Employees – the employees will need to be happy to be working on a voluntary basis and also need to be caring for the animals that are suffering.…
The ASPCA provides animal welfare grants to organizations across the country, which helps them to respond quickly to emergencies with financial assistance where it is needed most, and to carefully match resources with needs across the country. The ASPCA is the nation’s second-largest animal welfare grant maker, providing support to United States based nonprofit animal welfare organizations through cash grants, sponsorships, executive and technical assistance, and training. Grants are available for a wide range of activities that further the ASPCA’s mission.…
A Service Animal is any signal dog, guide dog, or other animal trained to perform tasks for individuals with disabilities. The main purposes of service animals are to guide, pick up, fetch, or act as a medic alert for people who are disabled. These animals also can “help a person with a physical or psychological disability to live more independent, healthier, happier, or more mobile life” (Persels). Service dogs are the most common service animal used to help the disabled, however with the rise of alternative service animals that just might change. There are many different types of alternative animals like snakes, miniature horses, chimpanzees, capuchin monkey, ferrets, pigs, goats, ponies and etc. Yet there are many difficulties that alternative service animals and owners face. People who have alternative animals should be concerned about the risk factors of owning non-traditional service animals.…
In "The Case for Animal Rights," Tom Regan writes about his beliefs regarding animal rights. Regan states the animal rights movement is committed to a number of goals, including: "the total abolition of the use of animals in science; the total dissolution of commercial animal agriculture; and the total elimination of commercial and sport hunting and trapping. Regan goes on and tells us 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 people accept this view of animals being here for our resources, they believe what harms the animal doesn't really matter. Regan explains that in order to have this changed, people must change their beliefs. If enough people, especially people that hold a public office, change their beliefs, there can be laws made to protect the rights of animals.…
When it comes to animal research I feel there are to major dilemmas that arise that play a major role in how we determine the research methods as ethical or not: (1) do certain non-human species have changed consciousness and (2) to what extent do the animals suffer or experience death and how that influences their overall “well-being.” I pose these to issues because as rational, logical creatures we are capable of answering these two questions for ourselves and discuss our thoughts and feelings with one another, but we are unable to converse with or tap into the psyche of other species in a similar manner. Essential, we cannot determine with certainty if non-human species truly have a consciousness or evaluate their overall state (aside from…
Let’s start with the ASPCA, it is the” American society for the prevention of cruelty…
The integration of advocacy within the human service field is very important. I believe in order for one to work in the human service field one must be an advocate for the population or agency they serve. For example, I plan on working with abused women and children in the future. In order for me to help them to the fullest extent I must advocate on their behalf. However, if I come across a situation that goes against my morals and better judgment I will ask for help.…
The Anti-Cruelty Group is split up into different divisions to break down the range of complications in the world of animal abuse. The seven areas of the group are Field Investigators and Response, Humane Law Enforcement, Forensic Sciences and Anti-Cruelty Projects, ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center, Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team, Government Relations, Legal Advocacy, and Strategy and Campaigns. A specific crew known as Field Investigators keep in contact with businesses, organizations, and law enforcement in order to acquire a net of safety to provide the needs of a situation. They also handle confirmation from crimes as well as the people involved. The Forensic Science and Anti-Cruelty Projects Group accords tutelage to inform the citizenry of animal rights. The ASPCA Rehabilitation Center focuses on animals that need help becoming gregarious. These are pets and animals that may have come from harsh situations or environments. The focus is on overcoming trauma. The Behavior Team works closely with the Rehabilitation Center to suggest a proper plan for these animals. Government Relations takes action to contrive laws and bills concerning the well-being of animals. Then Legal Advocacy comes in and supports and assists the cases. The ASPCA accommodates a group dedicated to raising…
One way they attempt to improve the lives of animals is going around to schools to teach children to love all animals, even if they don’t consider them “cute”(www.rescueink.org). Also, whenever they rescue an animal, they take them to no-kill shelters and rehab if they need it. They also manage their own shelter in California (en.m.wikipedia.org). Whenever an animal is adopted, they make sure the animals new home is safe and good for them. Improving the lives of any animal they can help is their goal.…
Deprived of legal protection, animals are defenseless against exploitation and abuse by humans. Through the Animal Bill of Rights, the Animal Legal Defense Fund is working to show Congress a groundswell* of support for legislation that protects animals and recognizes that, like all sentient beings, animals are entitled to basic legal rights in our society.…
In December 11, 2013 a group of Animal Rights activists from the Indiana Animal Rights Alliance was protesting near the Bankers Life Fieldhouse, an indoor arena located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Up to 100 activists showed up at the Fieldhouse before each performance; some of the activists came from as far away as Kentucky to support the cause. Their protests were based against the practices used by the Ringling Brothers Circus to train and take care of animals. Only few people stopped to talk to the members of the association, while several others yelled “shut up.”i According to Lori Lovely, “One father encouraged his two-year-old-daughter to ‘say it, say it!’ She uttered an expletive to the demonstrators.”ii People were not being receptive of the issue pertaining animal abuse. Linda Cridge, an activist of the animal rights said, "They try not to look at us because they don't want to know the truth."iii According to the article, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Animal Protection Institute had filed a lawsuits against the Ringling Brothers Circus for the mistreatment and use of endangered species. The lawsuit was filed specially because of the abuse the circus inflicts to the elephants they exploit. “Elephants are social, they shouldn’t be treated like this,”iv said Carrie Knight, from Greenwood, who came because of her love for animals.v (See Appendix A to read the full case.)…
When a dog licks a person it can be irritating and uncomfortable, but it all depends if you have a licking to dogs because otherwise it's a nice feeling. It's not everybody who would like to be licked by a dog. Dogs also lick other dogs and they also lick themselves constantly. It's best to first know the cause of the licking so as to know how to curb it if it gets out of hand. The following are reasons as to why they lick.…
George Orwell believes that “[Everyone] is equal but some [people] are more equal than others.” In Orwell’s famous book Animal Farm, all the animals are equal but somehow the pigs have more rights, this means the pigs can live a more comfortable life with more power while the rest of the animals don’t. In the book everyone starts equal but the pigs gain more power. Although all the animals have the same rights the pigs have more, for example everyone has the right to live but the pigs can change that like when they changed “No animal shall kill another animal” to “No animal shall kill another animal without cause”. Even though many are promised equality, some groups of people such as women, African-Americans, and Japanese-Americans have been…
There are no real statistics to date on the vast amount of animals being abandoned each year, yet it is evident that it has become an issue of life or death for many of them. Animals released into an environment in which they are not familiar with, will have a lower chance of surviving. Many organizations are doing their best to help decrease animal abandonment. The Humane Society works with millions of volunteers to ensure the best environment suited for abandoned animals. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, also known as the ASPCA, is another organization that serves to decrease animal abuse and enforce arrest towards careless pet owners. Among these organizations, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, is responsible for creating awareness and putting an end to animal cruelty. There are other ways an animal can be a victim of animal cruelty, without actually being harmed. Animal Hoarding, a practice of animal lovers, is ironically another related topic of animal cruelty. In some views, this is an attempt to save the animal, but many other views differ, saying this solution will only cause problems. Even though there are lots of organizations that help prevent animal cruelty and abandonment, there is…
Do you believe in the rights of defenceless animals being tested on in laboratories for life? The animal Bill of Rights is to protect animals from exploitation, cruelty, neglect, and abuse. So many animals suffer from day to day ,some are not in the right care or shelter. Some are stuck in laboratories for life in tiny cages, making them go crazy and depressed because they do have feelings and the right of wildlife to a natural habitat. I agree with the animal Bill of Rights because so many animals have been treated in such inhumane ways instead of being treated as sentient creatures they are treated as helpless experiments and production units .…