December‚ 2012 Animal Experimentation Is it wrong to experiment on animals for our own benefit? Many may disagree and believe its immoral and shouldnt be done. Science and manufacturing need animal experimentation to prevent harm to humans because it helps to develope cures for disease and to save humans from experimentation. Animal rights activist oppose the use of animals for medical research arguing that it’s cruel and immoral. The truth is some of the animals dont even suffer. Many
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public‚ but animal rights activists believe the costs outweigh the benefits‚ and the violation of the rights of the individual animals is unjustifiable. Roadside zoos‚ petting zoos‚ and smaller animal exhibitors tend to keep the animals in smaller pens or cages. Sometimes‚ barren concrete and metal bars are all a tiger or bear will know for their entire lives. Larger‚ accredited zoos try to distance themselves from these operations by touting how well the animals are treated‚ but to animal rights
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of Animal Cruelty” which focuses on human-animal interaction and more specifically how humans are violent towards members of the animal kingdom. He expresses his concern that sociologists have ignored how animals impact our society. He points out that cruelty isn’t an issue that generally stands alone in sociology; it is usually studied because of its correlation with human violence. It is considered in how it affects humans; but never looked at separately or at the true victims in animal cruelty
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more than 115 million animals worldwide are used in laboratory experiments every year (Humane Society International‚ 2010). Animals‚ from the fruit fly to the mouse‚ are widely used in scientific research. Research is critical for the advancement of medicine‚ leading to increased chances of survival from diseases and improved strategies to prevent them. Without animal experiments‚ transplants‚ diseases‚ cancer‚ and vaccines would not have been advanced. The use of animals can be inevitable‚ particularly
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ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION There has been a controversy between animal rights supporters and scientists about whether it is right to use animals in experimental research. Also‚ it is very debatable whether using animals for such research results in finding a cure for diseases. From my point of view‚ if there are no other alternatives‚ and if it is possible that this will contribute to science‚ animals may be used for experimental research. Although the animal rights activists claim that people and
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In centuries ago‚ there were various types of animal species that lived in this world but these species cannot be found for the meantime and forever. There are many efforts had been done in order to preserve endangered species but the numbers of endangered species are still increase rapidly. However‚ there were still numbers of selfish people that did not even concern about the animal species that disappeared. Animal extinction can be defined as animal species no longer stay in the earth as it already
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When animals get abused‚ people usually don’t care. Imagine if that animal was a family member or your best friend. These abused animals need to be fought for because they have as much of a right to live happy. Animals don’t deserve to be tortured or harmed in any kind of way; they are poor and defenseless creatures. Many people who become animal owners do so because they love animals and want to give them a good home. Thousands of animals‚ pets usually‚ are abused a day. They are often kicked‚
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Question 3: Why are animals important to human beings? Animals are one of God’s greatest masterpieces. Animals play an extremely important part in the lives of humans. Animals affect everyone’s life‚ their presence is vital. Importance of animals ranges from companionship to food source and it varies by person. Pets impact our lives in a positive way‚ as do work animals or food animals. We may not realize how much impact animals have on our lives. First and foremost‚ animals provide love to
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Animal Rights Animals have been used in medical research for centuries. Most of the animals used for research are rodents such as rats‚ mice‚ hamsters and gerbils. Some dogs‚ cats and a variety of goats‚ ferrets‚ pigeons‚ monkeys and rabbits are also used .The struggle against this tyranny is a struggle as important as any of the moral and social issues that have been fought over in recent years. Animal rights are an emotional issue‚ second only perhaps‚ to the bitter abortion debate. For decades
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English 1010 13 October 2013 Exotic Animals Coming to your Neighborhood When thinking of a pet you think of a cat‚ dog‚ reptile‚ bird‚ or rodent of some kind. However this trend has started to change within the last decade. The exotic “pet trade” is now a huge business. To a certain degree it’s legal to house a foreign animal; however it is irresponsible to take an animal out of its native habitat and force it to live in an unnatural environment. Wild animals belong in the wild or in a zoo‚ not
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