SUBJECT: In this chapter of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, titled “The Feedlot: Making Meat”, Michael Pollan discusses the use of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO), and the factories where countless cattle are being mistreated day in and day out.…
In chapters 4-6 of Cow, Hannah Velton describes the transformation of bulls, to ox, and then to cows as well as societies need for them. Growing civilizations required more work to be done, and so, cattle were forced to fit the role. The author presents numerous examples of the ways in which different societies used cow including transportation, food, jewelry, religious practices and countless other things. Bulls were too dangerous to do most jobs and cows were too ineffective. However, Velton described how oxen were the perfect mix of both for the African culture. Eventually, the jobs that people required evolved and so did the animals. These animals were used for significantly more than just labor. Cows, bulls, and oxen became symbols of…
The narrative characterizes as monsters and cruel people. In the fifth paragraph which is on page 259, Mary Rowlandson refers to the Indians as "ravenous beasts" (p 259) . In the text, she never refers to them as humans. Even in the very next paragraph she refers to them as "barbarous creatures" (p 259). From the fifth paragraph, Rowlandson most likely referred to the Indians as these creatures and beasts because she feared them.…
The Causes of horse slaughter have many surprising effects people wouldn’t think of. The drastic nature of these events changes the economy, as well as the lives of those who need products that come from horses. There are many people for and against the slaughter of horses, which has affected the situation in itself. Horse slaughter affects the economy, the mortality and standard of living of horses, and the availability of needed horse byproducts on an international level, no matter a person’s thoughts on the subject.…
Imagine an animal’s feeling of panic and fear as it is about to be killed by a hunter or the isolation experienced as an animal sits in a laboratory, separated from its family and natural habitat, waiting to be harmed by harsh testing methods. Imagine the frightened state of a mother or father watching their innocent baby being captured. After considering the brutality towards animals in these scenarios, take into consideration the health benefits humans receive from different parts of these animals. Imagine health risks avoided through testing on animals first instead of on humans. Does human benefit justify the harm and killing of animals? Linda Hasselstrom’s essay “The Cow Versus The Animal Rights Activist” and Tom Regan’s “Animal Rights, Human Wrongs” argue this question through analysis of the reason for killing animals, the method in which they are killed, and the morality of the killing of animals.…
Jeremy Rifkin 's article, “A Change of Heart About Animals” argues that animals are more like humans than we imagine and as a result should be treated with the care that they deserve. Rifkin develops and supports his argument using facts about the animals and these facts end up touching hearts. In order for Rifkin to get his point across he uses a smart technique by using pathos and plays with the emotions of his audience. Rifkin loves animals and his passion and love evokes emotions that the audience can feel. Animals can feel and have emotions similar to ours. in agreement with Rifkin, I argue that it is wrong and inhumane to kill or abuse animals because they feel, they deserve to have space and should be valued as much as humans are It is wrong no animal should be killed due to abuse or testing, it is wrong and inhumane.…
Nibert argues about the treatment of domesticated animals on factory farms. Many campaigns, legislations, and ballots have made people switch over to a safe and friendly way of obtaining our food. This strategy called the new welfarism promotes continued oppression of domesecrated and the underlying global injustices and dangers that accompany it (Nibert 259). The welfarism reflects the historical pattern of elites consuming our “meat.” The more affluent consume our chemical free, “humanely” produced “meat,” while the majority consumes the cheap toll that the animal industrial complex profitably can produce. There is not enough land to “free range” the amount of individuals necessary for the growing, socially created need for the domesecrated animal products. All of this can cause the scarcity of water, oil, global warming, diseases, and etc (Nibert 261). In Kenya for example, where ten of thousands are poison have been poisoned, or raised by ranchers who ordered the murder. Facing the reality, not the least of which is violence and exploitation against the growing number of domesecrated animals, is to practice and promote global veganism. Affordable plant based food is all around the world, criticism of people who have no motive to exploiting show be redirected…
The horse, an elegant creature, dancing across fields, meant to be free; the horror going on behind the curtain defiles his spirit of freedom. He is viewed by many as a loyal companion. In sporting events, he represents half of the team, the momentous force that propels the duo to victory. He shares the pain and tears, the struggles and triumphs, with his human counterpart. As a gentle friend, he teaches fearful adults how to trust again; reinvigorates the hopeless with the drive to live; and provides disabled children with a comforting way to become reacquainted with the world. The common denominator derived from the roles played by the majestic equine is the intimate bond shared by horse and rider. This bond can be compared to that between a dog and his owner, one that is as inseparable as mother and daughter. However, a fiery issue has come to light, one that has the equestrian world hopelessly divided. It concerns the controversial matter of horse slaughter in the United States of America. The plight of the unwanted horse is complicated and to some the idea of getting rid of the financial burden and getting paid for it seems like a godsend. However, horse slaughter is a cruel practice. To put it simply, horses are not raised to be slaughtered in the same manner that cows and pigs are; the emotional and physical trauma involved for the horse is too big a price to pay as well as being generally illegal; and there are countless alternatives to inhumane slaughter.…
He states that non-human animals are farmed for food, experimented on, and we as humans fail to acknowledge the suffering that these animals go through, because we are too caught up in our own ‘selfish’ behavior. Overall, his main point is that from a moral standpoint, humans should reconsider our modern practices, and give all sentient non-human animals equal consideration. He suggests that we all adopt vegetarian diets, and only conduct experiments on non-human animals when it would do less harm than good. (205)…
It has become a multi-billion dollar industry with the intent to produce a large number of livestock in conditions that are intended to maximize production at minimal cost. Due to this high demand, the welfare of livestock is being ignored. The Animal Care and Protection Act refuses to protect livestock from harm and treats farmed animals as property rather than sentient beings. By introducing a new piece of legislation entitled the Livestock Welfare: Care and Protection Act, it will prioritize livestock welfare and address the urgent issues relating to the treatment of farmed animals. If the Queensland government acknowledges the suffering of livestock and takes action to minimise their distress, it will allow for farmed animals to live a much more peaceful life -- free from unnecessary pain – and provide justice to the millions of animals born into Queensland farms each year. Finally, by the government taking livestock welfare into consideration, it will create a far more civilised society which is based on strong ethics and a strong sense of…
The author argues inherent value. Regan points out animals should be able to experience life with inherent value of their own. Addressing commercial animal agriculture, the author declares "The fundamental moral wrong here is not that animals are kept in stressful close confinement or in isolation, or that their pain and suffering, their needs and preferences are ignored or discounted." Regan continues the only way to right the wrong would be to stop…
In “Beasts” by Joyce Carol Oates, the totems play a significant role throughout the entirety of the novel. ( in regards to the protagonist (Gillian) in the novel.) Firstly, the totems are a representation of the perverse sexually deviant side in us thats kept repressed from society. Secondly, Gillian’s ambivalent perception of Dorcas is in perfect alignment with the way in which she views the totems.Lastly,Gillian’s internalized feelings of inadequacy are projected onto some of the totems.The totems are a representation of our perverse sexual side thats kept repressed while at the same time is a projection of Gillian’s feelings of inadequacy and a depiction of a perfect alignment between her ambivalent perception she feels towards Dorcas.…
Finally, Pollan argues that the harsh treatment of animals on industrial farms has risen due to the lack of human connection with the slaughtering of animals. The author explains, "The disappearance of animals from our lives has opened a space in which there’s no reality check, either on the sentiment or the brutality” (Pollan 363). This suggests when animals are out of sight, the human concern about the killing of those animals lessens.…
When looking at things from an ethical perspective, one has to consider how to protect and preserve the basic needs of others as well as their own. There is no difference here when dealing with the well being of animals. Alice Walter and Ted Kerasote are two individuals who deal with ethical issues regarding the well being of animals, and while their stories are vastly different, their main points have overlapping similarities. In Anthony Weston’s A 21st Century Ethical Toolbox, both Walter and Kerasote’s experiences are explicitly detailed through Walter’s essay, “Am I Blue?,” and Kerasote’s excerpt from Bloodties: Nature, Culture, and the Hunt. Throughout both of their experiences, Weston’s three-part concept of ethics is put into full-effect.…
The Cowspiracy documentary explores the connections that animal agriculture has to greenhouse gasses, water, land, waste, oceans, rainforest, wildlife, and humanity. Correspondingly, it dispels the myths that attribute the majority of the declines in bio-diversity and deprivations of the ecosystem to the transportation industry instead of the animal agriculture industry. Additionally, it exposes environmentalists’ vast avoidance in the acknowledgement of the effects that cattle production inflicts on the earth. Considering the passionate natures of the central narrators, Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn, the film is provocative, conscious, and awfully inspiring.…