Does the society believe that animals should have rights? Society believes that animals are not like humans so the animals get treated inhumanely, but they are wrong. Studies have shown that animals are more like humans than previously thought and that they are more aware. The way society treats animals is inhumane because animals can feel pain, have similar characteristics to humans, and are self-aware.
The way society treats animal is inhumane and should change because they can feel pain. In the article, “Hooked on a Myth” by Victoria Braithwaite she explains that fish have similar responses to pain as humans do. Braithwaite wrote, “Well, fish find these naturally irritating chemicals unpleasant too. Their gills beat faster, and they rub …show more content…
In the article, “A Change of Heart about Animals” by Jeremy Rifkin, he explains that Koko is able to understand humans using sign language and understands many English words. Rifkin states, “Equally impressive is koko, the 300-pound gorilla at the Gorilla Foundation in Northern California, who was taught sign language and has mastered more than 1,000 signs and understands several thousand English words. On human IQ tests, she scores between 70 and 95” (Rifkin 59). In the quote it explains how many signs and English words Koko is able to understand and it is pretty impressive for a gorilla. Another characteristics animals share with humans is the ability to make tools. In the same article, “A Change of Heart about Animals” by Jeremy Rifkin, he explains that Betty, a crow, was able to make a tool and grab the food with it which was in a tube she was unable to reach. Rifkin explained, “Betty then used her beak to wedge the straight wire in a crack and bent it with her beak to produce a hook. She then snagged the food from inside the tube. Researchers repeated the experiment and she fashioned a hook out of the wire nine out of 10 times” (Rifkin 59). Scientists ran an experiment in which Betty, the crow, was able to make a straight wire into a hooked wire, making a new tool, so she would be able to the food that was in the
The way society treats animal is inhumane and should change because they can feel pain. In the article, “Hooked on a Myth” by Victoria Braithwaite she explains that fish have similar responses to pain as humans do. Braithwaite wrote, “Well, fish find these naturally irritating chemicals unpleasant too. Their gills beat faster, and they rub …show more content…
In the article, “A Change of Heart about Animals” by Jeremy Rifkin, he explains that Koko is able to understand humans using sign language and understands many English words. Rifkin states, “Equally impressive is koko, the 300-pound gorilla at the Gorilla Foundation in Northern California, who was taught sign language and has mastered more than 1,000 signs and understands several thousand English words. On human IQ tests, she scores between 70 and 95” (Rifkin 59). In the quote it explains how many signs and English words Koko is able to understand and it is pretty impressive for a gorilla. Another characteristics animals share with humans is the ability to make tools. In the same article, “A Change of Heart about Animals” by Jeremy Rifkin, he explains that Betty, a crow, was able to make a tool and grab the food with it which was in a tube she was unable to reach. Rifkin explained, “Betty then used her beak to wedge the straight wire in a crack and bent it with her beak to produce a hook. She then snagged the food from inside the tube. Researchers repeated the experiment and she fashioned a hook out of the wire nine out of 10 times” (Rifkin 59). Scientists ran an experiment in which Betty, the crow, was able to make a straight wire into a hooked wire, making a new tool, so she would be able to the food that was in the