Ethical Consumer

Did you know that animals such as mice, rabbits, horses and other innocent animals are widely being used as animal testing all over the world? According to an analysis reported from EU countries published in alternatives journal, Altex, the number of experiments on animal has risen to 13.1 million per year across the 28 member states of the European Union, an increase of 14% in 2014. Although there are some people believe that the animal testing and experiments are necessary for medical and…

Wildlife crime is a particular group of crime. It does not fit "clean" into the different traditional groups, or labeling, often used to describe crimes. groups such as those against people or property crimes. wildlife crimes are sometimes thought about/believed to be victimless because an (able to be seen or picked out) hurt party or victim, at least in the form of a human being, is not present or filing a complaint. However, it has been argued that in the case of wildlife crime, like other…

Animals deserve rights and these rights should annihilate all the problems that are associated with animal exploitation, animal abuse, abandonment and animal experimentation. What animal rights basically is, is the idea that all non-human animals are in control of their own life and should not be controlled by the human population. They should also be given the same consideration and be treated equally as human beings. Animals are of significant value and every creature has the right to live…

Suffer, Pain, Death: Animal Experimentation Would you like to see innocent animals suffering for you? No right because a lot of animals die and get tested for a lot of things such as for medical reasons, cosmetics products,and other things. For example, people who wear makeup they’re using products that are being tested on animals. They get tortured and suffer when they get tested, animals feel pain just as we humans do. Animal testing/experimentation is not necessary because it leads to…

Summarize: The main discussion of this article is the difference between animal rights and animal welfare. Animal rights mean animals should live in the wild without people trying to interfere. Most animals are born in the wild with a natural instinct for survival. Much like humans, they should be able to choose the area where they live, sleep, and search for their food. Many people aren’t willing to acknowledge that animals feel pain and suffer too. Animal welfare was set up to protect animals…

No wonder that cats and dogs always fight with each other, they have almost nothing in common! Anyone who has ever owned a cat or dog would completely understand that the two animals are very different. Cats and dogs are different because they come in all shapes, sizes, lengths, and heights. Both cats and dogs make terrific companions, but when deciding which animal is best, a person should consider their household accommodations, their personal time, and their financial income. First of all,…

“Animal Shelters and Animal Welfare: Raising the Bar.” By Patricia Turner (Professor in animal services); Jim Berry (Veterinarian); and Shelagh MacDonald (Federation of Humane Societies) discusses the ongoing crisis of animal overpopulation of shelters effecting Animal Welfare. Turner, Berry, and Macdonald make valid arguments with facts and research to back them up throughout the article. The authors state there are eight million animals entered into shelters yearly in the United States, out of…

Ali Alhasoon Dr. Jessica Oxendine English 1301 October, 2017 ANIMAL TESTING Animals have been companions to humans for centuries. Animals help us farm more efficiently, reach far places by riding on them, and we even used them for food when required. Since ancient times scientists also experimented on animals to test new techniques of treatment(Of mice and men: the evolution of animal welfare guidelines for cancer research). Evaluating new chemical to potentially cure diseases and help people…

Subjective Humanity The Nonhuman Rights Project, a group working to attain legal personhood and therefore the same rights that people possess for animals, states in their mission that, “We work to secure legally recognized fundamental rights for nonhuman animals through litigation, advocacy, and education.” This particular group wants to redesign the definition of a human to include animals, but the idea that the characteristics that define a human are subjective has graced society since the…

On the article “A Change of Heart about Animals”, Jeremy Rifkin argues that animals should be treated humanely because, according to science, the differences between animals and humans are less than what we think. He believes that animals should be given the rights that protect them from inhumane treatment and human consumption. He is telling us that we have to give them the same rights that a human possesses. In affirmation to Jeremy Rifkin, we should treat animals humanely because they also…