The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)‚ an organization led by Ingrid Newkirk‚ fights for the rights of animals all over the world. According to PETA (n.d.)‚ its main goal is to give “attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms‚ in the clothing trade‚ in laboratories‚ and in the entertainment industry”. However in the year 2009‚ the animal rights organization produced a billboard campaign
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to the substantial number of entrepreneurs willing to mutilate and slaughter animals for purposes far beyond food for survival‚ but merely to acquire scent‚ to manufacture fur coat or to create an ornament by collecting ivory. Furthermore‚ animal rights is still considered by many as romantic rather than as a genuine progressive ethical issue with political appeal. Psychological research suggests that‚ even though animal rights are on the next enlightenment horizon‚ the movement will be challenged
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Oriented Studies The implementation of vertebrates as model organisms in experimentations is universally controversial‚ particularly when the aforementioned research is explicitly pain oriented. Concern over the wellbeing of stereotypical lab animals such as rats and mice are not misplaced‚ as long term exposure to pain has high risks of inducing greater levels of anxiety‚ alcohol abuse‚ and disturbing altercations of previously established behaviors (Anand‚ 1999); the risk to develop chronic
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explain behavior? Can behavior also cause changes in biology? How would the offspring of a rat exposed to stress during pregnancy will react to threatening environment? What are some advantages of using animals in experiments? What ethics or new regulations has been imposed toward the protection of animals used in experiments? Which brain techniques are functional and which are structural? Explain what is the Penfield studies and how does that relate to people suffering‚ for example‚ with a mental illness
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The concern of animal rights has been going on since the 1970’s. Animals are vulnerable creatures that are under human’s control. This allows individuals to have the ultimate power over any animal and until animal rights were put into action‚ animals had no voice to protect themselves from harm. The controversial subject of animal rights relates to the family systems theory. Murray Bowen generalized that the family needed to be looked at as whole‚ not as an individualistic approach (Anderson
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Heart about Animals”. Without Rifkin’s article‚ I never would have realized that animals can experience pain‚ suffering‚ and affection (2). The global community is truly indebted to Rifkin for proving‚ for the first time ever‚ that animals are actually living‚ breathing creatures—a truly groundbreaking scientific achievement‚ no doubt. The truth is: Rifkin has proven nothing new and merely demonstrated the barefaced hypocrisy of the animal rights movement. The “discovery” that animals can experience
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HUMN180 30 April‚ 2013 Animal Testing – Critical Thinking Paper When it comes to reading articles on controversial topics such as animal testing‚ it is easy to get lost in vague or coercive language‚ propaganda‚ and fallacies. The writer often feels strongly about the topic and wants the reader to agree with his or her viewpoint‚ so they will use certain reasoning techniques to make someone take their side. I found two articles with opposing viewpoints on whether or not animal testing should be used
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unavoidable”. He conveys that treating different species of animals differently is also unavoidable. The ironic equation he provides‚ “A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy.” reminds me of Singer’s disagreement on “We object to cruelty to dogs while consuming the produce of cruelty to pigs”. Even though we all know that we should never say a dog is superior to a pig‚ we cannot stop naturally thinking and behaving in this way. If we want to give all kinds of animals and human the same rights‚ can we really treat a
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The control group residents grew more isolated. I would have done this differently. I would have written or communicated with the Hasbro or Sony Company asking for the contribution of the robotic pets or a discount. I would have left the robotic animals with the residents‚ and I would offered my findings to the company in return‚ in case there was room for improvement. Article 2: The outcomes were actually constructive; consequently‚ the participants enjoyed the artificial intelligence
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essay‚ Jane Goodall argues that the use of animals (mainly gorillas) is inhumane‚ while the AMA believes that the use of animals in medical research is necessary and unavoidable. The AMA is more persuasive‚ because they state several undeniable reasons for the necessity of animals in research Although Goodall is less persuasive‚ she still has several good points. Goodall argues that‚
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