Mammals of Africa

Although, sharks are animals they are not the safest, according to “Stopping Sharks by Blasting Their Senses” and “An Electric Fence Wards off Sharks”. “12 million sharks are accidentally caught worldwide”. There are company’s trying to halt sharks with certain contraptions or repellants, to protect surfers and beach goers from these radical creatures. Until, sharks stop attacking humans, humans will stop devising traps for sharks. "The small shark frequently gets swept up in fishing nets and…

"There were six to seven bears in concrete cubicles. Their fur was hanging off, they were begging for food, and an employee was tossing one bear cub around by the scruff of his neck." (Bob Barker). This what Bob Barker described what he witnessed, when he visited a roadside zoo in Cherokee, North Carolina. Many children, adults and families go to zoos for enjoyment, wanting to see animals do something exciting. What these people do not know is what goes on behind that glass and how the animals…

Human experimentation is nothing new to the human race. Thousands of years ago the Indians and Mayans used such practices to produce drugs that healed the sick. Many people believe that these experiments should be banned because they are unethical; however, in reality, such practices have helped more than harmed people. In order to fully appreciate the medical advancements made through human experimentation, people need to take into consideration the risks and lines that had to be crossed. Human…

Environmental activist Sarah Uhi said, ``How far removed from the earth and our roots we have come if we cannot recognize that humans are animals and animals are beings!'' We are animals and animals are beings, no one being is more important than the other. Just like humans, animals have feelings. They have the full capability to feel love, hatred, and even depression. So many millions of animals are abused and murdered every year by our own kind, yet many of these people do not get the harsh…

Centuries have come and gone since the first form of animal testing was performed by the likes of Aristotle and Eristaratus (Hajar). This was back in the days where there was no technology to test medicines or different types of substances, therefore it is reasonable why the tested on animals. To this day multimillionaire companies keep testing on defenseless animals. Humanity has been able to come far in so many aspects of life, but when it comes to testing new products or drugs we are at a…

Each year over 100 million animals are killed in order to prove that a product is safe. In order to figure out if products are harmful to human beings, animals are forced to go under harsh and torturous conditions; to see if it would possible have any harmful effects on the human body. When cosmetic products are tested on animals such as mice, rats, rabbit and guinea pigs they are often used to test skin and eye irritation. Where they would rub the product on their bear skin or have it…

Animals are there for people to enjoy and have fun with. They come in many different shapes, sizes, and types. Yet not all animals are not treated by the same standards as other animals. Animal testing is wrong because of the effects it has on the animals such as the harmful side effects, the reduction of life expectancy, and the lasting effects it has on the animal. Most of the time the test subjects are harmed in some way. Subjects often come down with some down sort of sickness or rash.…

MULESING Mulesing is the act of cutting off extra skin around the bottom of a sheep. It is completed by many sheep farmers in Australia in order to lower the chance of their sheep getting fly struck. When a sheep gets fly struck it means that they have had flies lay eggs around their bottom because it was not clean. The maggots then hatch from the eggs and eat the sheep from inside to out. Many people believe that the act of mulesing is barbaric, animal cruelty and should be banned across…

The article I read for this critical response was the one that talked about Marius the Giraffe. As the article explains Marius was put to sleep because his genes were already represented in the giraffe population and such fourth. The opening line of the article spoke about how Marius was a “healthy juvenile giraffe” to me that sounded like the exact opposite reason to euthanatize him. In today’s world the euthanatizing of animals happens everyday. In most cases it happens because the animal is…

I’m sure each and every one of you have attended a circus, been to an aquarium, or watched a horse race at some point in your life. The animals are cute and the tricks they do are amazing! But behind the scenes, you have no idea how gruesome they are actually treated. Here are some statistics to think about. 96% of circus animals spend their life behind bars. 98% of marine animals die in the process of being moved into a tank. And last but not least, are the greyhounds. Once they begin their…