With the herd of horses double at the rate of every four years and more money going out to stay maintaining all the faculties in all 10 western states it is now time for some decision making steps. The BLM has different options that will help provide more funding and are required to obtain through the amended, “Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act”. Which still allows the horses to run freely and still producing to keep their race alive while maintaining good health. These different options rage from adoption, being sold with no limitations, and even put down in the most benevolent and cost efficient way.…
Gules, Thomas. “Wild Horse Roundups: What should be done with Wild Horses and Burros?” Current Events, A Weekly Reader Publication. 3 May 2002. Academic OneFile. Web.…
You can still find some wild horses, but it is rare to find any. Then, in 1971, a federal law was passed that banned capturing, harming, or killing free-roaming horses or burros on public land. The care and management of the…
Justin Le Ms. Jackson ERWC English 28 October 2014 Animal Bill of Rights Despite our genetic makeup and ability, each living organism still obtains the ability to partake in the vast contribution towards this world. We as humans should be proactive in our role of establishing and maintaining a fine balance of life. A prominent responsibility we possess is to regard all living beings as equals.…
Animal testing is cruel and barbaric. In the article "A change of heart about animals" by Jeremy Rifkin, featured in the los Angeles Times, Rifkin discussed how scientists have discovered that animals are not far different from humans. The studies show that animals have similar emotions and reactions when experiencing such emotions in times of distress or fear. Despite these finding, animals are still continually tested on for products and other experiments in order to see what the result would be.…
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…
How would you feel if you were caged in and force fed? Animals, around the world, are being abused like that by many humans, every year. They are being chained up, their furs are being pulled straight off from their bodies, and they are being severely abused. Moreover, animal societies and the government started to take action to fight for animal rights. In the article Can Animal Rights Go Too Far?, Adam Cohen explains how animals are being treated and how they are sold to the market. Just like humans, animals have lives, too. They deserve better treatment and care. Therefore, the government should enhance making laws for animal rights, in addition to human rights.…
There are many controversies when it comes to the topic of the Zoo. The question to ask is if zoos are good or bad for the animals? And reading on in this essay with the main point you will be able to decide for your own will. Discuses in the rest of this essay will be the living conditions of animals, if they’re able to have families, how they are treated, and if they are able to reproduce. These animals suffered with poor health because they had a natural food diet that they’re weren’t used to. According to S. Mary P. Benbow, “Unsuitable feeding practices of captive animals’ still continue”, which is sad because people who don’t know about this goes to the zoo not knowing what goes on behind closed doors. “In 1992, Masha, an elephant in the Moscow Circus, died after being fed a diet of vegetables, meat, red wine, sugar, and a brew of vodka”, said Benbow in her article.…
The consumption of meats dates back to our ancient predecessors dwelling amongst the land and early Native American tribes. The earliest forms of hunters and gathers believed strongly in all an animal had to offer, even after it was deceased. Once an animal was hunted they used each part of the animal so its life was not wasted unnecessarily. According to the Native Languages of the America, “Whether they were farming tribes or not, most Native American tribes had very meat-heavy diets.” (Native Languages of the Americas, 2011) This heavily laden diet led to other uses of their animal kill such as shelter and clothing.…
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.)…
BLM adopted out nearly 225,000 horses and burros in the wild who were removed from public lands.Horses in the wild have long been the center of controversy and conflict. Management and adoption of wild horses are our options.In the United States, the wild horse debate focuses on the implementation of the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, in which Congress declared that wild horses “are livingsymbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West” and authorized the BLM to “protect and manage” wild horses.To maintain horse numbers at or near Appropriate Management Levels, the number of horses the BLM has determined can exist in balance with other public rangeland resources and uses, the agency has historically relied on gathering, removing, and adopting “excess” horses through the Adopt a Wild Horse or Burro Program.As of February 2009, approximately 188,000 wild horses had been adopted by the public since the creation of the adoption program, with about 1,300 finding new homes in New England.Between 2001 and 2007, removals swamped adoptions, with only 46,400 of 74,000 wild horses and burros taken from the range being adopted out or sold. As a result, more than 33,000 wild horses are currently kept in 35 BLM holding areas.In addition to costing taxpayers more than $21 million a year to maintain these horses, many argue that housing them in such facilities is inhumane. The adoption of wild horses is a good, but a bad thing.Yes,…
One should understand that not all animals are harmless, agreeable and safe, and there is different species on the endangered rundown that are fit for achieving compelling harm and notwithstanding going to individuals. Besides, these creatures address a danger to tamed creatures and distinctive associations that are close them. Ranchers and private zone proprietors, particularly, are endeavoring to manage these animals in light of the fact that there may be strict disciplines if they are…
In his essay The Case for Animal Rights, Tom Regan has set out a broad outline as an introduction for his book, The Case for Animal Rights, with same title. In the beginning, the author makes a special emphasis on that, the goals of the advocation of animal rights not only make people treat animals ‘more humane’, but also deny the view, which is fundamental wrong, that animals are humans’ resources. As a defender of animal rights as well as a philosopher, Regan attempts, through his professional knowledge, which area he has been exploring over ten years, to justify that animals have the rights as equal as human beings. In his own words, “people must change their beliefs before they change their habits”.…
Animals behind cages, starving and dying, it's an awful sight. I believe that animal captivity is bad for animals and that they should be running free and wild. wild animals in zoos suffer physically and mentally. Many animals in zoos show signs of distress such as pacing or rocking backwards and forwards repeatedly. Zoos do not save species from extinction but in some cases they can even make it worse.…
In Singer's animal liberation we are given a concept that is in regard to equality. He explains this in a way that is different from what usually comes to mind when we speak on equality. The example of this difference is that of equal consideration of equality as different sexes male and female are both deserving of equality however, their needs differ in terms of application as he explains. He gives the example of women having the right to have abortion as an equality that is given to them to choose whether or not to abort the child. So just as women have this right so to must men if the logic flows, but men cannot have abortions as they cannot carry a child. So how can we ensure that the equality is across the board applied to different…