People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Animals have been used to learn more about the human body since approximately 500 BC. Aristotle practiced vivisections, dissecting living animals, in order to understand how human bodies worked (Should). The ethicality of animal testing has recently become a very controversial issue in America. The US federally regulates animal testing with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), which was passed in 1966 (Should). Testing chemicals on animals has allowed new medical discoveries to be made. Is it ethical…

For years now, people have known that plants and animals are to some degree sentient. Does this give them the right to personhood? In the articles “ Are Animals Persons?” by Margaret Somerville and “Are Plants Intelligent? New Book Says Yes” by Jeremy Hance this topic is brought up. While both Hance and Somerville write about having respect for these species, Somerville is not willing to grant animals personhood just based on the fact that they have emotions, whereas Hance is all for plant…

effect. The ad has a cute little girl with blonde hair placed next to a white rat with red eyes. When many people think of smiling children they think of innocence and happiness, however when people think of rats they think negative thoughts such as the animal being a disgusting rodent with disease. The creator of the ad does this purposely so the viewer see the positives of animal testing. Most people in the case of an emergency would likely save the little girl over a rat any day, and that's…

Also around that same time period people used animals to satisfy their curiosity of the insides of animals. (Hajar). They would examined sensory nerves, motor nerves, and tendons in order to understand their functional differences. Around the 2nd century Galen of Pergamon, a Greek physician. Conducted animal experiments in the areas of anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology; he is the first to describe the complexities of the cardio system, and he also then found discoveries on brain and spinal…

The issues that animals are put through for entertainment, experimentation, food, clothing, and wildlife is horrifying. Animals are enslaved, beaten, electrocuted, strangled, burned, stabbed, and skinned alive to be used for human use and consumption. For the clothing industry, millions of animals are killed by being electrocuted, strangled, and skinned alive. This issue is very important because clothing should be made out of fabrics rather than animal fur. Millions of mice, rats, rabbits,…

shelter movement can have negative effects that could be prevented. The no-kill animal shelter can spread disease, is sometimes considered animal hoarding, and is causing the animals at the shelter to not receive enough care. First Main Topic: Bringing animals from other countries spreads disease. Veterinarians are concerned because transporting animals into other regions spreads different diseases that some animals aren’t used to. “For example, consider that troops are bringing pets home from…

Animal Rights Animals being worn, slaughtered and tested on around the globe. Have you ever had a pet? Would you want this to happen to your pet? More than 100 million innocent animals of all varieties, including rats, mice, rabbits and guinea pigs, are killed in the experimentation laboratories of the United States. Unfortunately for these cute critters, animal testing is not the only way they have been subjected to injustice and cruelty. Animals are also used for a range of clothing and food…

Technology: ‘The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry’ [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/technology (21/10/2015)]. Technology as a whole is rapidly increasing in the world and there has been a lot of research into developing equine technologies to assist the horses ‘movement. In our project we will discuss how Pegasus and Scintigraphy impact, and in our opinion, enhance the performance and the development of training in relation…

estimated 100,000-200,000 animals are testing on for the safety of cosmetic products each year around the world. The topic is cosmetic testing on animals to make sure that products are safe for use. Testing cosmetics on animals is a type of animal testing used to test the safety and hypoallergenic properties of products for use by humans. Because of the harm done to the animal subjects, this testing is opposed by animal rights activists and others. Cosmetic testing on animals is necessary to…

PETA is a nonprofit animal rights organization. PETA believes that animals should have rights just like humans and are to be treated ethical. PETA, just like any other organization or company uses ads to persuade the viewers. In this ad dramatic images and facts are being used in order to persuade viewers that meat is dangerous for human consumption. Peta uses a giant chicken to draw in a viewer with the element of curiosity. The giant chicken in the ad is anthropomorphized, drawing someone that…