As an animal rights proponent, my commitment is to stand firm against the unjust cruelty and inhumane treatment of all animals. In taking on this task, it has been exhilarating but yet disheartening. My goals have led me to ... scientific experimentation; elimination of commercial farming of animals; and the dissolution of hunting animals for sport. Therefore, I will argue animals should be afforded the same humane treatment and protection from exploitation and abuse human beings are given. Dr. Gary Francione, a professor of animal law at Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey, ... anim...

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... animals, just like human beings, should lead a life free from suffering (Wilson, 2004). This demonstrates an overwhelming support for the fair treatment of animals. Most people do not like to see animals suffer and this can be attributed to sympathy and human tendency of compassion (Wilson ... beings tend to mistreat animals because they believe that the human species is more superior. Furthermore, opponents of animal rights justify the harmful treatment of animals by citing the differences in species between the two. In this manner, people are commonly guilty of speciesism. Speciesism ...

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... to be used by humans for "food, clothing, entertainment, or to experiment on" (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 1). Its stance is that any testing is painful, inhumane, and unnecessary when alternatives are available. The PETA website says that "animals, like humans, have interests that cannot ... be sacrificed or traded away simply because it might benefit others." (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 2-3). Essentially, PETA is of ... which minimize pain and discomfort. PETA's position is based on the belief that "humans are not superior to animals (People for the E...

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... to be used by humans for "food, clothing, entertainment, or to experiment on" (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 1). Its stance is that any testing is painful, inhumane, and unnecessary when alternatives are available. The PETA website says that "animals, like humans, have interests that cannot ... be sacrificed or traded away simply because it might benefit others." (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 2-3). Essentially, PETA is of ... which minimize pain and discomfort. PETA's position is based on the belief that "humans are not superior to animals (People for the E...

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... widely known for their undercover investigations in which many well-known universities, corporations, and organizations have been exposed for their cruel and inhumane experimentations on animals. PETA uncovered and released 70 hours of videotape that graphically displayed "appalling treatment of primates at the University of Pennsylvania head injury laboratory, resulting in government fines and the end of primate use there-(site). After ... and cruelties being committed against animals in the future. This organization's website is packed with tools to educate even the most nave individu...

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... Nobel Prizes for Physiology or Medicine this century have been awarded for advances based on animal research and all of the winners who were surveyed showed there justification on animal treatment. 1. The UK organization Seriously Ill for Medical Research (SIMR) recently surveyed Nobel Laureates on the value of animal research in medicine and found universal support. Seriously Ill for ... FOX, Vice President, Humane Society of the United States, an animal rights group once said "The life of an ant and that of my child should be granted equal consideration." (Inhumane, Fox publication) B....

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... suffering or noxiousness.(Justification rarely given) With such strict requirements that need to be enforced there are a few laboratories that do not abide by every law, which creates cruelty and inhumane conditions for animals. There was a case in New York where too many animals had been packed into cages when being transported to research facilities, and they suffered from cramping and ... their bones broken.(9) In military research in the United States, animals are gassed, poisoned with cyanide, shot with plastic bullets, and deliberately wounded with high velocity missiles.(6) It is ...

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... knowledge, or can help improve human health, they argue that it is worth killing animals or subjecting them to painful experiments. I believe that the unnecessary testing of animals is inhumane and unethical when alternative methods are available. The anti-vivisectionists say we should allow no experiments on animals and the animal utilitarians, or vivisectionists, claim that we can do anything ... mild, moderate, or severe. At best, the Draize test yields a crude measure of a substance's irritancy; it is not designed to yield information about possible treatments or antidotes. the Draiz...

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... that these products go through before they reach the supermarket or corner store shelf? During the seventies there were protests against animal testing. Through these protests animals began getting better treatment, but now it has been shoved under the carpet. Some people believe that testing on animals will help them compete in the marketplace. Consumers are constantly demanding new and exciting ... blood from a rabbit to actually killing an animal like a rat, to test a product before it is put on the market. The conditions these animals live in their whole lives are inhumane. Behind t...

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... believed that experimentation through vivisection has provided enormous benefits for human beings. It was widely believed that animals and human beings shared parallel anatomies. Based upon this popular belief, new treatment methods and drugs were developed, while at the same time, many others were left undeveloped because of contradictory results from animal testing. New, in-depth research has proven that this ... force-feeding is the most widely used LD-50 method, exposure through injection, inhalation, and external application are also used. It is clear that this type of animal testi...

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... knowledge, or can help improve human health, they argue that it is worth killing animals or subjecting them to painful experiments. I believe that the unnecessary testing of animals is inhumane and unethical when alternative methods are available. The anti-vivisectionists say we should allow no experiments on animals and the animal utilitarians, or vivisectionists, claim that we can do anything ... mild, moderate, or severe. At best, the Draize test yields a crude measure of a substance's irritancy; it is not designed to yield information about possible treatments or antidotes. the Draiz...

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... law, thus is rarely administered. Despite all of this cruelty, not a single disease has been cured through vivisection in this century. For animal rights activists, like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the answer is no. PETA pressures labs into halting experiments because they believe that animals are not to be used by humans for "food, clothing, entertainment, or ... to experiment on". PETAs stance is that any testing is painful, inhumane, and unnecessary when alternatives are available. The PETA website says that "animals, like humans, have interests that cannot be...

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... against experimentation on animals. Publications like Frank Stilley's The $100,000 Rat and Other Animal Heroes for Human Health tend to paint a glowing picture of animal experimentation as untainted by inhumane practices and motivated by the pure selfless desire to better the human condition (Goodwin 217). There are six main reasons for animal testing. First, animals have a much simpler life span ... and everyone else. Cade confirmed his findings by taking lithium himself and giving it to human patients. These patients experienced similar results. This single discovery has entirely revolu...

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... more money for painful experiments." (Newkirk p. 20) The three other major companies which conduct animal experimentation are Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson, and Lever Brothers. Another major issue concerning the treatment of animals is whether or not it is humane to use animals in the entertainment industry. The definition of the word humane is "characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy of ... abused animal in the entertainment industry. Animal rights activists are trying to improve the living conditions of circus elephants and to "stop the practice of making them do h...

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... when they need it. Other aspects of veterinary practice which are enjoyable and fulfilling are being able to investigate cases and make a diagnosis as opposed to treatment trial approaches. Veterinarians in private practice serve a variety of animals. This is especially true in companion animal practice because of the increased popularity of pet ... thoroughly disinfect it with bleach and cleaners. I learned how difficult some customers can be. We had people who could not pay their bills but still needed treatment of their animals. I learned how emotional people can get over their anima...

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... The latest amendment was passed in 1990, which concerned the welfare of guinea pigs, hamsters and rabbits. It covers the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of these small laboratory animals. There is also a requirement that states that all animals must be given adequate veterinary care, must ... such strict requirements that need to be enforced there are a few laboratories that do not abide by every law, which creates cruelty and inhumane conditions for animals. There was a case in New York, too many animals had been packed into cages when beginning transported to res...

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... Frankie Trull, executive directory of the Foundation for Biomedical Research. At present, researchers at the California School of Medicine at Davis are infecting rhesus monkeys with simian AIDS to test treatment of the drug AZT (Cowley 52). Granted, most people recognize the fact that what we do to animals, one could never conscionably do to humans. As individuals, we each acknowledge ... violence as a solution, Caras recognizes the fact that violent acts have proved to be quite beneficial toward the cause of activist groups. It should be noted that while at times inhumane and cruel, an...

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... edu/research/compliance/labanim.htm. (4) Once those forms are completed anyone can submit the forms electronically or deliver them to a specified address listed on the web site. (7) So is this inhumane? To the today's society, no. Humans benefit more from animal research then the actually animals. The contributions of animal research have developed growing replacement skin for burn victims, the development ... of a new vaccine against malaria and treatment of lung disorders that kills premature infants. (8) The list of benefits continues to grow from development of antibiotics to transpl...

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... financier and advocate of vivisection would have to be The National Institutes of Health(NIH). The saddest part about this is that we as taxpayers are paying for the inhumane and cruel treatment of animals. Every time we pay our taxes we are supporting Vivisection. The American Anti-vivisection Society states that, "These animals can be subjected to a mydraid of painful procedures ... one could consult the informative website located at, www.veganoutreach.org/. Another thing to do would be to check out PETA, by writing to them at People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals, P.O. Box 425...

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... for his creatures. Most scientists will argue that animal testing is a necessary act in order to ensure that certain compounds and ingredients are safe for public use or misuse. This inhumane act cost the public over $136 billion annually and around $300 per family. Alternatives cost a significantly less amount of money, with more efficient results without the pain of millions of ... controversy on weather or not animals should be given rights. Animals in today's society are treated as the inferior creatures they are, but how far can we take this inferior treatment? Over 75, 000 animals...

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