce inbreeding‚ cruelty‚ and health issues for dogs for years to come. The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) is the first and only federal law that focuses on protecting animals bred for commercial use. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been enforcing the AWA since 1966 to protect certain animals from mistreatment
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with their animals‚ initiating them as family. Owners will alter the animal’s physical appearance to adhere to their liking. There are various modifications that have been observed throughout the years‚ such as: ear cropping‚ color dying‚ tail docking‚ de-barking‚ de-clawing. These modifications directly affect the animal‚ whereas fixing your pet not only affects them‚ but the entire companion animal community as well. Spay/ neutering is directed at improving the health of the animal as well as the
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Genetic engineering of animals So far as the organisms themselves are concerned‚ it is only when GE is considered in the context of sentient beings -- animals and humans -- that the real ethical deliberations begin. Pros|Cons| GE‚ combined with cloning‚ can be applied to animals to make valuable pharmaceuticals which cannot be made in other ways. This is particularly useful for human proteins‚ which are produced in animal milk and used in ’replacement’ and other therapies (e.g. lactoferrin in
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Animal experimentation is cruel and leads to the needless suffering and death of millions of animals. Public support for animal testing has been in steady decline since the 1950s. In 1949‚ the public support percentage was over 90 percent but in 2013 it declined to 57 percent (Ericson). According to Procon.org 95 percent of animals are not protected by the Animal Welfare Act. Also‚ Procon.org says 94 percent of drugs that pass animal tests fail in human trials. An estimated 26 million animals are
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beagles‚ it any animal. The use of animals for product testing should be banned because there are other ways to test products and prevent animals from dying or getting hurt. It is my intention to argue my claim by means of applying it to the Rotary Four-Way Test of: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? First of all‚ is it the truth that animals are necessary for animal testing? Well‚ animal testing happens
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Experimentation on animals was meant to provide innovative advancements to the development of drugs and safety of products. However‚ the use of animals in laboratory tests no longer fulfills its original purpose. While it is difficult to deny the medical advances that have been made possible due to animal testing‚ there are alternatives that are more cost-effective‚ reliable‚ and do not contribute toward the suffering of animals. Methods such as microdosing‚ in-vitro models‚ and in-silica computer
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