Animal Liberation

cites that in the last a hundred years, animals and humans have gained indirectly or directly from animal research, treatments for HIV and cancer, and from antibiotics medications and insulin. Most of these healthcare achievements have been awarded Nobel Prizes. According to the scientific community, the suitability of employing animals in research is found in both the anticipations that the findings of the research will be substantial and meaningful and that animal suffering will be negligible.…

been run at the expense of animals to protect humans from a range of products and chemicals including pesticides, cosmetics, household cleaners, and vaccines. This testing, and abuse of animals has raised serious ethical dilemmas and a moral debate in deliberately poisoning animals for the sake of our betterment. Is there a possibility that a better way of testing these harmful products could exist? If we must test on animals, is there a safer way? The proposed Animal Bill of Rights addresses…

There has been a long history of animal experimentation especially in the cosmetic and medical industries. Approximately twenty-six million animals undergo painful suffering or death due to testing (ProCon). Many people argue we would not be where we are today if not for animal testing. However, with advancements in scientific and medical technology animal testing is no longer a morally defensible practice. Not only are there alternative methods, but animals are biologically different from human…

Threat Identification The ideology behind Domestic Terrorism is that terrorist-like acts are carried out by those residing within the country of the attack. According to 18 U.S.C. § 2331, Domestic terrorism is defined as: “[activities that] Involve acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or state law; Appear intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a…

The terrifying wrathful face of Dharmapala Yamaraja stands on top of a buffalo on the statue of Dharmapala Yamaraja and Chamunda. The buffalo is lying down on a human figure that is at the base of the statue. The figure of Yamaraja is depicted with his hair flaring upwards, his left hand forming the symbol for Vitarka Mudra. The middle of his stomach has a formation of a circle with two inner circles. Small human faces plastered with shocked expressions surround the outside of the circle. His…

for lobbying against animal cruelty is highly respected and is used for most scholarly debates. His published book, Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals, is widely considered within the animal liberation movement to be the founding philosophical statement of its ideas. Many, however, do not agree with Singer’s argument that nonhuman animal suffering should be taken into consideration when compared to human suffering. Their argument is mainly that animals do not have…

Animal Testing “Over 100 million animals are burned, poisoned, and abused in the United States labs every year” (11 Facts About Animal Testing). “The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) does not cover rats, mice, fish, and birds; which compromise around 95% of the animals used in research. It leaves 25 other animals uncovered. These animals are especially vulnerable to mistreatment and abuse without the protection of the AWA” (Should Animals Be Used for Scientific or Cosmetic Testing?). Animal activists…

street kids as well as the realities of police raids and the brutality of their bigotry. In the process, he learns more about LGBTQ culture and involves himself in the struggle and starts the riot. The Stonewall riots were a major part of the gay liberation movement from the late 60’s to the mid 80’s. Although homosexuality is part of the norm for much of human history, for the past few centuries…

facts and his personal experience while allowing the reader to formulate their own unpersuaded opinion. An Animal’s Place is the story of Michael Pollan’s trip into the life of animals and how they are treated by the human race. While reading Animal Liberation by Peter Singer, Pollan is introduced to the gruesome life of animals, specifically chickens, and reevaluates his growingly unpopular choice to continue eating meat. An Animal’s Place opens in a New York Steakhouse with Pollan eating a…

There are more than 100 million animals being poisoned, burned, crippled, and abused in many other ways in the U.S every year. All these animals being tested and injured are being tested with products with chemicals in them that are extremely dangerous. Animal testing now is increasing more and more every year which ends in more animals being abused or dying from these chemicals. Even though these researchers inflict so much harm to these animals there is no law that makes it illegal for them to…