“If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn't done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So, rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit's eyes, they should throw it in Charles Manson's eyes and ask him if it hurts.” The minimal protection and vast numbers of animals being tortured and kill in testing labs is atrocious. The supporters of animal testing claim to have many reasons that justify this cruel act, but
Most people consider animals a part of the family, however that isn’t always the case. Over 10,000 dogs die in illegal dog fighting in just one year, more than 3 million dogs and cats are euthanized in the same time, and in the US alone 1.13 million animals are used to test cosmetics and other experiments. Animals are beaten, caged, and forced to fight for entertainment-but the terrible people who do this to them, are getting away with it. People who abuse animals often argue that if we aren’t going
metal cage for the night. This is the everyday life of animal test subjects. With animal activist and animal welfare acts (AWA) in place it is hard to believe there is
again. Animal research is responsible for the development of asthma inhalers. Without it, this boy and thousands of asthma sufferers like him would be dead. Did you know that animal research has played a crucial part in almost every medical breakthrough over the last decade? Do you support unnecessary human deaths that could have easily been prevented by simple testing on small rodents? If you don’t support animal testing, you choose to let humans die over
In Tom Regan’s The Case for Animal Rights, he delivers a harsh criticism of humans and their treatment of animals as their resources rather than beings of equal moral value. He not only condemns the system as a whole which humans use to justify their treatment of animals, but also raises an alternative view justifying his beliefs. In this essay, I will begin by discussing Regan’s portrayal of the moral status of animals and the view that I previously alluded to. Then I will explain Carl Cohen’s
Essay 4: Death Penalty There is an ongoing debate going on in the country wether or not the death penalty should still be used as punishment for criminals who have committed serious crimes, mostly those who have committed murder or something similar. Louis P. Pojman attempts to defend the use of the death penalty in his article titled “In Defense of the Death Penalty”. It was very interesting to read Louis' perspective on the death penalty. Pojman provided many reasons as to why criminals such
Brett Karabey Ms. Reichmuth Language Arts 6-7 20 October 2015 Chimpanzee Essay Imagine you were an Alpha female Chimpanzee, she has lost her husband and kids to poachers. Her hypothetical story is going to become a common story if steps to protect Chimpanzees are not taken. Chimpanzees are a primate and are smart. Chimpanzee numbers are dwindling fast if we do not do anything they might become extinct. Websites like janegoodall.ca estimate that they are “no more than 150,000 Chimpanzees