Humane Society of the United States

throughout our world history. Anti- slavery and the abolition of it, did not come a protest until early 1900s. The abolitionist movement in the United States sought to eliminate slavery using a wide range of tactics and organizations. Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property and are forced to work. The betterment of slavery and the United States would involve the reduction of pricing slaves, slave labor, and subhuman treatment. During…

illegal, although can stop a person of suffering a terminally ill, goes against religion and physician's responsibility to save lives. In recent discussions of the practice of euthanasia, a controversial issue has been whether this act can morally harm society or could help people to stop suffering a terminally disease. On the one hand, some argue that taking a life in not tolerate it goes against the will of God and is considered a sin. From this perspective, some say that is morally wrong and…

raised in poor environments. Animals are treated not as living creatures but as commodities for us to trade and sell. Eating meat can no longer simply be justified by saying that animal meat is a necessity in our lives or our diets. People in the United States are not so impoverished that we need to mass produce meat and over-hunt animals as we did centuries ago. Industrialized animal farming has only harmed the animals further by increasing supply without improving conditions for the animals.…

In the 16th century, society was dealing with the issue of handling the poor. The Elizabethan government decided that they were in need of a program to offer aid to the poor. How they managed this rudimentary welfare system was to implement a local tax to help the poor and disabled…

to a tannery where their leather will be used to make soccer shoes and their fur for winter boots and fashion statements. Misinformation has ravaged the media in Australia, justifying the world’s largest modern day wildlife massacre to occur (Humane Society of America), making the murder of these harmless animals a pastime, occupation, and hobby. Thus, aware of this atrocity it must be absolved, a call to action to save this species from extinction. Banning and conservation of the Kangaroo is…

“On any given day in the United States, there are an estimated 70 million homeless dogs and cats struggling to survive” (PETA 1). Dogs are one of the most popular pets, with approximately 78 million people owning them (ASPCA 7). However, over 3.1 million dogs are in shelters, and nearly 3 million are homeless (ASPCA 2). Dog overpopulation is a major problem in the United States, leading to the euthanization of many beloved pets, this problem can be solved by spaying or neutering dogs and banning…

According to Al-Khatib, a writer for Discovery News, the United States has just five percent of the world’s population and 25% of the world’s prisoners. While prisons did not gain popularity until America was established as a country, the mass incarceration most see today is a relatively recent phenomenon. (Al-Khatib). Mass incarceration is defined as the imprisonment of a large number of people. Although this may seem beneficial, the prison system is very heinous. Ethics are questionable in…

Movies and Impact on Society. An historical event that impart society in the past and that still lives in our minds is the assassination of John F Kennedy. According to a website, on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. That same website says that, “bullets struck the president's neck and head and he slumped over toward Mrs. Kennedy” (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum). This historical…

Over 100 million animals suffer and die each in the United States for animal testing. Animals have been mistreated all throughout time. Some say they should be treated equal to humans. However, others say they don’t have feelings and they are only here to fulfill human needs. And of course, we have the people that don’t care for the situation at all. So, why are animal rights important? Who helps make it aware to people? Several people believe that animals have no rights. On the other hand, a…

entails? As defined by Humane Society International, “the term ‘animal testing’ refers to procedures performed on living animals for purposes of research into basic biology” (About Animal Testing). These procedures typically result in pain, physiological distress, and in extreme cases, death. Animal testing for the sole purpose of cosmetics is an unnecessary worldwide problem which fundamentally tortures animals in order to achieve a goal which could be obtained through more humane…