Eritrean People's Liberation Front

Bordering the red sea in the horn of Africa sits a small country shaped like a key. The country goes by the name of Eritrea and has an even tinier population of almost six million. Relatively new, Eritrea gained independence from its occupier Ethiopia on May 24, 1991. This was a vital day in this country’s history since it was the end result of a thirty-year long war for Eritrean independence. Eritrea has been passed around from country to country, such as the Italians and the British for a lengthy duration of time. For this reason, independence was crucial because the long-awaited day had arrived where Eritreans were finally free to govern themselves, thanks to the EPLF (Eritrean People’s Liberation Front). Unfortunately, this victory was…

The Moral Controversy on Using Animal for Research Historically, the health and well being of humans have taken precedent over those of animals’. Only recently have animal “rights” become a major and sometimes controversial topic in the general public. The controversy is inflamed by the fact that it is common practice to use animals for medical research. Different people have many different views on this topic. Is it humane to experiment on animals? Does a life-saving vaccine warrant the pain…

Using Outdated Methods As technology advances computers become faster, science is able to reach to an even further understanding in research. While this is true Doke and Dhawale state in Alternatives to Animal Testing: A Review “Every year, millions of experimental animals are used all over the world” (224). The use of animals for research and lab experiments is not only an outdated method that harms animals, but is also unreliable and unneeded. Using animals for research and experimentation,…

What is animal testing used for and why? Animal testing is used and required by the United States government to test the safety of drugs, chemicals, cosmetics, and various consumer products. Additionally, animals are commonly used in the practice of medical and military training. Government agencies that heavily rely on animal testing are the U.S. Military, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the…

that takes animal’s needs into consideration just as equally as they do with humans. They were not like other individuals who thought animals were property. Newkirk wanted to make a change and founded PETA in 1980. Previous foundations to help animals before PETA had people donate and volunteer; those foundations did not question why individuals were abusing animals or who was responsible for their suffering. PETA was different; they wanted to take animals best intentions into consideration.…

Animal rights is not a subject that many people tend to think about on a day to day basis, but it is one that should be taken care of. In today’s political world all that is of interest is the new fashion trends or the next president, but what about the hundreds of innocent animals that are being killed every year? Should using animals as test subjects for new drugs or makeup cosmetics be allowed? Or should people, be the subjects? In this essay I will be explaining some important key points…

research more “humane”. Since the seventeenth century there have been many debates on the ethics. During the mid to late nineteenth century there was a dramatic increase in animal testing and the tests itself. This led to many agencies encouraging the stop of animal testing in many companies. WIth all the publicite these abused animals were getting were making a frenzy throughout Britain in 1920. Finally in 1998, there was a ban on animal testing. The most controversial animals groups,…

Animal Experimentation “The question is not, can they reason, nor, can they talk. But, can they suffer?” Jeremy Bentham said this in regards to all of the animals that are victimized during animal testings performed by the many different kinds of people. The general consensus seems to be that, animal testing is something that “just happens” in this world. When people turn a blind eye to this heinous behavior, they fail to realize that animals actually are really suffering and it’s just for…

(Geer, p.5). Animal rights activists believe that animals are conscious beings and should be treated as such not as machines and that all organizations that use animals for personal or any kind of human benefit should be shut down (Geer, p.3). Animal welfare activists have more of a make animals suffer less approach. They promote kindness and try to prevent cruelty. They try to make animals suffering as little as possible in industries that use animals for human entertainment or benefit, and…

Animal Testing: A Cruel Abuse or Vital Aspect of Research? As technology, medication, and new products are being altered and developed, animal testing labs are growing greatly in size (Casey). The term “animal testing” refers to the experimentation and studies conducted on living animals in the name of science. In fact, it is believed that over 115 million animals each year are being used in laboratory tests (Paterson). The testing, once restricted to only rodents like mice, rats, rabbits,…