Humane Society of the United States

Some of the first anti-slavery societies in America were predominantly founded by Quakers in the 1770’s and 1780’s, insisting on the maxim of moral reciprocity found in the Bible: “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them.” In New England, New York, and Pennsylvania, where the movement was most influential in the early republic, forms of emancipation were adopted. However, because of respect for private property rights, they argued for gradual emancipation and advocated…

Journey makes a risky trip to the States in search of his mother. With only a few blurred images of her face, Enrique stops at nothing to be reunited once more with the warm embrace of his mother. Sonia Nazario fallowed Enrique on top of freight trains for many months, and recorded everything she came in contact with. She wrote about the dangers and the misfortunes that immigrants from different parts of Central America have to undergo in order to make it to the States. And if the writing…

This is created by the many family owned and operated farms that are in the veal industry. There are over 1,000 veal farms in America these farms buy at least 5.5 percent of all the milk products produced from dairy farmers (Veal Production). This ends up putting $350 million into the dairy industry in order for it to run more smoothly (Veal Production). These industries rely on each other for a profitable year. It is true some that of veal farming does have to deal with the money, but that does…

“most americans have expressed shock and disbelief that american citizens could inflict such terrible tortures on other human beings”.(Einloft 2) .Some of these instances are used to ” Foreign critics of the United States have claimed that the acts of torture demonstrate the United States' racism, imperialism, and hypocrisy, and some have used the incidents to devalue Western conceptions of human rights in general”.(Einloft 2) One of the main reasons they say torture or hanging was used is…

stores obtain these animals reveals a horrifying truth behind puppy mills. There is an enormous demand for purebred puppies in the United States. Approximately 44.8 million American homes have at least one dog as a pet (APPMA). Roughly 90 % of puppies in pet stores come from puppy mills (PAWS). There are thousands upon thousands of homeless dogs throughout the United States who need homes. However, many people insist on purchasing a purebred, a registered puppy from a large commercial breeder or…

Auden, through his poem, “September 1st, 1939”, explores the apathetical psychology of the United States towards World War II, following the bombing of the Polish town. United States’ “neutral air... [and] blind skyscraper” are the symbols of the States’ attitude towards the war, where, despite their power and global influence, which are at “full height”, they remain “blind” and “neutral” in their stance in warfare. The…

and impose penalties on those who violate laws” (The Criminal Justice System). Within the criminal justice system, there are two very important systems known as state and federal systems that deal with crimes depending on the boundaries of where it occurred. So there is an idea behind the criminal justice system and that is to make society a safer place for everyone and prevent crimes. Again, the criminal justice system is consisted of the law enforcement, corrections, and the courts. If the…

in prison for not committing any crime or doing anything wrong. Isolation, starvation, deprivation, this is how life is for animals locked up in lab facilities being tested for things as simple as cosmetics to as complex cures for diseases. The United States Government allows animals to be shocked, burned, drugged, starved, brain damaged, poisoned, and many other things all for a simple test where alternatives could be used, but are not required. Many people see animal testing in a laboratory…

going on undercover with these rats. It is possible to observe cases that violate the AWA that are on record to understand what AWA-protected animals are going through, which is an extremely minuscule percentage of lab animals. The Humane Society of the United States investigated a primate research facility and found “338 violations” of the AWA (HSUS). Although this does not pertain to rats, it does show that the AWA is not always effective in even protecting their covered animals. With any…

The 1940’s represented a time of growth and change in the United States, fueled by World War II. War broke out between countries and trust became an issue in some of those countries. The United States started to look at the Japanese different after Pearl Harbor. Anti-Japanese paranoia increased because of a large Japanese presence on the West Coast. Due to all of this paranoia, the United States created Japanese Internment camps. Japanese Internment camps incarcerated more than 120,000…