September 2015 In “A Change of Heart About Animals,” Jeremy Rifkin states that animals are more like humans than people would ever imagine, therefore the way we treat and see them should change. Many may argue that there is a gap between humans and animals, therefore the treatment of animals is justifiable, but in my opinion I agree with the author’s claim, our treatment of animals should change because of our similarities to each other. Throughout this article Rifkin supports his claim about why the treatment
Jeremy Rifkin’s article “A Change of Heart about Animals” discusses how research on animals has revealed how they may be more similar to humans. While science may have shown us that animals are similar to humans, there is still a large gap that separates humans and animals, and I feel that this gap will not be closed anytime soon. While Rifkin’s article helps inform the reader of these discoveries in animals, it fail to persuade me to treat animals much differently. One of the topics that Rifkin
Animal Rights: An Annotated Bibliography Mcdermott, Mattew. “Animals Have Souls and Feelings, Just Like We Do.” Animals Have Souls And Feelings, Just Like We Do. 0896-0801 35.2 (2013): 64-67. Web. 07 Nov. 2014 Mcdermott, in this article states how animals feel as living things that deserve respect. Everyone should have compassion for animals because they give us many advantages. Animals grant us benefits such as food and clothing. Around the world animals are being killed with cruelty, and the article
An animal “Bill of RIghts” would give all types of animals rights, and they would have to be treated differently than how we treat them now. These rights would make sure that animals are treated a certain way. They would have to be kept in good conditions where they can walk around, and have space to live. Animals would be protected from experimentation, abuse, exploitation, and neglect. I agree that animals need rights but only domestic animals, farm animals and wild animals should not be treated
Animal rights, a controversial topic discussed across the nation and responsible for saving and protecting animals. Animal rights is the belief that animals should have certain rights just as humans do. Should animals have a Bill of Rights, the sames rights as humans? Domestic animals should have a Bill of rights for their protection and safety but not with same rights as humans. Such a law will not go against centuries of human culture. Providing domestic animals such as livestock and pets