Animal Rights: People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals

The Animal Bill of Rights is meant to protect animals that don’t have legal protection. There are laws that protect some of the animals, but are often insufficient and full of loopholes. In this society we have many people who think the total opposite of defending the animals. It may be because of selfish thinking. Sometimes one might think, it is needed for them to survive or because they want to be able to show their children the animals in person at zoos. Now, the question is, if animals need a Bill of Rights? I strongly believe that they do need a Bill of Rights because there are animals on the day-to-day basis that are being mistreated and abused by humans that don’t care for them. We need the Bill of Rights because it will give a better voice to the animals being treated as if they were nothing in this world. I agree with what the source indicated “ Animals in the U.S. are considered just “property” by law, even though they are living, feeling beings”. If they were not considered “property” humans wouldn’t be harming these animals and would rather be caring or not giving them much attention if they aren’t an animal enthusiast.

Recall the line, “Help control the pet population, have your pets spayed or neutered.” Famous game show host Bob Barker recited this tagline to conclude every episode of the longest running game show aired, The Price is Right. Although notorious for hosting The Price is Right for thirty-five years, Bob Barker is also a well-known animal rights activist. Barker didn’t become famous without enduring a few speed bumps in his life. However through his dedication, determination, and doggedness, Barker has built a reputation and has made himself an established figure in today’s society.

imal abuse has been an issue since the 12th century when dogs and cats were commonly found roaming the streets. Today it has become an ever growing issue which ranges from household pets to farm animals such as cows, chickens, horses. Animal abuse also is not just in America, such as bullfighting in Spain which began many centuries ago as a sacrifice to the gods. Is still practiced today as a form of entertainment. This kind of behavior does not seem right in our everyday life and just seems wrong because animals should be treated with kindness and not hatred.

“Nearly as many, 68 percent, were concerned or very concerned about the well-being of animals used in ‘sports’ or contests as well as animals in laboratories (67 percent) (Kretzer, 1).” Many people question whether an animal is capable of thought and emotions. Others feel as though animals are the equivalent of humans and should be treated as such. Since the 1800’s, animal rights has been a topic that has several different sides including two extremes. If animals can react to their environment, emote, and are aware of things done to or with them, then they should have similar rights to humans.

Animals have successfully been used to understand biological processes, assess safety of different chemicals, develop vaccines and antibiotics, produce treatments for hepatitis C, rheumatoid arthritis, polio, diabetes and many more . However, it is impossible to know if the use of animals was required to acquire this research or if the amount of suffering and death could have been reduced or avoided in order to achieve the same results. It is well established that animals have been invaluable in the pursuit of biomedical research, and the benefits from using animals currently means that eliminating animal research is also immoral. This is because the benefits received from some research greatly outweigh the potential costs to the animals and it would be unjust not to perform such experiments. Consequently, animal research should not be fully banned due to the benefits it yields, but should be more heavily regulated to reduce the moral costs.

The study of good and bad, right and wrong, moral principles or value held by a person or society, promoting human welfare, maximizing freedom minimizing pain and suffering is called ethics. The discipline that studies the moral relationship of human beings and also the value and moral status of the environment and its non-human contents is called environmental ethics. It considers the ethical relationship between the humans and the environment. Animal and animal rights are the highlighted topic in the environmental ethics.

PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is the largest organization in the world that fights against animal cruelty. Their main objective is to end animal cruelty by banning any and all industries where animals suffer the most. Animals are not only used in the food industry, but in many others as well; clothing, experimentation and entertainment. PETA believes that animals’ lives are just as important as any human being’s life. They encourage vegetarianism by inspiring others to believe that animals have thoughts and feelings just as humans do, therefore implying that animals should be treated like humans. They post videos and other links supporting their fight for animal rights and give examples and stories of how animals are abused

Animal examination saves lives. A few animals that are used in experimentation are a small price to pay for all the progress we’ve made in the medical field. I read somewhere that animal’s must suffer so that humans don’t have to. According to the L.C.Animal website, 97% of 10 Billion animals are tortured and killed each year by factory farms. According to Peta website only 100 million animals are killed each year, which includes rat’s frogs, and

Animal research has been used to improve human advancements towards medicine and technology. To begin with, animal testing is vital to find out the side effects of medicine, which should be tested on animals

"Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do” once said Ingrid Newkirk, beloved animal rights activist and cofounder of the largest animal rights organizations, PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. There is a much bigger picture than which lies centered on the human species. Earth is inhabited with a rich variety of about eight million species, most of which have been thought to exist for millions of years before humans evolved. The array of diversity of life on our planet is mind blowing, however,

Compassionate human beings have examined the thought of animal rights only during the 20th century, when a philosopher, Peter Singer, has published his book, Animal Liberation, in 1975. His book served as a catalyst for the ongoing Animal Rights Movement giving animal equality in life, and eliminating speciesism — the assumption of human superiority. The movement had gained numerous achievements such as stopping huge beauty products manufacturers from testing their products on animals, neuroscientists have declared consciousness in animals exist, and acts being passed (Lin, 2016). In spite of the reasons to discredit the use of lab animals, professionals should still have the freedom to use lab animals because the experiments involving animals effectively provide new knowledge in research, develop current understandings, and reduces possible damage to humans.

About 33% of all fur sold in the U.S. originates from animals trapped in steel-jaw traps. These traps hammer close on an animals appendage, which causes intense torment and leaves the animal stuck and starving, through several number of days (“People For Ethical Treatment Of Animals”, n.d). A small burn or a sliced finger is enough to get us all worked up. Getting your skin peeled off is a scenario we wouldn’t even want to imagine upon ourselves. In simpler words, these poor creatures are forced to suffer from a heart attack while they are still conscious. We cannot even begin to imagine their pain; not till we are in a situation similar to them. (“Inside The Fur Industry”,n.d) A person who has probably experienced a cardiac arrest may be

Supporters of animal experimentation argue that it is crucial to the development of medicine and technology. They also hold on to the idea that the sacrifice of a few animals’ is not comparable to the lives of humans. An article from Health Reference Center Academic, states that “Animal experimentation in scientific research is a good thing: important,

The moral status of animals is an issue of much debate in Science. According to The Royal Society, the oldest scientific academy nowadays, it would have been impossible for science and medicine to develop so without animal research (“The Use of Non-Human Animals in Research”, 2004). Nevertheless, do the human medical benefits really justify the animal suffering in animal research? If so, what should are the possible considerations and limitations related to the matter? It appears to be a challenge to find common ground concerning the above questions. This paper will first present the current guidelines of animal research, and what is being done to help preserve the suffering and health animals as much as possible. In order to have a

There are three main reasons why animals are used in experiments are research on disease, behavior, and education. Research of how the cells function and how disease works. What causes the disease? What can prevent those diseases and how to cure them? Research’s test drugs, chemicals, or products to determine safety and effectiveness.