Welfare trap

Are Zoos Inhumane? “For most of the wild things on Earth, the future must depend on the conscience of mankind” (Dr. Archie Carr). 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…

Animal rights is a topic you hear about more frequently as time passes. It has a plethora of followers, but as with any social issue, it has its fair share of naysayers. Since its awareness was made popular in 1966 by the Animal Welfare Act, laws in the United States started being put in place to protect animals of all kinds. Animal rights could be defined as rights that protect the lives and wellbeing of animals. It includes, but is not limited to, domesticated animals, like pets and farm…

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…

According to The Free Dictionary the term animal cruelty is defined as, “the crime of inflicting physical pain, suffering or death on an animal, usually a tame one, beyond necessity for normal discipline. . .” ( ) Every day animals experience pain inflicted on them. Whether it be that they are beaten, neglected, or forced to struggle with the effects of abuse. Some animals don’t know if they will even make it to the end of the day because they are left starved, bleeding, or in unsanitary…

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…

Five years ago, Peta released an ad featuring Pamela Anderson in a sexualized pose with various parts of her body labeled, corresponding to different cuts of meat. This ad is aimed to make it clear that humans and animals are formed of identical parts. On the top of the ad, it says “all animals have the same parts.” Just like humans, animals are made out of flesh, bone, blood and organs; they also have diverse traits, feelings and families. When I first saw the ad, I was taken by surprise.…

Animal cruelty is a big issue in today’s society. Many people mistreat, undercare, and abandon animals for many different reasons. Most people are uneducated when it comes to having animals. It takes a lot of dedication, love, care, and responsibility to be an animal owner. Animal fighting, bestiality, physical harm, and targeting the pet for physical harm is illegal in all 50 states. Farming rodeos, hunting and trapping, pest control, research, and practice of euthanization and activities…

Panda are a big ticket item in all zoos. Pandas bring prestige and fame to a zoo. What most people don’t know though, is that fame and prestige cost a lot of money. For each panda that a zoo has, it cost them one million dollars per year plus another six hundred thousand dollars every time a cub is born. On top of that, the money that the zoos make annually is not enough to cover the cost of the pandas (Washington Post 2). Pandas are not worth one million dollars a year, simply to look at. There…

Rifkin says that philosophers and animal behaviorists have argued about the capability of self –awareness in other animals. While some argue that animals do not have self-awareness because “they lack a sense of individualism”, others beg to differ. A counter statement that Rifkin utilizes is the remarkable actions elephants do when they are faced with a dead kin. Elephants will “often stand next to their dead kin for days,” and occasionally touch “their bodies with their trunks. After…

Given the context of Smoketown, the combination of political philosophy and information processing frames of reference would work best. Political philosophy is the strongest frame at providing an overall policy goal through its dialectic approach. However, it is the weakest of the five frames at providing technical details or a plan of action. Information processing counterbalances the major weakness of political philosophy by being the strongest technical frame since it provides prescriptions…