Literature Review: Annotations Books: Hayhurst‚ Chris. Animal Testing: The Animal Rights Debate. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group‚ Inc. 2000. Print. Summary/Description: This book discusses the pros and cons of animal testing. It gives a brief history of the animal right movement‚ and It also address the legal and ethical issues involved around this cruel testing. The Animal Act was rejected by Congress in the United States and animal testing became a part of scientific and medical life.
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Animal Experimentation by Peggy J. Parks describes advantages and disadvantages of animal research. This book explains one of the major social justice issue that is becoming controversial these days: Animal Rights. Scientists are trying to find new vaccines and medical products‚ but you cannot test them on humans right away. We cannot risk human’s life‚ but can we risk animal’s life? In 2005‚ the USDA reported that 1‚177‚566 animals were used in the laboratory‚ excluding mice‚ rats‚ birds‚ fish‚
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Orwell uses Animal Farm to depict a typical corruption of “human nature” due to the gain of power. In the book the animals initial decision to overthrow the humans is justifiable. The animals were seeking a better life for themselves. However‚ as the book progress and the pigs take charge the situation becomes worse than it was when the humans were in charge. The pigs represent man because of their ability to take something good‚ and turn it into greed‚ and selfishness. The pigs declared themselves
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Humans are descendents of other animals. I believe that over time animals change to fit the needs of their environments‚ and that is how after a long span of time humans came to be. Humans could be described as super-domesticated animals because they act like other domesticated animals. Humans are superior because they have more power and are more advanced than the other domesticated animals. Animals do possess souls and you can tell many animals moods by facial expressions showing they are happy
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Samantha Bush 6/2/16 Mrs. Doran Gemini 103 Should animals be used in scientific experimentation? Picture credit to Google Images Animal testing has been going on for a couple of years now. Scientists use animal testing as a form of “safe” testing. According to Humane Society International‚ animal testing is‚ “Procedures performed on living animals for purposes of research into the basic biology and diseases‚ assessing the effectiveness of new medicinal products‚ and testing the human health
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Because animal cruelty has had such a negative impact policy makers have decided to act in favor of protecting our animals. The Animal Welfare Act (AWA)‚ enacted in 1966‚ protects animal lives as it argues that they are equally as important as humans. The AWA grants the animal the right to positive quality of life while being used for research purposes. The notion of animal rights is “the idea that some‚ or all‚ non-human animals are entitled to the possession of their own lives and that their most
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What Rights Do Animals Have? Week 8 ENGL 135 Ayano Moon Dr: Cynthia Hallett DeVry University What Rights Do Animals Have? In October 2011‚ dozens of exotic animals such as lions and rare tigers were released into human population by local private owner‚ Terry Thompson. This act not only put hundreds of the local populated area at very alarming high risk of extreme danger‚ it also led to “49 animals were slaughtered‚ including 18 Bengal tigers‚ 17 lions‚ six black bears‚ a pair of grizzlies
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Z of medical progress. But these major advances have something in common: they were all developed and tested using animals. Animal experimentation is a contentious issue‚ but it boils down to two essential questions: does it work‚ and is it ethical? The first is easy to answer: it works. Some would have you believe there are alternatives for all animal research‚ or that animal testing is always misleading and unsafe. These are fallacies. Where there are reliable alternatives‚ of course
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Using helpless animals for the benefit of human beings goes back thousands of years. A common theme has been present: the use of these animals has been necessary for survival. Of late‚ these essential sacrifices have metamorphosed into yield-less speculations. Animal testing is wrong based on these premises: there are available alternatives to direct testing on live animals‚ the results acquired rom the tests are inaccurate and repetitive‚ and ultimately it is speciesism‚ which is comparable to racism
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Advance Composition October 16‚ 2014 Testing On Animals: Helpful or Harmful? Testing on animals can be dated all the way back to time when the Romans and Greeks were still alive. Scientist would only dissect on animals to find out information on disease‚ what caused it and how could they find a cure for it. Because it is dated so far back into time and we still are testing on animals and aren’t finding many cures many people believe that testing on animals is unnecessary because the results are very
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