Humane Society of the United States

the United States so it may be considered morally be wrong to punish them. illegal immigrants are "The unauthorized resident immigrant population is defined as all foreign-born non-citizens who are not legal residents. Most unauthorized residents either entered the United States without inspection or were admitted temporarily and stayed past the date they were required to leave."(Michael, Nancy, and Bryan 1) Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton wants to show them the path to citizenship…

Shelby Northern Audra Dowling FYS 19 November 2015 Rattlesnake Round Ups: A Killing for Sport Rattlesnake round ups take place in seven states: Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Georgia, Alabama, and Pennsylvania. When they were first started it was to a horrible attempt to rid the area of rattlesnakes. Now they have turned into the amusement of the public with rattlesnake parts for sale, rides, vendors, and even a flea market in some places. People pay to go out and capture, torture and kill…

goals combine needs to be perceived as a positive change to the correctional system. Three of these goals are rehabilitation, incapacitation, and retribution. Rehabilitation is an attempt to restore a convicted offender to a constructive place in society through training or therapy (Clear et al, 2016). Incapacitation is to deprive the offender of having the ability to commit crimes, usually by detainment (Clear et al, 2016). Lastly, retribution is inflicting punishment on an individual who has…

In the United States, there are approximately 5 to 7 million dogs or cats that enter animal shelters every year. 3 to 4 million of those are killed by euthanasia. If you do the math, the statistics are shocking to say the least. It is important for humans to love their pets as much as they love another person or family member. The American Veterinary Medical Association says that dogs and cats are the most popular pets in the United States. Since they are so popular, overpopulation is a big…

Abstract The Animal Welfare Act requires humane treatment of animals under its protection. To enforce this, the Animal Welfare Act can give out a maximum penalty of $10000. This law was passed in 1966 because of increasing concern about animal treatment. Unfortunately, the Animal Welfare Act has currently been lacking in efficiency and enforcement. Right now there are two viewpoints over the Animal Welfare Act. One of them is the animal rights viewpoint while the other one is the animal welfare…

In today’s society, debates over what to do about overcrowded prisons are not uncommon. While a life sentence is often seen as more humane than the death penalty, it also takes up space in the prisons, and therefore tax dollars. However, in this effort, crime has less of a deterrent in the absence of practices that are now considered barbaric, such as whipping. In response, Jeff Jacoby, in his essay “Bring Back Flogging”, argues an unpopular, but potentially problem-solving, point of view; he…

help page, approximately sixteen thousand dogs die each year from dog fighting. Some people are even so sick that they will abduct other people’s dogs and force them to fight. People also have businesses and do these things out of their homes (Humane Society). Although there are no excuses for animal fighting, there are some issues that are common to animal fighting cases. The first issue is that Animal fighting activities attract other serious crimes, such as gambling, drug dealing, weapons…

subjected to this abuse. This inhumane and needless suffering needs to stop; animal testing should be illegal. Animal testing may help human illness. “Animals suffer from similar diseases to humans including cancers, TB, flu and asthma.” In the United Kingdom 97% of research is done on mice, rats, fish and birds (“understanding” Internet). “Animal testing has contributed to many life saving cures and treatments. The California…

Enforcement Initiative: Preventing Animal Waste from Contaminating Surface And Ground Water | US EPA." US EPA. N.p., 2018. Web. 27 Feb. 2018. "Government Regulation of Factory Farms." Animal Welfare Nonprofit | National Humane Education Society. N.p., 2018. Web. 27 Jan. 2018. "Home - Earthworks." Earthworks. N.p., 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2018. Works Cited Garretson, Marjorie Lee.” More Pros Than Cons in a Meat-Free Life.” The Bedford Guide for College…

The testing of animals is overall is bad ethics and poor science. In a booklet by Peta, they explain the difference between the use of animals verses if humans would be used, how the animal is in pain, examples of cruelty displayed, research conducted, non animal methods, and a conclusion to what you can do to help the cause. This pamphlet explains that the role animals play in this conducted research is not their choice. Animals should not be put into pointless suffering to test a product…