non humans. Both article “A Change of Heart about Animal” by Jeremy Rifkin and “Hooked on a myth” by Victoria Braithwaite states that humans don’t really care for animals and want change to treat animals fairly. However‚ humans do not feel any type of emotions‚ take for granted and treated them unright; therefore Bill of Rights for the for the U.S should be created for animals because they could be happy‚ safe and treat them right. Indeed‚ Raising the issues of animal welfare is impossible to develop
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“Animals deserve to be treated with love and care just like any other species.” True. However‚ to what extent are we willing to be compared to animals? In the article “A Change of Heart About Animals” Jeremy Rifkin sells the idea that science proves everyday that we aren’t much different from any other animal therefore he believes that‚ just like humans‚ animals should have a bill of rights. I say this is too extreme and completely unnecessary. In his article‚ Rifkin argues that even a gorilla can
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A Change of Heart About Animals Summary In “A Change of Heart About Animals”‚ Jeremy Rifkin states that animals have many similarities with humans; and people should change their old views about animals and treat them more respectfully. Rifkin proves this by giving scientific experiment results to show that animals can live like humans. The experiments focus on animal emotions‚ abilities to use tools or learn‚ and living habits. Rifkin explains that animals can have similar emotions like humans.
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Angeles Times‚ Jeremy Rifkin claims animals have the same understanding and concept of emotions we humans have‚ and that we should treat them as our equals. This idea of his is absurd‚ and if you really look at it you can see‚ he is just another animal rights activist trying to get his voice heard. Rifkin has claimed that animals feel the same emotions we do‚ either good or bad. He said “they feel pain‚ suffer‚ and experience stress‚ affection‚ excitement‚ and even love….” (Rifkin pg.33Parag.2)
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Jeremy Rifkin‚ an American economist‚ writer and public speaker‚ is founder and president of the Foundation on Economic Trends (FOET). In his article‚ “A Change of Heart about Animals‚” published in the Los Angeles Times (2003)‚ suggests that animals are more like humans in the sense that they are capable of feeling emotions as well as comprehending concepts much like we’ve never expected. He supports his claim by providing a series of statistics‚ facts and rhetorical questions‚ all of which have
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ear Editor‚ In “A Change of Heart about Animals” by Jeremy Rifkin‚ he says that “Animals are more like us than we could imagine” and I think I’m kind of on this middle plane where I can see both sides of the argument. Cause while I do realize that animals are living things and how they have all the components of one‚ I still believe it is ok to farm and use them for our needs. I say that in a good and humane way‚ as to make sure the animals are brought up in the right way. Now to get this out
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Re "A Change of Heart About Animals‚" Commentary‚ Sept. 1: Jeremy Rifkin argues that science has shown that the differences between animals and humans are less than we think and that we should exte nd more “empathy” to animals. I disagree. In nature‚ animals naturally kill and eat each other. If the hawk does not care about the feelings of the rabbit that it eats‚ why should humans be any different? Is Rifkin saying that nature is wrong? Rifkin goes so far as to say that pigs need social
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Gabriel Mr. Fogarty Expos September 8‚ 2013 Animal Testing Animal testing is cruel and barbaric. In the article "A change of heart about animals" by Jeremy Rifkin‚ featured in the los Angeles Times‚ Rifkin discussed how scientists have discovered that animals are not far different from humans. The studies show that animals have similar emotions and reactions when experiencing such emotions in times of distress or fear. Despite these finding‚ animals are still continually tested on for products
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treat animals; however‚ the article‚ “A Change of Heart about Animals” does not provide enough concrete evidence to make the claim that animals are all of a sudden more like us than we imagined. Just because a crow can make a hook or an orangutan can groom itself in front of a mirror animals does not mean that animals are more like us than we imagined. Clearly‚ in order to persuade us that we need to treat animals better because they are so alike us‚ more evidence needs to be given. Rifkin has proven
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Justin Le Ms. Jackson ERWC English 28 October 2014 Animal Bill of Rights Despite our genetic makeup and ability‚ each living organism still obtains the ability to partake in the vast contribution towards this world. We as humans should be proactive in our role of establishing and maintaining a fine balance of life. A prominent responsibility we possess is to regard all living beings as equals. Animals and humans were created to coexist on this earth and therefore should receive fair treatment.
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