Animal Cruelty. Should animals be treated with dignity?
Should animals be treated with dignity?
Animal cruelty is a serious problem that still takes place around the world, although some issues are clear, certain acts of animal cruelty remain disguised under the name of art and entertainment. Bullfighting is the most obvious example. To be honest it is extremely disturbing that such cruelty is still carried out in modern society. Animals should be treated as companions, but this so called ‘sport’ is an abuse to animals in perhaps every possible way! Simply for the purpose of generating profit. It’s quite appalling to realize that each year over 40,000 bulls are killed during the barbaric, meaningless parade of bullfighting. Such performances inflict pain and death on defenseless animals, and its only purpose is to entertain people for viewing pleasure. How is this fair?
The origin of bullfight can be traced back to 711 A.D. This event was first carried out to celebrate the crowning of King Alfonso the 8th. It started as one of the exclusive privileges of the nobility. Over time, bullfighting has been established in many people’s minds as a symbol of culture and one of the main traditional events in Spain. It has always been treated as an honorable event in Spain, and each week thousands of Spanish people gather at their local bullrings to enjoy the event. It’s part of their history. Therefore, many people argue that bullfighting should be kept as a memorable part of Spanish custom and tradition. Bullfighting's original purpose was to encourage people toward bravery and determination. But even though the event was carried out with admirable intensions, innocent lives were buried under merciless blades. We should not exploit animals for viewing pleasure and there are certainly no excuses for animal cruelty as animals have rights too! Just as William Ralph had said, “We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able
Animal cruelty is a serious problem that still takes place around the world, although some issues are clear, certain acts of animal cruelty remain disguised under the name of art and entertainment. Bullfighting is the most obvious example. To be honest it is extremely disturbing that such cruelty is still carried out in modern society. Animals should be treated as companions, but this so called ‘sport’ is an abuse to animals in perhaps every possible way! Simply for the purpose of generating profit. It’s quite appalling to realize that each year over 40,000 bulls are killed during the barbaric, meaningless parade of bullfighting. Such performances inflict pain and death on defenseless animals, and its only purpose is to entertain people for viewing pleasure. How is this fair?
The origin of bullfight can be traced back to 711 A.D. This event was first carried out to celebrate the crowning of King Alfonso the 8th. It started as one of the exclusive privileges of the nobility. Over time, bullfighting has been established in many people’s minds as a symbol of culture and one of the main traditional events in Spain. It has always been treated as an honorable event in Spain, and each week thousands of Spanish people gather at their local bullrings to enjoy the event. It’s part of their history. Therefore, many people argue that bullfighting should be kept as a memorable part of Spanish custom and tradition. Bullfighting's original purpose was to encourage people toward bravery and determination. But even though the event was carried out with admirable intensions, innocent lives were buried under merciless blades. We should not exploit animals for viewing pleasure and there are certainly no excuses for animal cruelty as animals have rights too! Just as William Ralph had said, “We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able