ANimal Welfare Essay

have no law enforcement or marine defense, over 300,000 whales have been killed since then. Whaling is an extremely cruel and slow death. The death of a whale takes over ten minutes with the possibility of the harpoon or harpoon grenade missing the animals major organs and having to get hit over and over again. This…

Whale hunting has suffered from decreasing popular support in recent years. Greater understanding of whales and their place in the ecosystem has coupled with global initiatives and coordination between countries has reduced the number of whaling countries to only three - Japan, Norway, and Iceland. All three of these nations claim that whaling is an important cultural activity worthy of an exemption from a global ban on whaling. This paper will focus on Norway and Japan. Cultural activities can…

Imagine a young helpless animal being taken from its home in the wildlife and held in captivity, behind bars and gates, held a prisoner to the world. Each year, thousands of animals are ripped away from their homes and their families and are used for entertainment. Zoos are a popular attraction for kids and adults; it gives people the opportunity to get up close and personal with some their favorite animals. Zoos even allow people to feed and pet the animals, which make zoos very well-liked and…

Introduction This is a reflection is based on an interview with a twenty two year old female international student. I formulated my questions using the sociological template (Germov & Williams, 2009) to address historical, cultural, structural and critical factors that have impacted on her previous and current diet and food choices and I will compare them to my own. Her name has been changed for privacy reasons and the interview questions are located in appendix 1. Sociological dietary and food…

Eating Animals: The Cost is Sickening: An Annotated Bibliography Angelova, Kamelia. "13 Stunning Facts About The Rise Of Industrial Meat Farming In America." Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc, 27 Jan. 2011. Web. 24 Sept. 2015. . Kamelia Angelova’s “13 Stunning Facts about The Rise of Industrial Meat Farming in America” was a look at thirteen facts, which truly shined light the explosive growth of factory farming in America. Angelova points out that between 1997 and 2007, every day, factory…

Introduction to my Project Within my project I aim to discuss whether it is right to keep animals captive. In particular, if it is right to keep them captive for our entertainment. Animal captivity raises many important moral questions, which include questioning whether it is ever right to restrict animal’s liberty and if so, under what conditions? Furthermore, do human beings have the right to keep other animals captive? Are we the superior species and if so, why is this the case? I aim to…

An essential ingredient to improving animal welfare and human health is to farm slower and smaller. The World Animal Protection and the Farm Animal Initiative have developed a project called the Model Farm Project in effort to promote humane farming internationally. The WAP link, “Farm Animal Welfare,” argues that humane farming is both profitable and sustainable. The WAP asserts that keeping farms moderately sized creates jobs, reduces pollution and environmental damage (and expensive clean up…

entertainment, education, and revenue for its clientele. Throughout its lifespan it has dealt with criticism from the public and animal rights activists. Most recently a film titled “BlackFish” brought Sea Worlds practices to light. This blow to the organization and their success has caused Sea World to make some crucial decisions. Sea Worlds decisions on keeping wild animals in captivity and their decision to stop their breeding whales campaign has not brought the organization the expected…

countries such as the United States do. The United States should not be so concerned about Norwegian and Japanese people hunting whales and should not call it cruel when they have done much worse things with their animals in their factory farms. The amount of suffering that animals have to go through in American factory farms is much worse than the quick death that the whale has to experience when they are being hunted in Norway and Japan. The United Kingdom allows deer to be shot for…

about animals, our perceptions all differ. We, as humans, pick and choose which animals we like and which animals we do not. Just as many of us like to eat meat, others cannot stand the thought of it. Or, for those of us who do eat meat, we tend to only eat some meats while excluding others. What is it that makes us decide what animals to eat and which ones we do not? Perhaps one of the reasons why we think differently about animals is because of the certain characteristics that the animal…