Emotion in animals

implications the baby tiger might endure? Is it morally justified for one’s wishes to be granted at the sake of an animal 's welfare? Should animals be used for one’s amusement or should they merely be left to their own device? Animal captivity brings forth its own set of problems even when the desire to conserve is present. Zoos and wildlife sanctuaries are the most common forms of animal captivity. In the episode Morgan See, Morgan Do, from the television show Inside Man, Morgan Spurlock…

Animal Testing “Animal testing, also known as animal experimentation, animal research, and in vivo testing, is the use of non-human animals in experiments that seek to control the variables that affect the behavior or biological system under study” (Oxford University Press). Generally speaking, researchers take poor, defenseless animals and test them. They inflict them with toxins, burning devices, and other substances. This torture is all done in the name of beauty. “The 'modern' era of animal…

everything in this world can be categorized. Living beings include plants and animal. The plant has nutritive soul and the animal process both nutritive soul and perceptive soul. If we discuss animal further, we can divide animal into rational animal, which is human, and non-rational animal. The essential feature of “being an animal” is perception. From the Aristotle Introductory Reading: “413b2: What makes something an animal is primarily perception.” Perception is the ability to see,…

All over the United States, animal shelters use the holiday season to their advantage. Large-scale shelters host donation drives asking for food, toys, blankets, money, or any other kind of help needed during the busy time. Another way the holiday season helps shelters is by bringing in excited families looking for an animal to adopt into their family. In an editorial called “Puppies for a Holiday Gift” Steve Reid, the advantages to adopting a dog from a local shelter, as opposed to buying…

not acceptable for these whales to be contained in spaces that don’t accommodate their size and living needs. This is a serious problem in our world today. Many people see these animals as I once did; entertainment, amusement, and as satisfied happy animals. When in reality their captivity affects their very real emotions and well being. One sign of the effects of captivity is the collapsed dorsal fins in most captive orca whales.…

technicians perform patient care duties in various animal care facilities. In addition to basic medical knowledge gained through veterinary technology education programs, veterinary technicians must have effective communication skills and enjoy working with animals.Veterinary technicians are important to ensuring that animal patients at clinics, hospitals, rescue shelters and zoos receive the best care and attention. In order to aid sick or injured animals effectively, every veterinarian needs…

decades we have used animals to test our various chemicals and products to find out if they are safe for us, but should we really continue hurting animals for our own gain? Animal testing should be banned, for it is stripping away animals’ rights to remain safe and unbothered, and there are many alternative ways to test human products that don’t cause harm to animals. First and foremost, banning animal testing would keep animals away from abuse and other forms of mistreatment. Animals deserve…

A commonly asked question by many scientists and especially pet owners is: Can they understand what I am saying? Having the opportunity to understand what an animal is trying to say to us can be very important, along with them being able to understand what we are trying to communicate. Because of the possible benefits of man and animal understanding each other, scientist have tried for many years to figure out what may seem like a simple question, but is, in fact, has still never been answered…

The power of emotion: compassion In Marina Keegan’s essay, Why We Care About Whales, Marina claims on how humans value the life of humans and the life of non-human animals. The essay starts with a social occurrence of emerging beached whales. A natural force that is created by the movement of both the moon and the Earth push whales to the beach. While giving a detailed, vivid explanation of how beached whales die, Marina maximizes the sadness and lamentation of whales’ deaths. Furthermore, she…

of biodiversity, like other animals on this planet, humans are just a member of the animal species. We tend to think or see ourselves as more superior to other living organisms because we have special features that allow us to function somewhat different from the rest of the animals. But still we are not different from the other animals, especially our closest living primate relatives, the bonobos and chimpanzees. To understand ourselves and what our place in the animal kingdom, we need to…