Animal Rights History

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As I was looking up Animal Rights, I found a sort of history that is provided within the definition and article. It's worth taking a look at. The article was comparing slaves and animals, how they were referred to as ‘property rights' way back when. https://www.britannica.com/topic/animal-rights This is a tricky question because I understand the need of using an animal for food, as I am a hunter, but I do not agree with the large pig/cattle farms that sweep the nation. Personally, I believe that the human population could be lower and each community should be an actual community, not just a common town where people live. Each community should have a farm that they rely upon because then they will realize how much work and effort goes into raising …show more content…
It seems like half of it has to do with the appearance of being a girl and general upkeep. However, I'm not quite sure how some consumable, animal based products are gathered/made, so that could go either way. I would buy cheese from a local farmer if there were any around me. I have a butcher shop down the street from me where I buy organic meat at, but the chicken from last night was my father's, and I'm sure he bought his from the store. I also bought my moccasins from a Native American store out in WI, so I am unsure where and how the soft leather of making them came from. It's hard to tell when not knowing. I have been thinking about making leather from deer hide since my family and friends hunt in the fall, for game, not sport. It would be put to good …show more content…
There are times when this would seem appropriate, to the naked eye. But in general, this bill should not be on the table and whoever wrote it should sit back and take a look what they missed. It seems to me that states tend to copy and follow in the footsteps of other states, whether it is good or bad. It comes down to who writes the bill and essentially, how they are as a person. If this bill was passed, it sounds like that the school would no longer be able to use the animals at the local shelter and would have to adopt their own animals to use, but this is not entirely humane to the animal as well. Not to mention, if the school does treat ailments on animals that come from the shelter, the other animals would be missing out on the treatment they could receive, as well as it being cost effective for the local shelter. That is if I am reading this bill correctly as it seems to be implied within the writing. It would be more difficult for the school to have a turnover rate of animals for proper use, and finding people to adopt said animals could pose a problem as well. As much as some people may seem this bill to be a good thing, and in some cases, it may be, in the education aspect, it is

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