Ethical Consumer

It isn’t common for cats to get ear infections, but when they do they can be serious. Otodectes cynotis is the most common type of ear infection and is commonly seen in nearly 90% of cats. The small size of the mites makes them impossible to see with the human eye. When left untreated, ear mites can cause internal and external damage to the ear canal. Vets prefer to rule out the possibility of ear infections, by testing for ear mites. Ear mites are small eight-legged creatures that live inside…

Howard Nemerov was born into a wealthy family on March 1, 1920. Due to his parent’s fortune, he was able to receive excellent education in exclusive private schools such as Fieldston Preparatory School. Later in his educational journey, Nemerov attended Harvard University. While Nemerov attended the prestigious university, he started writing his poems. When he was sixty-eight years old, Nemerov was named the United States poet laureate from 1988 to 1990. One of the factors that enabled him to…

The Pyramids It took 20 years to build the pyramids and they made over 100,000 slaves build them. As of November 2008, they found 118 and 138 pyramids. Most of the pyramids were built for the pharaohs and their family. They would mummify the bodies of pharaohs and their family by taking out there organs and putting salt in there bodies and wrapping them in cloth. About Egypt is a country in Africa (the middle east). When you think of ancient Egypt, you may think of a desert with no water…

Non-native species should not be brought to different environments because of the harm that they do. Do you know that there are over 380 non-native species in the Great Smoky Mountains? Non-native species are really harmful because they can severely damage the environment. This can be seen with the rabbit population in New Zealand, the Kudzu plant, and zebra mussels. First of all, the rabbit population is out of control in New Zealand. First of all, rabbits were brought to New Zealand in the…

A commercial that brought its audience to tears flooded TV screens in 2006. Everybody talked about the "sad dogs on TV" and sent in their money. It was a very successful advertisement and organization made a lot from it. In The ASPCA commercial, Sarah McLachlan appeals to the viewers' emotions to convince them to donate money. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, commonly known as ASPCA, created a commercial approximately ten years ago to convince viewers to donate…

The theme of justice consists of several interconnecting elements and aspects. According to For The Love of Animals, justice is defined as being able to give individuals and groups what they are owed in a consistent and unbiased manner. The author, Dr. Charles Camosy, is a Catholic Christian ethicist that has a particular understanding of justice. He believes that refusal to recognize the value of individuals and groups is immoral and unjust. Religiously, Christians have a similar definition of…

Animal Rights Which one is more important, animal’s rights or human rights. Animals deserve a right. Products need to be tested somewhere, but it does not need to be on animals. Human overpopulation is killing off many species of animals, making them going extinct. Factory farming animals should not be trapped inside a cage their entire life. Animal rights are important since it affects our lives in many ways. This is a real issue factory farming is where we get our food from. Overpopulation of…

Thousands of each species are killed every year against their will due to animal testing. Most people are under the misconception that animal experiments enhance human cures due to the media, experimenters, and universities which exaggerate animals’ potential and the role they have played in past medical advancements. Researching thoroughly on websites, books, articles and organizations, I will prove the common misconception that animals are needed for human advancement to be incorrect. Animal…

Animal testing is no longer effective in today’s society. Testing has no purpose, it has been said many a time that it is useless and unnecessary. There is a higher chance of flipping a coin and being accurate in a test than actually doing the research and testing on animals. To see if a new product is safe it goes through a whole process where animals are being mistreated for the benefits of humans. Animals in experiments today are bred for the sole purpose of the particular experiment, so once…

At Herman vet clinic we learned several thing about ow to handle and care for cattle. Blood draws, handling, castration, injections and identification of cattle are all different from that of small animal. Hen I I rats began this class, I figured large animal would be about the same as small animals, but certainly that cattle an horses were handled the same at least. What I have learned however is that each animal is very different from the next with each presenting with their own complications.…