Ethical Treatment of Animals
Ethical Treatment of Animals As with most subjects which involve ethics, there is more than one point of view. With ethical treatment of animals it is not different. In fact it is a subject which has caused near war type situations. In example there are people who believe that any time animals is killed even if that animal did not suffer it is wrong. On the other hand there are people who glory in eating meat and killing animals. But the bottom line is most people are somewhere in the middle on how they feel about what happens to animals in the world of humans. I am going to go over the some of these ideas and talk about the good and bad of both sides. The issue of animal rights is a very complex issue. There are both the positive and negative sides, which seem to have major contradictions. Animal rights people propose that the basic interest of animals such as suffering avoidance should be accorded similar attention as give to human beings. One such organization is Peta. Peta or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Peta may have some of the right ideas in that animals should have rights. Animals should not be made to suffer needlessly. However Peta takes things past merely protecting animals and they have caused harm to humans and even to the animals that they try to help.
Peta is an extremist group, and most people have at the very least have heard of them. Most people have an idea of what they are about. Many people are interested in treating animals with respect and responsibility, but a lot of these same people feel that Peta goes too far.
Peta has been named by varying government ran organizations such as the USDA, have named Peta as being terrorists. If you have ever seen some of the demonstrations that Peta has done you might see why. On their own website it states very clearly, “Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions
Peta is an extremist group, and most people have at the very least have heard of them. Most people have an idea of what they are about. Many people are interested in treating animals with respect and responsibility, but a lot of these same people feel that Peta goes too far.
Peta has been named by varying government ran organizations such as the USDA, have named Peta as being terrorists. If you have ever seen some of the demonstrations that Peta has done you might see why. On their own website it states very clearly, “Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions
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