I have to do a report on animal rights and animal cruelty. Any opinions?
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With animal rights and animal cruelty, it's often not a simple 'yes' or 'no' question, not a simple matter of 'right' or 'wrong'.  There are many degrees.\n\nIf you are talking about animal rights, what rights should an animal be afforded?  Does an animal have the same rights as a human?  Do all animals get the same levels of rights?  Does a single ant have the same right to life and liberty that a human, or even a dog does?  How about a starfish?  A sponge?  An amoeba?\n\nAt what level do you make the arbitrary decision that 'this organism has a right to exist, but this one doesn't?'\n\nDoes the Ebola virus have a right to exist and propagate itself?  If you don't agree a virus has the right to live, how about Cochliomyia hominivorax, the human screwworm?  Should you allow treatment of humans infested with intestinal parasites?\n\nWhere do you draw the line?\n\nThe same can be said for animal cruelty.  Who gets to decide what's cruel?  How exactly do you define cruelty?  Is dropping a kitten in boiling water cruel?  Most people would say yes.  How about dropping a mosquito larva in boiling water?  Or a lobster?  It's cruel to keep a kitten in a jar on your desk, but how about a goldfish?\n\nAs with most things in life, there is no easy answer.  Certainly, there should be some benefit, some gain to humanity that must be demonstrated in order to justify killing another organism, but what level of justification is required?  \n\nIs squirting caustic substances in a bunny's eyes justified if it means we can develop a substance that won't burn a child's eyes?  \n\nIs killing hundreds of thousands, even millions of mosquitoes justified if it keeps one person from dying from West Nile virus?  How about if it means you can have a backyard BBQ without being driven inside by biting flies?\n\nIs shooting a deer justified if it means that a family can eat for a month off the meat?  How about if some guy just really wants to kill something and put its head on his rec room wall?  How about if the deer are so overpopulated that they are becoming diseased and the overall health of the whole population is declining because they have eaten all the available forage?\n\nThere are no easy answers.
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They are against evreything, including having pets. They believe all animals should run free & wild. I may be a vegetarian, but PETA is crazy.
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99.999percent of all 'poor defenseless animals' are killed for food.  Why should that be considered cruel which your question suggests.  I am sure that the people who work in abattoirs do not consider themselves tough in your sense. Other animals are used and subsequently killed in medical research.  Is that wrong in your opinion.  Your question also points towards you being anti hunting.  That is an entirely different matter and you should have made yourself clearer in posing the question. The seal pup cull in Canada which is due to begin very shortly.  Cruel it may be, necessary, almost certainly.  You cannot put a seal pup in the same category as a cow being killed for beef.  I am tired of this argument and would like to see if you are wearing leather shoes, woolen clothing etc. for if you are, you are no better than the people whom you argue against.
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I agree. I believe that animals are equal to people and they should be treated as such. I'm not a vegitarian or anything, but I still think other creatures deserve their rights. After all, humans are animals too. In fact, I don't consider the animals in my family as pets, I think of them as my brothers/sisters. It is unfair to animals and pets, but humans tend to think they're the dominant species.
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OUCH!! I know horses that would love to kick you right now and watch out for animal rights groups suing you if you keep making such derogatory comments towards animals.
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it's a great idea!!!! \nhttp://ailf.org/ipc/fairdistortion.asp\nhttp://humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=13889
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That depends on what you consider abuse. If you mean torturing a pet, I think most states procecute that crime pretty harshly already. If you are talking about something idiotic like Whole Foods not carrying live lobsters because it is inhumane to the lobsters then you are way off base.
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I think that you need a lot of answers to this. I am also against the use of animals in trials. I aggree with the previous answerer that it is sad and I will add that it is also scarring the purpose they are using them for.\n\nKaterina
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Um...Where to start. Your spelling and grammar needs work. Your thoughts are random and having nothing to do with your subject matter. You eventually didn't do any research on your chosen animal. My advice would be to scrap your paper and start all over again, but this time do some research first. Here this link might help you out.
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You can't prevent animal cruelty. Just like you can't prevent people from doing anything else. If people are going to be ***holes enough to be cruel to animals then they're going to do it regardless of what you try to do to prevent it.
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That is basically impossible to know. but try looking for something PETA might post.
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It is very sad that you feel the need to question the utility of animals. Perhaps you regard them with so little respect that they only have meaning to you in terms of their use. If you want to ask a good question about the usefulness or uselessness of animals then try this; how useful are you?
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I have to write a paper at least 10 pages on a topic i choose. I choose animal experimentation! I hope this answered the question. After that i hope to finally start working again!
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SHAME ON YOU, GET RID OF THEM. THEY ONLY BREED VIOLENCE AND CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
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http://www.petitiononline.com/nosb861/petition.html\n\nThanks for letting me know there is an effort to rid the population of pitt bulls.  (BTW, the bill is not about having them put down.)  This is not about biased opinions, this is about the science of genetics.  These dogs are walking time bombs.  Look at the anatomy of their jaws and the size of their head.\n\nI worked in surgery for years and saw the damage these dogs can do.  They will de-glove (yes, it's true) the face first before mauling the victim to death.  This is a genetic fact.  So, OK, maybe they can be trained to stop...are you 100% certain of that? Look what happens when someone tries to get them off the victim.  Look at the force it takes.  More damage.  I truly feel sorry for the life of a pitt bull.  They are abused beyond belief.  The agressiveness is not exclusive to this breed...I got that already. \n\nWhat is your logic?  Help me understand your position.  I have done extensive research and it's NOT about personal opinions.  It's not about what a dog trainer says, a breeder, or someone who owns 10 of them extolling their sweet behavior. \n\nLet me ask you this; If a pitt bull who lived next door to you jumped over the fence for any reason and killed the person you loved the most, and you found out that the owners treated the dog well and responsibly trained her/him to respect and be mannerly, WHO WOULD YOU WANT TO KILL?  Would you continue defending the breed? That goes for Rotts and Dobbies, too.  I base my opinions on academic research that explains their behavior.  \n\nThe Bill asks for mandatory neutering w/ anesthesia...no pain.  That will make a 0 population over time.  Unless you actually see a person who has had catastrophic damage, I doubt that this posting will make any difference.  Hope I'm wrong.  I'm trying to see both sides.
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Gazelle???\nThats cruelty to animals!!lol
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The humane society in your area is the best thing you could do!! Try volunteering there!! I love animals too! Or your local aspca!!