Mammal

Each year, more than 100 million animals die each year from animal testing. Many scientists vote for animal testing even though it is cruel. In addition, most animals aren’t even put under anesthetic and have to suffer through the pain, fully aware of what is going on. Animals should not be tested on because it is cruel and inhumane, animals’ bodies are not the same as humans, and most experiments with animals are flawed and waste the animal’s life. To begin with, animal testing is cruel and…

I believe that dogs deserve roses. I grew up in a sanctuary home; a place for animals otherwise put to death would come live with us be retrained and given away. We had many animals; 12 white pet rats, 18 dogs, nearly 25 cats (though they had so many kittens that we would sometimes have all the way up 40 cats!) and about 18-20 fish. It was a jungle. Cats had liters behind washing machines, storks took koi from the pond. The house was always a mess. And then there was me. I hated cloth…

They say he’s the first in the whole kingdom. They say he’s a science experiment. They say he must not belong in the kingdom. They all want to see him with their own eyes to make sure he’s not a rumor. That's what they say at least, and he’s my brother. Way before humans were alive, and after dinosaurs were extinct there was our cow kingdom. We had strawberry milk cows, chocolate milk cows, and plain old white milk cows. The strawberry milk cows were known as the sassy cows who always had an…

In the book Rascal by Sterling North, Sterling owns an uncommon and bizarre array of animals. From woodchucks to skunks and crows to now his most recent addition, a raccoon! There has been a gradually increasing wave to own an exotic animal as a pet. In a world where people want to do their own thing and be different, obtaining and owning something that is unique and somewhat controversial is becoming a lot more common. But, when you boil down the facts, the truth is that exotic animals should…

Everyone needs help, especially if you're trying to ruin a farm. Napoleon seems to have had help in bringing the rebellion down. Someone must have had felt the same as him, so they decided to work for him. Everything always seemed okay for Napoleon to do, but not for others to do. He always had backup to shut the other animals up. This proves he had help. We can agree Napoleon had help to overturn the rebellion, but he needed help to do it somehow. Our first thought could be the pigs, because…

The rabbit hunt is a crucial part of maintaining Ha-lem, the Taos practice of balance and symbiosis between the individual, the community, and the environment (Lujan 32). However, due to the visitors’ distaste, the town of Taos shunts the practice by “[pouring] poison pellets near the big hotels and houses because they wanted no blood thirsty Savages around when [were] in abundance, or because they wanted to control everything” (Mirabal, Skeleton of a Bridge 59). As Whitt says, the tourists must…

In the articles “Elephants can lend a helping trunk” by Virginia Morell, “Elephants know when they need a helping trunk in a cooperative task” by Joshua M. Plotnik, and “Elephants console each other” by Virginia Morell they talk about how elephants played a task where they had to pull a rope with a partner to get food. In the article they describe it as a platform tied to a rope on both sides and the elephants have to pull the rope together to get the platform with food to get closer. But if one…

The Screams Behind the Creams Did you know that ninety two percent of all drugs that have gone through animal testing have proved to be utterly useless when used with human subjects? Ninety two percent. That is a ludicrously large number. Consider the amount of animals suffering for our personal benefit along with the ridiculous amount of money poured into funding this testing. Not to mention that contrary to a significant amount of peoples beliefs, there are several alternatives to animal…

The Seal Hunt Must be Discontinued The Federal Government of Canada should not allow the seal hunt to continue. To begin with, seals are killed in exceedingly cruel ways. Seal pups that are just over a month old are stabbed and killed with hooks and dragged across the ice to leave a trail of blood. According to a study in 2001, a team of veterinarians determined that in over 40 % of the cases they studied, the seals were most likely skinned alive. Such inhumane acts are unacceptable and should…

Although some may say, that life on Animal Farm became worse/better after the revolution I would argue that life stayed the same as the restrictions for the animals continued even after Jones was overthrown. To start with, some would say that life on animal farm got better as the animals had more choice in matters as issues such as “the windmill was to be put to the vote.” But Napoleon still manages to get his way without the majority vote, and any issue on which the animals are against,…