our love for one another-as opposed to animals or even God has long been held as true. Moral philosophers however have recently challenged this anthropocentric view. Presently‚ there is increasing debate over how we treat the natural world and those we share it with. In Tom Regan’s essay‚ "Are Zoos Morally Defensible" Tom explains two arguments against anthropocentrism‚ utilitarianism and the rights view‚ to answer the question of the defensibility of zoos. Regan begins his argument with the utilitarian
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Do Zoos Matter? Source: Awesome Ocean Do zoos really matter writes Dr. Grey Stafford! His opinion is that… “Zoos create opportunities for individuals to connect with animals in very personal ways that change hearts and minds. Yes‚ we need good zoos‚ now more than ever!” Dr. Grey Stafford ( PhD) is the author of the book Zoomility and The Keeper Talent of Training which are animal training books! For the past 25 years‚ he has studied and cared for hundreds of terrestrial and aquatic species. Dr. Grey
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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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The novel The Zoo Keepers Wife‚ By Diane Ackerman ties together: stories‚ memories‚ and interviews centered on Antonia and Jan Zabinski and the Warsaw Jews that they saved during the Holocaust. One of the main characters Antonia played a tremendous role and definitely stood out in this novel. She took Warsaw’s Jews’ in‚ and provided them with a stable shelter to stay in during this war. I believe that it takes a brave person to house Jew’s especially during this time. Her mission was to preserve
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12-12-13 T-Th Zoo Project My initial thoughts about going having to go to the zoo for this project was that it was going to be challenging yet fun‚ Challenging in the sense that with my post traumatic stress disorder from the military because I have trouble being around crowds of people which is why I supposed that is why I chose to go to the Santa Ana zoo since I knew that there would be less people there‚ Fun in the sense that I have not been to a zoo since I was a little kid which made me
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Status critically endangered cause Panthera tigris sumatrae ex-situ conservation. Therefore‚ do captive breeding programs in zoos or wildlife refuges‚ one of which is the Surabaya Zoo. This study aimed to observe the daily behavior and the factors that influence the adaptation Panthera tigris sumatrae at Surabaya Zoo‚ then compared with the literature. Studies using focal animal sampling in June 2012. The research method is the method of observation conducted on four individual tigers in KBS. The observations
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operations. Political: Twycross Zoo must look into how the government interferes in the economy. Precisely‚ political factors have areas including tax policy‚ labour law‚ environmental
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Animal rights‚ or the establishment and the idea of them being official‚ have become an increasingly interesting controversy for quite some time. The topic seems to question the common morality and ethics of man‚ while simultaneously questioning practices that target humanity’s safety‚ luxury‚ and in some cases‚ survival. In such a debate‚ three articles come to mind. The debating articles: “Cow VS Animal Rights”‚ “Animal Rights‚ Human Wrongs”‚ and “Proud to be a Speciesist” all deliver a very strong
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“Religion and Animal Rights” by American Philosopher Tom Regan‚ Mr. Regan maintains the position that animals are the “subjects-of-a-life”‚ just as humans are. If we want to ascribe value to all human beings regardless of the degree of rationality they are capable of‚ then in order to be consistent we must similarly ascribe it to non-human animals as well. He effectively uses a pathos and logos approach when he argues to his audience that that all practices involving the mistreatment of animals should be
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Survey of Animals: Zoo Questions Please type the answers of the following questions: 1. What function‚ other than hearing‚ do the African Elephant’s ears serve? Answer: African elephant’s ears also serve as a form of communication by using them for signaling‚ and for regulating body temperature. 2. What color is the rump of a Hamadryas Baboon? Answer: The hamadryas baboon’s rump is reddish-pink in color (and ugly). 3. What is the life
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