*95% of animals used for experiments are not protected by the Animal Welfare Act‚ the only act governing animal testing. Laws protecting animals need to include test animals used for experiments and these laws should be more strongly enforced. In order to minimize the number of animals used for testing and make sure they are not mistreated‚ the laws need to make it harder for researchers to use animals‚ making alternatives more appealing. Many people would agree that animal testing is morally wrong
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animal cruelty CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Animal cruelty nowadays is extremely being of our daily life. Animal cruelty is crime cases today especially in Malaysia. Physical abuse‚ substituting human victims for animal victims‚ socially unacceptable behaviour that causes pain‚ suffering or distress and the death of an animal toward animal are common types animal cruelty happens nowadays. Homes‚ colleges‚ food court‚ and in market are places where people do
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it’s unsuspecting pray. Tigers are known to be ruthless kings of the wild‚ but have you ever asked yourself if tigers are better off in captivity or if they are better off in the wild? In other words keeping tigers in zoos is a form of animal cruelty. Animal cruelty can be defined as physical abuse‚ mental abuse and the quality or condition of being cruel. Over the years many controversial issues have emerged‚ “In the wild‚ tigers live for approximately 14 to 18 years‚ while in captivity they
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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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In today’s society‚ the number of cases regarding animal cruelty is skyrocketing to the point that I wonder if there is no way to truly protect animals’ rights. I believe that animals have not legal rights‚ but ethical rights‚ and that they deserve to be guaranteed such rights. These rights are being breached when people exploit them for money. I want to be a person that strives for the implementation of animals’ rights and welfare by minimizing such unethical behavior. There has been an increasing
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Irlanda Incer Richardson Honors English 3(B) 3/9/14 Animals Should Have Rights If a dog is considered man’s best friend then why is it so common nowadays for some people to mistreat dogs and other innocent animals? Animals are a big part of our lives; animals feed us‚ help us‚ entertain us‚ and even keep us company. We need them as much as they need us. Even though animals are not perceived as superior or even equals to humans‚ they still have a
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Should animal testing be legal or illegal? Animal testing in scientific labs can hurt the poor innocent creatures. I think that testing on animals should be illegal. I’m going to be telling you the different reasons why I prefer animal testing is illegal. “Animal testing is wrong and it is cruelty to animals. Each year about five million dogs‚ cats‚ rabbits‚ monkeys‚ and other animals die in lethal dose tests performed in many states of the United States” (mega essays). Every year‚ an animal
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Animal Rights- Ban Testing Ally Torres English 10 April 25‚ 2012 Mr. Bannon Animals are unique creatures placed all around the world‚ each with their own genuine‚ exotic‚ and weird personalities. Unfortunately‚ every year‚ “scientists” use them to test potentially dangerous products that most people use in our everyday lives. Although scientists claim that there is no other way to test them‚ and that their work ethics are a necessity to keep the society safe‚ they are wrong. There are many
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Evolve: End Animal Cruelty with the ASPCA Although the equal rights of animals is in question‚ The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) effectively advocates for the well-being of animals by providing health care assistance and legal advocacy‚ searching out the problem to find a solution that is potent‚ and rescuing them from danger. The ASPCA does compile available resources with intentions to better the lives of animals. Statistics substantiate that the numbers of
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Animal Testing is Animal Cruelty “A procedure which is likely to cause … pain‚ suffering‚ distress‚ or lasting harm.” This is how the government defines animal experimentation (Spriet-Pourra). Many products are currently being tested on animals. They‚ however‚ do not prove to be very accurate at all. This is causing much money to be lost‚ along with countless animal lives. Innocent animals should not have to undergo the pain from the testing they undergo‚ nor death for a slight chance of an accurate
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