Welfare state

Exotic Animals, NO NO! RAWR! The idea of a exotic animal like a lion may sound cool, but you might end up in the lion’s stomach! Currently many people keep exotic animals. Is this right; NO! People should not be able to keep exotic animals because exotic animals are wild. We should not keep them, in captivity. Secondly, they are very dangerous. Lastly, we cannot provide everything they need to live like in the wild. Ok, fine I will admit it. Keeping exotic animals are cool, but think about…

"Appreciate 'factory Farms'." The Gazette. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Mar. 2017. This article by Curt Zingula talks about the many benefits of factory farms, and how they’re necessary. Making the point of how farming only makes up about one percent of the American population. Zingula also argues against a common criticism of factory farms. Being that the general population terms of profession. Also, disputing the common criticism that we would be better off farming ‘how great-grandpa used to.’ When,…

In “The Most Dangerous Game,” General Zaroff’s cruelty lead to Rainsford’s vengeful actions. Cruelty isn’t just hurting someone’s feelings or making someone feel bad or worthless in a way. It is a behavior or behaviors that cause pain or suffering for someone. Whether it is intentional or unintentional it will always lead to some kind of suffering or pain for someone. It is important to identify when someone is being cruel because if someone starts being cruel and they do not notice they are…

An Nkisi nkondi is considered a hunter throughout the Democatic Republic of Congo. A nkisi nkondi was originally owned by a ritual professional who used it precisely for monitoring and pertaining to spiritual forces. A nkisi nkondi was also used for therapeutic diseases, penalizing offenders, battling witchcraft or unraveling additional complications. If any problems were to arise with any spiritual forces, either a nail or blade was immediately forced and jabbed into the figurine. This would…

The Pittsburgh Zoo is only one of six combinations of a zoo and an aquarium in the United States. It displays an impressive “400 different species of animals, some of which are threatened or endangered” (USNews.com). Nonetheless, the Pittsburgh Zoo strives to fashion optimistic, lifelong relations between animals and people, and this goal is evident throughout the Zoo’s walkways and exhibits. As I walked throughout the Zoo, I noticed that the animal’s exhibits closely resembled their natural…

Some people have never considered the effects of keeping animals locked up in small cages their entire lives. Proven with expert opinions, research, and physical evidence, it has been proven that zoos are damaging to the animal's physical and mental state. Keeping animals locked up in zoos is inhumane and should be prevented. One of the most common arguments about keeping animals in zoos is the educational value provided to people by seeing these animals in person. This selfish reasoning…

Animals are being imprisoned in zoos Zoos around the world are built to study animal’s natural behavior, but are they having a negative impact on them? Animals in captivity seem bored, and sometimes are caught walking around in circles and having repetitive behaviors. These animals don’t know what freedom is, so why are they being held captive in tiny, cramped cages? Animals should not be held in zoos because, captivity is affecting their behavior, if they get released into the wild, they…

Knowles that AD Espinosa was out to lunch and if she would like to leave AD Espinosa a message. Resident Knowles then proceeds to ask if maybe PA Howard could help her with her problem. PA Howard responded she could try. Resident Knowles then went on to state that she needed to talk to AD Espinosa about switching rooms, because she had a panic attack a few weeks ago that caused her to end up in the hostpial. Resident Knowles…

all 50 states animal abuse is a felony offense. There is many laws out there that pertain to certain types of abuse. For example, if someone was participating in a dog fighting event, they would receive a felony in from any state. If someone had possession of dogs for fighting, they would receive a felony in 46 states and a misdemeanor in the other four states. And finally, if someone were to be a spectator at a dog fight, they would receive a felony in 25 states, misdemeanor in 24 states, and…

cruelty is. The ASPCA is a reputable and well known source. The website has different links to the different forms of animal cruelty is. For example, there are links to find more information on dog fighting, puppy mills, animal hoarding, farm animal welfare, horse slaughter and other animal issues. Although there are an endless number of actions that could be considered animal cruelty these links show a good representation to the different forms of animal cruelty. The writer of the website also…