White Paper: Prohibit Animal Tethering Under Specific Circumstances It is often said that a dog is man’s best friend. Indeed, any variety of pet from dogs, to cats, to lizards, to rabbits, makes a great companion for children and adults. A pet can become a beloved part of a family. However caring a family may be, sometimes it is hard to always watch over a pet, which can lead to tethering an animal outdoors. It is important for animals to get fresh air and spend time outside, but many…
especially when it comes to animals being involved. Not only can they be used for satisfying the public, but they can also be useful to human resources, such as to the blind, deaf, or disabled. If animals can be used properly in positive ways then why are people abusing and neglecting them? Animals deserve to have the same rights as humans. One way animals are taken advantage of is by experimentation. Many different experiments are done all over the world that use animals as victims in…
workers, they work day and nonstop. Helping all types of animals in different ways. Some duties a vet would have are: Examining animals to find out what is wrong so they can fix the problem. To treat wounds. Perform surgery on animals. Test and vaccinate against diseases that these animals would have. Use medical equipment, such as X-ray’s. To tell animal owners about general health care, treatments, options, and medical conditions. To give an animal their medication they need. Vets also do…
supervision. (Vet Tech vs. Vet Assistant, what is the Difference?) The daily tasks for a vet assistant are pretty simple for example feeding the animals, cleaning their kennels and monitoring the health of the animals all under supervision of either a vet technician, veterinarian, scientist or veterinary technologist. They tend to work more on the well care of the animal rather than actually…
Animals deserve just as much protection that we get and we need to help protect them by having people get a background check before buying an animal. Just in this past year a recorded “70.1 percent of dogs out of 1400 animal abuse cases were abused and 20.9 percent cats were abused.”(humanesociety.org). That's about 1000 dogs and 300 cats. This includes animals being killed and or beat. And these numbers would be a fraction of what it is now if their owners had a background check. Can you…
Animals that are healthy and adoptable usually are euthanized every year at the shelter and that includes 3-4 millions cats and dogs. The United States Animal Welfare Act has cited every major circus that violates that standards for the car of the animals. Most rodeo events will do painful shocks on animals to make them perform. In 1860’s the dog fighting became prevalent in the civil war with professional pit proliferating. There is a lot of animals getting abused every year and people aren’t…
sound great on paper as animals are brought back home to the wild and are once again happy. Humans are able to save endangered species and nurture the populations back from the brink. Injured animals have a safe haven in which to rehabilitate and thrive, then return to their family at home in the wild. Animals in animal testing are released from their suffering of being poked and prodded. In theory, this all sounds great, but in reality, one forgets the crucial part: the animals in question. I…
Animals have been an instrumental necessity that has been rooted in the evolution and progression of mankind throughout history. From wolves bred to hunt or horses used for transportation, animals have helped humans develop a civilized society and a modern civilization. Although animals and humans have a symbiotic relationship, there is no appearance of a mutual respect and appreciation of one another. Animal abuse can be traced back to the 12th century when dog fighting in Europe was common.…
26 million animals are used every year in the United States for scientific and commercial testing. Animal testing is when a live animal undergoes a test or experiment for research purposes. Some common animals that are affected or used in animal testing are rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs and, cats. I was familiar with animal testing, but not all the animals affected by it. Most cases claim to be mild but can and have shown to have caused the animal's pain and suffering, most animals end up…
of them are actually beneficial to the animals that live there. Some people will argue and say zoos are a cruel form of entertainment for people dicised as a place made to shelter and help the animals. Others will say that the people who disagree with zoos are not properly educated about what some zoos really do and how they have changed. Some zoos are beneficial to the animals that live there. Thousands of years ago wealthy people would collect exotic animals and keep them to show their wealth…