Animal Bill Of Right Essay FINAL DRAFT 
Gurdeep Bassi
Ms. McLaughlin
Period 5 – CSU ERWC
17 December 2014
A Bill of Rights for Animals? An organization called the Animal Legal Defense Fund has sponsored a petition that raises the awareness and calls for increased protection for the rights of animals. An excerpt from the petition briefly touches on how “animals are defenseless against exploitation and abuse by humans.” Alongside, it also informs us the objective of the petition that “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 our society today, animals are brutally abused, treated unfairly, neglected or have experiments conducted on them. This bill is pushing for a basic set of rights aimed at animals to protect them, although many people disagree. The petition, I believe, could change a lot in the world today. I agree with the defense fund of passing this petition for animal rights and that all animals should be treated as equal as humans. The Animal Bill of Rights can stop animals from being abused, experimented on, and innocently dying. By passing the Animal Bill of Rights, it is understandable and true that it would decrease the amount of animal abuse that occurs. In Jeremy Rifkin’s article “A Change of Heart about Animals”, he provides evidence that “studies on pigs’ social behavior funded by McDonald’s at Purdue University, for example, have found that they crave affections and are easily depressed if isolated or denied playtime with each other. The lack of mental and physical stimuli can result in deterioration of health”. Similar to humans, it exemplifies that animals crave and desire affection for means to survive. Pigs have similar characteristics and traits as human beings do. They have the ability to eat, sleep, play, feel pain and express emotions. In the case of a
Ms. McLaughlin
Period 5 – CSU ERWC
17 December 2014
A Bill of Rights for Animals? An organization called the Animal Legal Defense Fund has sponsored a petition that raises the awareness and calls for increased protection for the rights of animals. An excerpt from the petition briefly touches on how “animals are defenseless against exploitation and abuse by humans.” Alongside, it also informs us the objective of the petition that “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 our society today, animals are brutally abused, treated unfairly, neglected or have experiments conducted on them. This bill is pushing for a basic set of rights aimed at animals to protect them, although many people disagree. The petition, I believe, could change a lot in the world today. I agree with the defense fund of passing this petition for animal rights and that all animals should be treated as equal as humans. The Animal Bill of Rights can stop animals from being abused, experimented on, and innocently dying. By passing the Animal Bill of Rights, it is understandable and true that it would decrease the amount of animal abuse that occurs. In Jeremy Rifkin’s article “A Change of Heart about Animals”, he provides evidence that “studies on pigs’ social behavior funded by McDonald’s at Purdue University, for example, have found that they crave affections and are easily depressed if isolated or denied playtime with each other. The lack of mental and physical stimuli can result in deterioration of health”. Similar to humans, it exemplifies that animals crave and desire affection for means to survive. Pigs have similar characteristics and traits as human beings do. They have the ability to eat, sleep, play, feel pain and express emotions. In the case of a
Cited: 1. Braithwaite, Victoria. "Hooked on a Myth." Los Angeles Times. New York Times, 8 Oct. 2006:n. pag. Web. 2. Rifkin, Jeremy. "A Change of Heart about Animals." Los Angeles Times. New York Times, 1 Sept. 2003:n. pag. Web.