spends $14 billion out of their $31 billion annual budget on animal researching(Humane Society International; Conlee; US National Institutes of Health). Animal testing has become a very controversial topic to discuss. Experimenting on animals is cruel because even though there are alternative ways to test people still believe that testing on the animals is a better way to do things. Acts of cruelty against the animals‚ and the fact that animals are different from humans seem to be big issues in the controversy
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Animal Abuse 1. In some circuses‚ wild and exotic animals are trained through the use of intimidation and physical abuse. Former circus employees have reported seeing animals beaten‚ whipped‚ poked with sharp objects and even burned to force them to learn their routines! 2. Elephants who perform in circuses are often kept in chains for as long as 23 hours a day from the time they are babies. 3. More than 25 million vertebrate animals are used in testing in the United States each year. When invertebrate
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href="http://www.geocities.com/vaksam/">Sam Vaknin’s Psychology‚ Philosophy‚ Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites</a></center> <br> <br>Animal rights is a catchphrase akin to human rights. It involves‚ however‚ a few pitfalls. First‚ animals exist only as a concept. Otherwise‚ they are cuddly cats‚ curly dogs‚ cute monkeys. A rat and a puppy are both animals but our emotional reaction to them is so different that we cannot really lump them together. Moreover: what rights are we talking about? The
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/24/opinion/the-moral-animal.html?_r=0 The Moral Animal By JONATHAN SACKS Jonathan Sacks is the chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth and a member of the House of Lords. Published: December 23‚ 2012 IT is the religious time of the year. Step into any city in America or Britain and you will see the night sky lit by religious symbols‚ Christmas decorations certainly and probably also a giant menorah. Religion in the West seems alive and
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100 million animals are used in animal testing every single year to further the understanding of species and the impact of different modern medicines. There are many organizations that are extremely against the use of these animals in medicine‚ saying that it is “cruel and inhumane”. Compare these 100 million to the 56 billion animals slaughtered for food for humans. Those 100 million almost seem like a small amount‚ don’t they? The animals used in scientific testing have contributed to many life-saving
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Animal Testing: The Destruction of Animals Animal testing‚ also known as animal experimentation‚ is the use of non-human animals in experiments and development project‚ usually to determine toxicity‚ dosing and efficacy of drugs before proceeding to human clinical trials (Biology online). These tests are to examine new products‚ such as vaccines‚ shampoos‚ household products‚ cosmetics‚ foods‚ and personal care products on the animals so they are “safer” for the consumer‚ which never is an absolute
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sandy beach‚ staring at the mesmerizing obediently beside me. Looking at it‚ a wave of fresh memories came rushing back into my mind‚ engulfing me in it...... It was a sultry Saturday afternoon‚ left to my own devices. I sat on my squishy couch‚ eyes peeled on the goggle box‚ enjoying my favourite television show‚ ‘Zero no Tsukaima’. Then‚ the show finally ended‚ I rubbed my still bleary eyes and gave the clock a quick glance. It was still early‚ only 3 o’clock. Wondering what to do‚ I stared blankly
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“Animals are not ours to eat‚ wear‚ experiment on‚ use for entertainment‚ or abuse in any other ways.” (Peta) The topic I chose to protest for is animal abuse. Not just any animal abuse but circus animal abuse. Animals are fun and to see them do things animals don’t really do. The thing you don’t see is how these circus animals are treated just to do the things you do see. These animals go through a lot believe it or not. Animals get parted from their family. They have no free wild time. They spend
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Tigers The largest of all the Asian big cats‚ tigers rely primarily on sight and sound rather than smell. They typically hunt alone and stalk prey. A tiger can consume up to 88 pounds of meat at one time. On average‚ tigers give birth to 2-3 cubs every 2-2.5 years. If all the cubs in one litter die‚ a second litter may be produced within 5 months. Tigers generally gain independence at two years of age and attain sexual maturity at 3-4 years for females and at 4-5 years for males. Juvenile mortality
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There are 1‚920 cases of animal cruelty reported each year in the media. Sixty percent of abuse is directed at dogs‚ eighteen percent towards cats‚ and twenty-two percent is directed at other animals; it’s a big problem. Animal cruelty is any mistreatment of animals‚ including not responsibly caring for them‚ or refusing them food and water‚ and is illegal. There are many types of animal cruelty‚ but a large percent of it is neglect. Animal neglect is when an animal’s owner fails to provide anything
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