In Defense of the Animals, the author discusses the need to protect animals and why animal rights activists are working towards improving the treatment of the animals in situations where cruelty and suffering are not necessary. As humans, we have become too desensitized to the brutality inflicted on animals. Photos of baby seals that have been clubbed to death for their skin and videos of the horrid living conditions of our meat products have become a common practice. Even many of the scientific studies are performed mainly for the benefits of the human cosmetic appearance rather than searching for a medical disease cure. But are animal rights activists correct in going to the extreme and trying to end all scientific research on animals for
