People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Did you know that animals such as mice, rabbits, horses and other innocent animals are widely being used as animal testing all over the world? According to an analysis reported from EU countries published in alternatives journal, Altex, the number of experiments on animal has risen to 13.1 million per year across the 28 member states of the European Union, an increase of 14% in 2014. Although there are some people believe that the animal testing and experiments are necessary for medical and…

Do animals have as many rights as humans? When it comes to us humans we fight for our rights. Whether it is equal rights for races, similar to “Black Lives Matter”. Or how women have fought for their right to vote. Having the right to own guns and use them for defense. Even having the right of speaking our minds when something seems wrong or isn’t right. But when it comes to animals they don’t have the voice to speak against someone/thing. That is why there have been organizations and groups to…

A great deal of controversy surrounding non-human (animal) rights. There are organizations like “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals” (PETA) who advocate for animals they are more tactful when it comes to animal rights in different ways, some have a proactive way as well as others have a subtler way of approaching the rights of animals. Furthermore, it is unethical for big game hunting for the sake of a trophy, a good example, killing Cecil and Xanda (son) of the lion back in 2017 had…

Animal Experimentation In this modern society, animals are still being subjected to cruel, intense, and downright chilling forms of torture that scientists classify as "experimentation." The issue of animal testing has been subject to ongoing controversy with good points on both sides. Although either side of the topic has reasoning, there are more substantial reasons against animal experimentation. The testing of animals is an absurd and horrible way to treat any living being. Most of the…

factory-farmed meat and that people who support it (including consumers) are also morally wrong. He emphasized that the pain caused to factory-farmed animals grossly outweighs any good outcomes. To prove his arguments, he uses his deductive argument called Marginal case in regards to the moral status of non-human animals against the rationality gambit; which attempts to establish the superior ethical status of humans over animals because humans are rational and animals are not. He uses deductive…

over whether or not animals should be given “human rights” is a longstanding issue in which the creation versus evolution struggle plays a large part. Groups to prevent people being cruel to animals have been around since the 1800s, beginning with work animals. Then in 1975, Peter Singer published Animal Liberation, a book that fanned the flames of the animal rights Movement and turned it into a roaring wildfire. It is important to understand why people get involved in animal rights and why they…

millions of people worldwide. How do the manufacturing companies make sure that these products are safe and ready to placed on the market for the population to use or consume? For the safety of the consumer these new products need to be tested. Some believe that it is necessary to test these new products on animals. It has been said that animal testing is not harmful to animals, but studies have shown that animal testing does not really help, has a negative side effects on the animals, and…

of cosmetics on animals has been considered a major issue in the US and globally. Cosmetic testing is the most controversial area of animal testing. Each and every cosmetic product used by women is first tested on animals. Approximately, 20 million animals are used for all kinds of testing every year. Not only several leading cosmetics companies have already stopped testing products on animals, but also the European Union, Israel, and Norway have banned cosmetic testing on animals, making it…

Millions upon millions of animals are slaughtered every year due to humans testing cosmetics on animals. This number is exceedingly high and needs to be reduced. Mice, rabbits, rats, primates, dogs, and cats are enclosed in cages, in laboratories across the world(Animal Testing 101). Many scientists and universities have shown that animals are not necessary when it comes to testing cosmetics. According to a scientist from NRDC (National Resources Defense Council), there “are non-animal tests…

It was the summer of 1981, when PETA's (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the largest animal rights organization in the world) founder, Alex Pacheco, discovered something unbearable to comprehend. While trying to get experience in a laboratory at the Institute of Behavioral Research, Pacheco went undercover to understand the experience without having the bias of the other scientists knowing the company that he is from. The information he found will change the future of not only the…