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In Greenwich Village, June 28th, 1969 at 1:20 on a Saturday morning there was a police raid on a popular gay bar; in itself this was far from an uncommon occurrence however the riots that followed were. The raid led to six days of what became known as the Stonewall Riots. The Riots were credited with being the event that commenced the LGBT+ movement. They were the event that ‘catapulted the issue of sexual liberation out of the dark ages and into a new era,’ , but while the Riots were…

Threat Identification The ideology behind Domestic Terrorism is that terrorist-like acts are carried out by those residing within the country of the attack. According to 18 U.S.C. § 2331, Domestic terrorism is defined as: “[activities that] Involve acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or state law; Appear intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a…

Animal experimentation in fields of product safety and pharmaceutical development is a controversial subject. Those opposed to experimentation often cite the suffering of the animals, the existence of alternate testing methods, and the unproven benefits to human beings, as support for their reasoning, well those in favor of experimentation believe that the benefits to humanity cannot be gained any other way and substantially outweigh the harm done to the animals. In the article, “Why Animal…

A great deal of controversy surrounding non-human (animal) rights. There are organizations like “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals” (PETA) who advocate for animals they are more tactful when it comes to animal rights in different ways, some have a proactive way as well as others have a subtler way of approaching the rights of animals. Furthermore, it is unethical for big game hunting for the sake of a trophy, a good example, killing Cecil and Xanda (son) of the lion back in 2017 had…

Animal experimentation remains serious problems in our society. In our society, animals are treated differently. Some people treat animals as pets and others use them for developing technology. In recent years, animals are used in order to make sure that products are safe enough to be used for humans. Also new effective medical treatments have been effectively developed because of animal experiments. However the tests that the animals are used are extremely painful and immoral. Although people…

Animal testing has dated back to ancient Greek writing in 500 BC. Aristotle believed that animals lacked intelligence, and so the notions of justice and injustice did not apply to them. Animals were not seen to have a life or soul, and could be used in any way. Between 130 and 200 AD, Roman physician and philosopher Galen engaged in the public dissection of animals, which was a popular form of entertainment at the time (Background). Through some of this testing and experimentation, discoveries…

In Immanuel Kant’s “Duties toward Animals, Spirits, and inanimate objects” he makes his stance on animal rights very clear. He believes that we have no direct duties to animals, yet we have indirect duties towards them in order to benefit mankind. Though many philosophers agreed with his way of thinking, many modern day philosophers and scientists are able to find flaws in Kant’s arguments. Kants belief that “we have no duties to animals, plants, material objects, or the environment as a…

Animal testing has been a debate for 30 years as the practice raises ethical and moral questions. The debate questions the effectiveness and importance of animal testing. Some support the procedure where others are against. The procedure is supported by some due to the fact that it is more ethically correct to perform testing on animals rather than testing it on human subjects. Others are against this procedure because they believe that animals have rights and they should be protected It is the…

Megan Warren Ms. Adams English Honors 14 November 2017 Why De-Extinction Should Not be Pursued by Scientists De-Extinction should not be pursued by scientists. De-extinction brings many risks making de-extinction precarious. These risks include animal welfare and health. Politics is another thing needing to be considered with de-extinction. For example, de-extinction possibly will change priorities for medical researchers. This would not be good because these researchers will be worrying more…

Animal Testing The act of utilizing animals for testing has been a disputable issue in the course of recent years. Animal testing is an ethically talked about practice. Around two to four million animals have been utilized as a part of security tests. Safety tests are directed with an extensive variety of chemicals and items, cosmetics, drugs, vaccines, packing materials and household cleaners. This raises issues, for example, the morals and altruism of purposely harming animals, subsequently…