Animal Rights Research Papers Samples For Students

The full elimination of animal use in medical research may seem as unachievable to some individuals. However, while working with practical goals, the task is quite achievable. The aim of the practical goals lies within reducing the animal use in science laboratories by ensuring the improvement of the conditions within the laboratories where these animals are evaluated and tested. The solution for the animal use problem in medical research was established along a study in 1959 that presented three R`s. The R`s stand for replacing, reducing and redesigning. For replacing, it means that individuals in the practice of ...

For most people, the only food they know is meat. They grew up wearing leather and depending on location, cloths made of fur or wool. For entertainment, children are brought to zoos and circuses while eating hotdogs, burgers, or barbeque. In addition, children often raise their desires of having their own pets at home, prompt parents to buy pets from pet shops and which are later on, kept in cages. While these are indeed pleasant activities for the family, seldom are the animals considered or thought of after each bite of the delicious meal. How many had to die ...

Chimpanzees, along with the gorilla and orangutans, are members of the hominidae family, thus making them related to us. Thanks to her passion for animal rights Dr. Jane Goodall has been an avid supporter of animal rights and protection.
Born in 1934 in London, Jane Goodall flew to Tanzania to live amongst the chimpanzees. Her work bypassed the more traditional procedures of standing in the background to observe these animals and instead lived amongst them to learn their behaviors. In her early life animals fascinated her, observing birds and other native animals. She would spend her free time ...

Introduction

Do non-human animals have minds? This paper explores the possibility of the validity of the philosophical viewpoint that suggests that humans are not the only animals on our planet that have minds; that other animals are capable of conscious thought. It attempts to determine the consensus of informed opinion on the subject, in order to arrive at what might be considered to be the majority and hopefully correct answer.

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Mountain (April 2013) published a feature entitled “Scientists Declare: Nonhuman Animals Are Conscious” which clearly came down on the side of deciding that those creatures do have minds. In his opening ...

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The notion of animal rights has always been a sensitive issue for the sociologists and activists. Hypothetically, in a perfect world every living being has rights and they should be respected by others. The concept of animal rights and the violation of this involve several issues concerning misuse, abuse, neglect and hurting animals for recreational or experimental sake. While different people might have different perceptions of what are the rights of animals and what we need to do morally, however it is important to understand why does it matter to be morally responsible towards animals and how does it affect the ...

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Animal experimentation can be defined as the use of animals other than human beings in various forms of research such as cosmetics, medical research, toxicology as well as psychological research. Animal experiments have been used widely in the testing of various products’ safety and the development of new medicines all over the world. The animal experiment procedures are known to cause a lot of pain to these animals and also reduce the animal’s quality of life in many other different ways. People who advocate for animal rights argue that it is morally wrong to use animals in experiments and ...

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Animal rights can also be referred to as animal liberation. Animal rights are the proponents of the fact that animals that are not human beings should be given equal consideration for basic interests just like human beings. Animal right activists use different approaches to argue that animals deserve to be accorded consideration and basic interests like human beings. To date, there has been a raging debate and disagreement on whether animals have rights or not. Animal experimentation is the use of non human animals for research purposes. Animals such as mice, rats, dogs, rabbits, monkeys and apes have all been ...

IS ANIMAL TESTING A NECESSITY?

Animal testing is also referred to as animal experimentation; it is the use of animals in conducting experiments. These experiments are normally done in medical schools, universities, pharmaceutical companies, and in defense establishments. The animals used in these laboratories are purposely bred for experimentation; though some are hunted from their natural habitats or supplied by those dealing in their sale. The experiments on animals are used to conduct pure studies on developmental biology, genetics, and behavioral studies. The experiments may also be used in applied studies on toxicology tests, testing of cosmetics, and biomedical research. The purpose of these ...

In a world where a bill of rights is highly regarded, human rights watch and human activists are awake every other moment stipulating vividly the rights and the freedom of every other individual. Each individual in the present world is highly enlightened about his or her rights and freedom, the degree to which he or she can practice them without violating other people’s rights differs from one nation to another.

There exists a wide variety of freedom ranging from freedom of speech, freedom of movement, freedom of expression, freedom of life, to freedom of worship just to mention but a few. Each ...

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For every medicine, for every poison, for every food or anything that would entail human use or consumption; there would always be a test subject that would make sure it is safe for use, consume or dispose. While there are human trial tests in laboratories nowadays to test new strains of medicine, food or scientific improvement; scientists would often test their theories in animals if they would produce positive results that would be advantageous for humans. Nowadays, the issue on continuing animal testing in laboratories for whatever use has been questioned by animal rights groups and concerned citizens to the ...

Introduction

Animal rights represents a complex and controversial moral issue, becoming more intense, and in the same time, more tensed every day. There are various levels of supporting the animals’ rights, ranging from activist movements against the use of animals for tests in laboratories, against the hunting of animals, against the use of animals for their fur or even against consuming animal meat. The animals’ rights discussion represents a moral issues, since it centers the human relation with the non – human, defining what is considered as good, or as moral, and what is considered as wrong, or as immoral, when dealing with ...

The law allows us to take certain decisions, so as to facilitate the accomplishment of our everyday desires. Only those who violate it have no freedom. Now just imagine that you did nothing wrong and someone put you in jail as a prisoner and treated you in an inhumane way, what would you feel? Imagine that one day, some scientists made different kinds of experiments on you, what would you feel? Every living thing in our world has feelings; they can suffer from pain, and have emotions. Mammals, as a large group of living organisms living on earth, have ...

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Through Animal Rights Lenses
The reasoning of the existence of a superior race is often used as a basis for animal objectification. Humans are believed to be the more advanced species when it comes to intelligence and even physique. This train of thought has allowed humans to justify hunting down animals, taking animals from their natural habitats and using them for purposes that would suit human’s wants and needs. Very few have ever questioned this notion, especially in the 19th century where things were very ...

Mark Twain once wrote, “I am not interested to know whether Vivisection produces results that are profitable to the human race or doesn't. [] The pains which it inflicts upon unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity towards it” (Twain 26).
Most people find themselves in a dilemma when confronted with the subject of animal testing in research. Although many people support animal testing for the sake of basic research, and biomedical research, others believe that forcing animals to suffer distress, fear, and pain, regardless of the purpose or the outcome, is unethical. There is evidence that suggests that ...

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It is common to see people using animals for sports and entertainment. Examples of sporting events that use animals are horse racing, cockfighting and many others, while zoos and circuses are among those who keep animals for entertainment. While most people enjoy these events and public display of animals, there are those who believe that such activities are unethical and morally wrong. There are, at least, four major reasons why people should not use animals for sport and entertainment. These are violation against nature; violation against the sensitivities of other people; cruelty against animals; and violation ...

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (“PETA”) is a worldwide organization that seeks to establish and defend animal rights. The main premise of the organization is that animals are not to be eaten, worm, experimented upon or used for entertainment. PETA claims that animals have the same rights as humans. The organization concentrates on factory farms, laboratories, the clothing trade and the entertainment center with regards to the treatment of animals (PETA, 2016).
PETA has several strategies that it employs to accomplish its goals including research, education, investigation, rescue and legislation. The organization educates the public and policymakers ...

In recent years, the issue about animal right has garnered great attention from the society. Whether animal testing should be banned or not is still being debated by many people. Both the advantages and disadvantages of using animals in experiments for inventing medicines for humanity will be discussed in this essay before a reasonable conclusion is drawn.First, the critics of the idea of using animals in testing medicines argue that non-human animals are living organisms like human and also they share the same place to live with humanity, so they should be considered as non-human persons and members of the ...

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The debate on the legality of using animals in research has continued to rage for many years now. A section of animal rights campaigners have argued that the use of animals in scholarly research contravenes the natural laws that guarantee the protection of the rights of animals. On the other hand, it is clear that the use of animals in research has yielded several positives that have seen the improvement of the lives of both people and animals in the world today. In this context, the current paper holds that the use of animals in research should be viewed ...

Islamic Environmental Ethics

Introduction
The new technological developments increase mobility as well as comfort, but might have major harmful effects to the environment besides risking human health. The harmful effects of technological developments to the environment have resulted in what many have termed as environmental crises. The environmental crises are a threat to human beings as well as other living organisms. The existing evidence shows that the technical solutions have essentially not been resulting in outcomes that are satisfactory. Thus, it is critical for us to know how we should behave towards the environment. It is worth mentioning that, among the theoretical ...

In the contemporary times, there are hundreds of renowned medical research institutions that carry out tests using non-human animals. Animals, mostly rats and mice, are subjected to testing and/or trialing into settings useful to acquire knowledge related to human disease or to test probable human treatments. Animal experimentation can turn out as a tremendous way to further medical science as animals like mice and rats have many similarities with human physiology and genetics (Yarri, 2005).
The advocates of animal experimentation generally assert that animals and human beings do not share equal morals and rights. They claim so to support ...

Factory farming

Introduction

Factory farming is a farming practice where livestock are raised at high stocking density within a confinement. The farm will basically operate as a factory and this is a common practice in industrial farming. Factory farms exist because of several reasons. The first reason is based on the growing need to have reduced prices of food. Factory farms have the potential to produce a large quantity of food at a cheaper cost. The technologies used and economies of scale have enabled consumers of these products to save a significant amount on food. The second reason is based upon sustaining the growing global population. The world ...

There are animal rights protecting cats, dogs, dolphins, squirrels, zebras, pigs, birds, and other harmless animals. There are also animal rights protecting the violent and dangerous animals such as lions, tigers, and snakes. However, when it comes to LGBT and other social minorities, why do some people show no mercy or concern with them? What scope or kind of morality this anti-LGBT or anti-minority possesses? (Morrison, 113)

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This paper is an endeavor to explain the rights and freedoms of people around the world, as they (such freedoms) cut across the social classes and prejudices. The arguments of the paper ...

Man’s best friend, the dog, is proof enough that human beings can be good friends with animals. Animals are born to Mother Nature like a human child and have rights to live. It is time we observed and respected animal rights. Animals have rights like humans do to live freely and enjoy the earth, at least before human beings destroy what it has to offer. Just like a man can be best friends with the dog human beings can become friends with other animals too.
Human beings have God-given role to protect the earth and control other living ...

I would like to talk about the movie “Mountain Patrol”, filmed in 2004 by the Chinese director Chuan Lu. The peculiarity of this director's narrative is inherent in all of his films, but here he surpassed himself. Merging in one movie two different approaches – the artistic and documentary one was an unmatched idea. At least, hardly anyone else came across this symbiosis. It really turned out a beautiful picture, in which both actors and documentary were involved. I believe that his film was a key moment in the struggle to save the antelope Chiru, not only in China but ...

Millions of animals undergo distressing scientific procedures, and some of these can be very painful. Does the Legislation of animal experimentation under modern societies make the issue ethically acceptable? The “3Rs” concept focuses on the efforts to replace, reduce and refine the animal testing and experiments. There is a continuing debate going on ethical issues of the use of animal in scientific experiments (Kolar111-22). Animal testing is nothing new in the society, and it has been done since centuries. The animals have been used in different researchers working in the areas of health and food. Earlier, the animals have been ...

Animal testing is one of much debated issues in modern times. Millions of animals are used every year for the purpose of animal testing across the world. Animals go through a process that causes enormous pain and sufferings during animal testing. A number of issues are related to animal testing and one of them is the extinction of animals. A number of animals are on the verge of extinction and this issue has been raised by various animal lovers and animal rights organizations. This paper presents a succinct analysis of the animal testing along with discussing how animal testing can cause ...

Climatic concerns are global issues that are forming part of annual if not daily agendas of every civilization. The article is a report of an event held on November 20, at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP19). The KKL-JNF in addition to the Indian National Council for Climate Change, the Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development and Public Leadership shared the event under the title Sustainable Adaptation Policies: Local Solutions for Global Problems; Israeli and Indian experiences. The event appeared to an inspiration of various ideas, which the participants have with held for long. The ...

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The 1960’s and 1970’s were a time in the United States of America that will forever remain in the minds of many people. Long held values were broken and drugs, sex rock took over the minds of the youths. Melvin and William (1992) attribute the cause of the drastic rebellions to the governance system, Vietnam War, law enforcement and authority.
The counter-culture of the 1960’s and 1970’s broke the norms of long held values especially among the youth. It was first witnessed in the United States of America and United Kingdom. It ...

Introduction

For many years now, wildlife animals have experienced hostility from a number of people living around the parks, poachers among others. This factor has therefore resulted in the deaths of several wild animals thus posing a fear of reduction of wild creatures; a factor that might consequently lower the revenue that would have been brought to the county through tourism in the wildlife services (Bekoff 434). Well, it is being argued that this hostility from the people has existed since the government has not put in place proper measures on how to deal with stray wild animals that might cause a threat to ...