Humane Society of the United States

Zoos are a form of animal cruelty because they keep animals confined. According to the Humane Society of the United States, animal cruelty can either be deliberate abuse or negligence towards an animal. This savagery takes place in environments that people feel should be safe for animals which are ultimately unsafe and unhealthy. In the article “The Reality of Zoos”, Michelle Carr said, “It instantly became very clear to me that the animals imprisoned in zoos are sad and don’t want to be kept in…

overall trend in the 19th century that shifted correction’s focus from punishment to rehabilitation and reform. The idea behind parole was that offenders should be prepared and rehabilitated for eventual reentry into society. In 1876 the concept of parole would come to the United States via Zebulon Brockway who is known as the father of parole in America. Under the parole system inmates could earn an early release by being a model inmate and basically just…

Ethics and Animal Research Ever since Charles Darwin, animals have been used for research in many ways from psychological research to testing the sensitivity of shampoos on skin. This has led to lots of discoveries benefitting society but, animal research also has its flaws as well. Experiments on animals can cause physical and psychological damage to animals. Even though many laws throughout history have been put in place to try and protect them there’s still plenty of problems as well as loop…

success to the introduction of All-Day Breakfast options, purging the hamburger buns of high fructose corn syrup, and ending the use of many key antibiotics in the corporation's meat products, is striving to cater to the buzz words generated by today’s society such as “organic” and “cage free”. This transition to environmentally conscious products has spurred many other food producing companies to transition in similar ways to cater to consumer interest. So begins the re-introduction of old…

significantly over time. Hanging, firing squads, and the electric chair have given way to lethal injection as society has sought to make execution as humane as possible, in part to avoid accusations that capital punishment is in violation of the eighth amendment’s…

the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Life times later, organizations can be found all around…

term, animal testing, is essentially defined as the use of non-human models as testing material. The number of animals used as testing subjects are continuing to rise all over the world, particularly in the United States. Every year an estimated 26 million animals are used just in the United States alone for scientific and commercial testing purposes (Hajar). While there may be some benefits of animal experimentation, the drawbacks are what everyone needs to consider concerning the welfare of…

assistant professor of law at Boston College and a former criminal defense attorney, argues that instead of lethal injection the United States should us a firing squad as the new way of being put to death. In her article “Bring back the Firing Squad”, she explains that although she is pro-death penalty she is not pro lethal injection. In her opinion a firing squad is more humane than “death cocktails” (Hong). Hong briefly suggest that’s a firing squad is “more honest” making her look as if she…

Immigrants in the United States Should Be Granted Amnesty There are currently 34.24 million immigrants that have been just as much of an asset to have in our country as any other American. It is because of this that deportation is not the best option of handling America 's immigration issue; instead, amnesty should be granted to illegal immigrants currently in the U.S. Obama, who fully supports granting amnesty, devised a plan consisting of doing background checks on immigrants seeking amnesty,…

Arguments for and against animal experimentation Animals have been used time and again at some stage in the records of biomedical studies. Early Greek physician-scientists, inclusive of Aristotle, (384-322 BC) and Erasistratus, (304-258 BC), accomplished experiments on dwelling animals (Franco, 2013). Likewise, Galen (129-199/217), a Greek physician who practiced in Rome and became a giant within the history of medication, performed animal experiments to increase the expertise of anatomy, body…