Cruelty Involved in Animal Testing Hobbes‚ the cat‚ has been under experimentation for most of his life. This is probably the last time that he will ever have to be experimented on again. Why? Because he is probably not going to make it through this time. The makers of Herbal Essences are about to force shampoo down his throat to see what happens to its organs. Even if the cat lives through the process‚ they will have to kill it to see which organs were affected by the toxic chemicals. If this
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Animal testing is wrong and it is cruelty to animals. Each year about five million dogs‚ cats‚ rabbits‚ rats‚ monkeys‚ and other animals die in lethal dose tests performed in many states around the United States. During a lethal dose test‚ the experimental substance is forced into the animals throats‚ or is pumped into their stomaches by a tube sometimes causing death by stomach rupture or from the sheer bulk of a chemical dosage. Substances are mixed in lab chows‚ injected under the skin‚ into a
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Animal Acts and the Circus | The Terror and Subjugation of Entertainment Animals | During the Seven Year’s War‚ and English entrepreneur named Phillip Astley began an equestrian act that would become the antecedent of the modern American circus. In 1793‚ Bill Ricketts cultivated Astley’s idea and opened the first one ring show in Philadelphia to great acclaim and success. Soon after in 1825‚ Joshuah Purdy Brown developed a canvas tent to house performers and the travelling circus was founded
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Animal testing is one of the few animal cruelty’s in the US‚ testing is in the laboratories for human products such as makeup hair products and many more. “Animal testing originated by the early Greeks physician-scientists‚ such as Aristotle‚ 384 – 322 BC. An Arab physician in twelfth-century Moorish Spain introduced animal testing as an experimental method for testing surgical procedures before applying them to human patients.” (History Of Animal Testing) Every year in America more than 105‚000
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Over 9 billion animals are slaughtered for human consumption every year‚ roughly 20 million suffer in laboratories‚ and another 5 million are killed for their fur in the United States alone. Under law slaughtered cattle and hog first must be “stunned” so they are insensible to pain. This is usually done with a blow to the head or an electric shock. But on most plants this stunning doesn’t always work properly‚ with cruel consequences for the animals. The animal is lifted and hung upside down still
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Since the beginning of mankind‚ animals have been a food source. In the past century‚ they have also helped humans by being service animals for the disabled and companion animals to get us through rough times. Even though animals have been a big contributor to the progress of the human race‚ they are being mistreated and not being allowed the life they deserve. In the past‚ animals have been well respected. Indians would pray for the spirit of the animal they killed to make sure it got to the
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All animals have rights. Unfortunately‚ these rights are perceived to be to some degree because of the traditional belief that animals only have instrumental value. According to Tom Regan’s essay Case for Animal Rights‚ all animals have moral value. If an animal has the ability feel pain‚ they should have moral consideration. This is a utilitarian view‚ which focuses on the suffering and/or pleasure of beings as morally valuable. The subject of animal cruelty has existed for a multitude of years
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money III. Why aren’t they outlawed? A. animal cruelty is illegal‚ puppy mills are not B. many puppy mills are licensed by the USDA C. the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) – defines minimum requirement standard care for dogs D. standard is far from what people consider humane E. many puppy mills are on illegal and on private property F. there are many puppy mill rescues that go to shelters (Chrystal & Anti-Cruelty Society) IV. How to stop puppy mills
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Cruelty to animals‚ also called animal abuse‚ animal neglect or simply animal cruelty‚ is both the unintentional and the intentional infliction by humans of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal‚ regardless of whether the act is against the law. In this essay I will show you how animal abuse isn’t right. Awareness of animal cruelty and harsher sentences for those convicted has become increasingly important in the last few states. Many law schools now offer specific courses on the subject‚
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Stricter Animal Cruelty Laws Needed The abuse of innocent animals is a serious offense that can be avoided by the enforcement of policy changes and harsher punishment. The current laws regarding animal cruelty and mistreatment are in dire need of being strengthened. Animals are living creatures that deserve basic rights. They are unable to take the witness stand to defend themselves; therefore it is our responsibility as caring people to do something about it. According The Legal Dictionary animal cruelty
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