We Are All the Same
We Are All The Same
SOC 120
Instructor: Christine Villasenor
November 14, 2011
We Are All The Same
Now a day, humans are taking advantage of their power here on earth. Instead of treating everyone and everything with respect and with care, humans are mistreating and using other species for their own selfish benefits. They are hunting animals for fun, exploiting them, wearing their fur and skin, and even using them for experiments. People fail to see that humans are not the only species that have emotions and that are capable of suffering. Although animals are not capable of showing their emotions as strongly as humans do, they are able to experience pain, love, happiness, and emotions just like us. Animals have just as much feelings as humans do. We have a deontological duty to protect and care for beings such as animals.
When people say the word animal, they think of something with fur, or whiskers, perhaps something with four legs, or feathers. They might even think about something with teeth, dangerous, or very slimy. However true this maybe, it is a shame that that is all that comes to mind to people when they think of the word animal. People forget to see the reality of animals. What about the fact that animals have blood running through their veins like us, a beating heart, feelings, receptiveness to stimulants, and are continuously struggling to live. Why don’t people think of “Life” when they think of animals?
Animals should not be harmed in order to benefit mankind. They are living, breathing creatures just like us humans. They also have to eat, sleep, and survive in order to live their lives. There is a difference in how we live and how animals live, animals have to struggle to survive. They do not have babysitters, or cooks, or other things that people take for granted. Animals are solely on their own from the minute they take their first breath to the minute they take their last. Animals have to defend themselves only with what they have,
SOC 120
Instructor: Christine Villasenor
November 14, 2011
We Are All The Same
Now a day, humans are taking advantage of their power here on earth. Instead of treating everyone and everything with respect and with care, humans are mistreating and using other species for their own selfish benefits. They are hunting animals for fun, exploiting them, wearing their fur and skin, and even using them for experiments. People fail to see that humans are not the only species that have emotions and that are capable of suffering. Although animals are not capable of showing their emotions as strongly as humans do, they are able to experience pain, love, happiness, and emotions just like us. Animals have just as much feelings as humans do. We have a deontological duty to protect and care for beings such as animals.
When people say the word animal, they think of something with fur, or whiskers, perhaps something with four legs, or feathers. They might even think about something with teeth, dangerous, or very slimy. However true this maybe, it is a shame that that is all that comes to mind to people when they think of the word animal. People forget to see the reality of animals. What about the fact that animals have blood running through their veins like us, a beating heart, feelings, receptiveness to stimulants, and are continuously struggling to live. Why don’t people think of “Life” when they think of animals?
Animals should not be harmed in order to benefit mankind. They are living, breathing creatures just like us humans. They also have to eat, sleep, and survive in order to live their lives. There is a difference in how we live and how animals live, animals have to struggle to survive. They do not have babysitters, or cooks, or other things that people take for granted. Animals are solely on their own from the minute they take their first breath to the minute they take their last. Animals have to defend themselves only with what they have,
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