ANimal Welfare Essay

Amending these racing acts and rules of racing will provide for the welfare of greyhound pups because it will stop owners/trainers who have been disqualified from holding a license due to bad behavior from transferring ownership to other persons who then have the authority to dispose of these animals. By ensuring that the rules are amended it will allow suitable arrangements for the dogs can be made addressing the issue of wastage among this topic. Ensuring that greyhound pups are registered…

the street. 3.3.2 Abandoned by owners: Abandoning an animal is never acceptable under any situation, yet many people do just that by dumping their animals that they no longer want, or perhaps can no longer afford. With the recent economic troubles, many people are choosing to leave their animals to fend for themselves rather than do the responsible thing and find them a new home or surrender them to a local humane society or SPCA. Most animals are unable to fend for themselves and are likely…

Animals forced into cages with little room to move for nearly their entire lives is finally being questioned by the public. The relationship between your local community and food has brought attention to animal rights. “They think of food as an agricultural product, perhaps, but they do not think of themselves as participants in agriculture” (The Pleasures Of Eating 20). Both The Pleasures Of Eating by Wendell Berry and An Animal’s Place by Michael Pollan discuss the awareness of animals and…

To what extent is animal captivity immoral? Animals that live under human care are in captivity. Captivity can be used as a generalizing term to describe the keeping of either domesticated animals (livestock and pets) or wild animals. This may include, for example, farms, private homes, zoos and laboratories. Animals are shipped to and from different locations all over the world, and held in captivity for the rest of their lives for our viewing pleasure. We can ask: is this practice and…

started this project my initial standpoint was that all forms of animal captivity are wrong. I still stand by this in terms of SeaWorld, circus animals and wildlife parks that simply do not care about the animal’s welfare but what has really changed my mind on the topic is UK Zoos. From communicating with Flamingo Land, Blackpool Zoo and Belfast Zoo, it seems like they all have one common goal in mind; conservation and making sure the animals are fit, healthy and meet with the standards of…

time around,” Pet Guardian Angel (PGA) is a Non-Profit Organization that takes in animals who are strays or for any reason cannot stay with owners. PGA promotes rescue of pets through a shelter that doesn’t not euthanize animals under their care. The organization through the website encourages the adoption of pets through PGA to pet lovers looking for a new loved one to add to their family, and to provide the animals in their shelter a second chance at finding a good home. Pet Guardian Angel’s…

My Thoughts on Animal Abuse and Cruelty “Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures” (Dalai Lama XIV). This quote derived from the Dalai Lama’s point of view is similar to my own and many other people in the world. As this quote suggests, my topic is about animal rights and cruelty. Now, you may be thinking that doesn’t really pertain…

The Wild Animal Trade The wild animal trade, or more commonly known as the pet trade, has been an increasing reoccurrence for thousands of years. Through the process of the trade, exotic animals are captured and taken from their natural habitats and are transported long distances to new, frightening, and smaller homes. After the long, stressful process of trade, different species of animals are transported to different destinations worldwide. Some animals are taken to specialist where they will…

Rebecca Engle Professor Smith English 102 14 September 2017 Animals in Circuses: The Fight to Put them Back Where They Belong The use of animals as entertainment for people is not a modern idea. Records of animals used in entertainment date as far back as 2,000 B.C.E., when lions and similar animals were kept in cages. The Romans were known for chariot races often ending in the death of the horses, and coliseum fights between people and large animals such as lions (Dragotta), all of which people…

SPCA’s Pet Net program with a capacity building grant which will fund this start-up benefiting our most vulnerable citizens and their animals. The Houston SPCA has provided sheltering, adoption, humane education and cruelty relief services uninterrupted for over 93 years. Founded by men and women concerned about the horrific conditions of the local government-run animal shelter, the Houston SPCA started as a small shelter, dedicated to giving a voice to the voiceless. During the Great…