CA 90012 Dear Editor: I share Rifkin’s concern with how we treat animals; however‚ the article‚ “A Change of Heart about Animals” does not provide enough concrete evidence to make the claim that animals are all of a sudden more like us than we imagined. Just because a crow can make a hook or an orangutan can groom itself in front of a mirror animals does not mean that animals are more like us than we imagined. Clearly‚ in order to persuade us that we need to treat animals better because they
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Re "A Change of Heart About Animals‚" Commentary‚ Sept. 1: Jeremy Rifkin argues that science has shown that the differences between animals and humans are less than we think and that we should exte nd more “empathy” to animals. I disagree. In nature‚ animals naturally kill and eat each other. If the hawk does not care about the feelings of the rabbit that it eats‚ why should humans be any different? Is Rifkin saying that nature is wrong? Rifkin goes so far as to say that pigs need social
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Name: Amr Mohamed El Sayed Teacher: Ghada el Shimi A Change Of Heart About Animals Breakthroughs in biotechnology‚ nanotechnology‚ and more universal questions like the age of our universe‚ inside the lab a bigger story is revealed‚ one which will influence how we think forever. The researchers are finding that many of zoo animals we visit have a lot of common human traits‚ more than one may think. Ironically‚ companies that invested in these projects are fast food companies‚
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In the article “ A change of Heart about Animals” by Rifkin‚ he states “ They feel pain‚ suffer‚ and experiences stress‚ affection‚ excitement and even love--and these findings are changing how we view animals.” These characteristics are just like any human being they feel pain just as we feel pain‚ they suffer just like we do too therefore i agree that they should have the same rights as us humans. Although many other people might say they’re just animals but they realize they are species just like
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capable of standing up for ourselves. Animals aren’t able to do that so they are treated unfairly‚ like if they didn’t feel any pain at all. Although many believe that animals shouldn’t be treated like humans‚ my goal is to convince my classmates that we should improve the way we treat animals. To begin with‚ why should we make animals suffer before killing them? In the article “A Change of Heart about Animals” Jeremy Rifkin states “And for the thousands of animals subjected each year to painful laboratory
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ear Editor‚ In “A Change of Heart about Animals” by Jeremy Rifkin‚ he says that “Animals are more like us than we could imagine” and I think I’m kind of on this middle plane where I can see both sides of the argument. Cause while I do realize that animals are living things and how they have all the components of one‚ I still believe it is ok to farm and use them for our needs. I say that in a good and humane way‚ as to make sure the animals are brought up in the right way. Now to get this out
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Many people believe that animals have feelings and that they are able to feel what a human feels such love‚ suffering‚ stress even some people think that we share similar characteristics. in the article "A Change of Heart About Animals ’’ the author Jeremy Rifkin argument that animals are the same as human beings and that we should also treat them with love and respect. For some reasons‚ activists and some law schools believe in animals rights and they want to protect animals but if there were a bill
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815198 Mrs. Salgado English 4p October 16‚ 2012 A Change of Heart About Rifkin Jeremy Rifkin in the article “A Change of Heart About Animals” describes how the lives of animals are all for the benefit of the human race and how animals deserve more respect. Many concerned and caring people believe that animals should be treated with love and respect. The reality of this is that Rifkin seizes to comprehend that the life without using animals as a benefit is highly unlikely and would just further
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non humans. Both article “A Change of Heart about Animal” by Jeremy Rifkin and “Hooked on a myth” by Victoria Braithwaite states that humans don’t really care for animals and want change to treat animals fairly. However‚ humans do not feel any type of emotions‚ take for granted and treated them unright; therefore Bill of Rights for the for the U.S should be created for animals because they could be happy‚ safe and treat them right. Indeed‚ Raising the issues of animal welfare is impossible to develop
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“Animals deserve to be treated with love and care just like any other species.” True. However‚ to what extent are we willing to be compared to animals? In the article “A Change of Heart About Animals” Jeremy Rifkin sells the idea that science proves everyday that we aren’t much different from any other animal therefore he believes that‚ just like humans‚ animals should have a bill of rights. I say this is too extreme and completely unnecessary. In his article‚ Rifkin argues that even a gorilla can
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