Humane Society of the United States

Animal Rights: A Movement in the United States of America The main goal of this research paper is to describe the content and evaluate the impact of the United States of American Animal Rights movement. Although this social movement I will mostly call “animal rights,” it is well within the whole spectrum of the animal liberation movement, such as animal welfare etc. “Animal rights” has a very specific meaning, as one of the many possible approaches that signifies protection for animals. There…

earliest civilizations, the death penalty has been a form of punishment seen in nearly every type of governed society as a payment for crimes that range from extremely malicious to what most today would view as petty. The forms of executions have varied vastly over the years, with many first class societies today moving towards an attempt at a humane and dignified form of execution. Also, many societies around the world have abolished the act of execution as punishment, and many more countries…

Recently, twelve men on death row were exonerated, and they served a combined total of 322 years for crimes they did not commit (Wolf and Johnson 2). However, if they had been executed, it would have been state sponsored murder. Due to the recent advances in DNA technology, over 100 prisoners have been granted pardons and some researchers estimate that around 4% of people sentenced to death are innocent. “Hinton, who is black, was an apparent victim of racial…

In the world, humans have made headway in countless areas. When it comes to science, there is no doubt that our evolution has been firmly established, but In doing so it seems that our standards of behavior and values have failed to progress as well. The knowledge that we posses in the scientific world is remarkable, but with it comes responsibility to use it wisely and ethically. Everyday we torment and kill animals that we consider to be lesser beings, simply at our disposal. From simple…

Santos describes life in USP Atlanta, saying “One wouldn’t expect drugs to be so prevalent in a prison surrounded by doublewide fences…in the early 1990’s, however, USP Atlanta was infested with drugs”(Santos, 2004, 114). He also describes prison society and the difficulties a prisoner faces in prison. In order to stay out of trouble and out of drugs but not get bullied by other prisoners you have to make sure the right relationships are formed in…

Animal Rights Tilikum was the first owned whale in the Sealand of the Pacific aquarium that was isolated from the other orcas in his own pool; Tilikum was taken from his natural habitat as an adult, and suddenly was forced to make a dramatic change to being in an isolated pool. Because of this dramatic change, it caused Tilikum stress, depression from being alone, and anxiety from being in an enclosed tank instead of having a free amount of miles to roam. This unfair treatment leads to Tilikum…

prescribed by Congress or any state legislature for murder and other serious capital crimes; however, on December 15, 1971, the United States ratified the eight amendments to the U.S constitution, which prohibiting the federal government from excessive bail, fines, or cruel and unusual punishment. As the eighth amendment being passed, there’s no more execution taking place; however, in 1977, execution resume. Since then Texas had conducted more execution than any other states. There are five…

punishment. When it comes to incapacitation it has a great intuitive approach both collective and selective. When it comes to imprisonment it does not deter one from commit crimes in the future, but instead it keeps them from committing crimes against society while they…

to ban animal testing. South Korea became the most recent to come out with a 5 year plan of banning animal testing in January 2017. However, the United States and China still have yet to ban animal testing. Currently in China, it is required that if you sell cosmetic products you have to test the product out on animals first. The FDA in the United States does not require the companies to test on animals, but it does want to make sure of customer safety and have no health…

Animal Testing in the United States Every day animals are being used for scientific research either leaving them mutated or dead. Imagine your dog being taken into the lab for various cruel experiments that lasts for weeks. After being tested on multiple times your dog can’t take it anymore and ends up dying. Does that seem right for any animal to go through pain, and potentially risk their lives for research? “Each year in the United States an estimated 20-70 million animals—from cats, dogs,…