Animal Cruelty In The United States

Animals are looked upon as just food, fiber, research and labor. Dogs are companions, pigs are bacon, what’s the difference? Cruelty on animals has been a worldwide issue for years, activists and protests groups have come together and bash the consumption of animal products including fur and leather. There have been over eight million animal species discovered and continues to grow, those animals deserve to live just like any other human being. Even going to the circus is considered animal cruelty. People who do not consume any animal products is called veganism. Veganism in the United States has increased by over thirty percent. A horrendous amount of fifty six billion animals killed each year for human consumption. Ethical, economical and
Peta came into public in 1981 when a family of seventeen macaque monkeys were being tested on, the members of this activist group stood outside the Behavioral Research center and protested. From then on they would be widely known all around the world. There is an ongoing argument that whether animal testing benefits us or is just cruel to the animals. According to Cruelty Free International, the U.S drug administry invests in a total of fifty billion dollars each year. One drug that is tested is Vioxx, it is used to treat arthritis. It was found to be “safe” and was tested on monkeys and five other animals species. Even though it’s been tested multiple times, this medicine has caused over 320,000 heart attacks and strokes, and 140,000 deaths. According to Peta, animal testing is a waste of time and money, and most importantly animals. Animals don’t contract the same diseases as humans do, one example Parkinson's disease and also HIV or alzheimer's. Yet there is an alternative to testing on animals, scientists have developed a way of actually growing human cells and making them into human organs which provides a more realistic way of testing. But on the other side, animal testing has had some benefits, in 1920 researchers removed the pancreas from a dog, this developed insulin therapy. Scientist today are
Cosmetics and skin lotion are most popular. In these experiments animals, such as rabbits, mice and guinea pigs, are forced to inhale toxic chemical and forced to be injected to their bodies. Later on they are surveyed for any side effects. Then they are killed and still tested on with their leftover organs. That leads over to my next topic, is there a humane way to kill an animal? In some cultures the animal is a sacred thing and is held a ceremony when slaughtered. This has been done for centuries and is still done today. According to RSPCA in 2010, there are three ways killing an animal is by a rifle and four positions. The frontal method and is shot in the forehead, poll method where the animal is shot between the horns. And lastly the temporal method, the animal is shot between mid base of the eye and ear. These slaughters differ on all species. In my opinion, there is no way to humanely kill an animal, just like there's no way to “humanely” kill a human. With the growing population in the world, the cost of meat is only going to increase steadily. In a study by the National Academy of Science, the U.S will spend $1.6 trillion dollars by 2050. Studies shown that it cost less per acre to produce fruits and vegetables than it does to raise cattle. In conclusion animal agriculture is not sustainable and uses seventy percent of water consumption, according to United Nation Environmental Program. By the