Essays on Cruelty to Animals

Application of strain theory to the criminal case for Beverly Allitt

Application of strain theory to the criminal case for Beverly Allitt

Background information on Beverly Allitt

Beverly Allitt is a British female nurse convicted of murder and attempted murder charges in May 1993 after killing four babies and attempting to kill nine others (Marks & Richmond 2008). Her early life demonstrated incidences of attention-seeking through unconventional means such as causing injury to others or feigning illnesses. The height of her pretence was witnessed when she caused the surgical removal of her otherwise perfectly functioning appendix which she insisted was interfering with the healing of a scar she had self-inflicted. On occasions, she would tie a ...

According to Arizona Statute 13-2910 et. Seq., animal cruelty can be defined as, "Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly subjecting any animal to cruel neglect or abandonment" (Otto, 2007). In addition to that, much is also involved in animal abuse. For instance, failing to provide medical attention to an animal or causing any physical injuries to the animal is considered a crime. Moreover, when one harms an animal or kills it without legal consent from the owner, they commit a crime. This paper will provide an insight into what dog fighting involves and the consequences that one suffers for animal cruelty ...

1. Anderson, L.V. (2016, May 19). Ethics compliance training is a waste of time. Slate Magazine. This article, despite the cynical title, provides good research concerning the process by which companies implement ethics compliance training programs, including what incentive they have and how the external legal environment influences them to do this. The article begins by stating that the predominant form of ethics compliance training that all onboarded employees typically take in corporate organizations in the United States are in the form of eLearning courses. The article describes the typical mandatory basic ethics, harassment and discrimination training that are ...

Analysis of the Documentary Food, Inc. through the Lens of Ethical Theories and Ideas

Some may wonder whether the food choice is an ethical issue. After all, we make these choices at least three times a day and our individual decisions influence the global industry of food growth, production and processing. As Jones, Cardinal and Hayward remind us, we exist in society and are connected to other people. This is why our choices, in our case, the food choices, affect other people, and their decisions influence us as well (2006, p. 3). Various theories of ethics propose different ways of viewing the problems of food production and consumption and seek solutions in distinct ...

Overview

Stray animals often refer to cats and dogs that were once domesticated and have wandered from their abode. According to the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society, “there are approximately 70 million stray dogs and cats in the US.” (Animal Overpopulation) These animals can often be seen wandering in neighborhoods or on busy streets. Animals become strays for a number of reasons. This may include; loss or abandonment by pet owners, animals who are not neutered reproduce, insufficient shelters and animal care centers, lack of financial support from the government and so on.

Increase of stray animals in neighborhoods

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The issue of animal cruelty in slaughterhouses goes back to the 1900s when most United States journalists took up the fight to regulate better laws for the slaughtering of animals. Despite their efforts, it all resulted in an, even more, hardship for animals. The laws stated that when animals had been slaughtered, they could not be left lying on the floors in the other animal’s blood. As a result, animals were instead suspended with a single leg from a rope or chain and the axed to death. This practice was, however, terminated in 1958 when Congress passed the ...

Animal Rights: Topic Exploration and Analysis

Recent decades have seen numerous ad campaigns for the protection of animal rights within the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Some of the well-known issues that get television coverage would be animal abuse, criminal charges against animal abuse, torture within the fur industry, torture within the agricultural industry, the use of lab animals, and promotion of veganism. Animal rights activism is also seen as part of the environmental protection movement, since an issue would be the protection of wild animals from poaching and loss of habitat. The problem I will address in this study is the complexity ...

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 ...

The very title of the essay appeals to the audience and alerts them to some extent, as Wallace uses the imperative construction to draw his readers’ attention. He doesn’t want only to explain his readers the matter from different points of view, but also to make them regard it in details and come to their own conclusions. “Consider the Lobster” is addressed to different kinds of audience: to tourists who are eager to visit the Maine Lobster Festival, to sea world scientists who are seeking answers to the questions of lobsters’ existence and survival, to seafood lovers who ...

English

Consider the Lobster is a topic initially looks like an environmental issue that is being covered by the media as it slowly progresses into an exhaustive and interesting article that captivates the interests of the readers very quickly. The audience of Wallace, especially for this particular piece of writing is rather exhaustive as the people addressed are gourmet food lovers, food scientists, animal activists, social activists, as well as chefs. ‘Consider the Lobster’ is an article in which Wallace brings up a topic the need for morality and humanity with respect to animal abuse. Similar to the minorities dwelling ...

Introduction

“The Day of the Locust” is written by an American novelist Nathanael Wes in 1939. The main theme revolves around the states of Hollywood and California and highlights different aspects of Great Depression. The book has gained so much popualarity in its domain, and still a number of people wants to read the book, and the author has achieved high success in his career. The main theme also includes the despair and alienation of a major group of strangers who were resided in the film industry of Hollywood. It is considered as one of the famous and best Novel by the ...

Biology

Based on the talk given by Graham Hill, he advised the audience to become a weekday vegetarian to improve the health condition and fitness of the human body. Hill stated that eating a burger will advance the risk of death by at least one-third. Being a vegetarian is more advantageous aside from health reasons, it also help save pollution in the environment and opposes cruelty to animals. The best solution for everyone is by becoming a weekday vegetarian, by removing meat from the weekly menu starting Monday until Friday. However, Hill suggested that on weekends, the audience can shift again to being meat ...

Humans are not the only animals to feel pain – all animals feel pain. Accidentally tread on your pet dog or cat’s paw and it will let you know immediately that you have hurt it. You will very probably apologize to the injured creature (even though it doesn’t understand your words), and fuss over it to show you are sorry. The fact is you really do not want to be the cause of any unnecessary suffering to your domestic pets – your household companions – so it is only right to behave in the same way to all other animals ...

David Foster Wallace, in his essay Consider the Lobster, questions the ethics of being a non vegetarian consumer and whether it is morally alright to kill an animal for food. The essay addresses the Maine Lobster Festival (known as MFL) where lobsters are abundant in supply. While covering this story Wallace was faced with certain issues of morality towards killing of animals. In this paper I will discuss Wallace’s concerns, in addition to which I will give my response to the issue. Wallace begins the essay by introducing the MFL of 2003 where he describes how it is a ...

Planning a Promotional Campaign to L’Oreal The use of animal products in the cosmetic industry is at an alarming rate. Each year millions of is animals are forced to undergo painful laboratory testing for the products to determine their suitability for use by human. Some of their parts are also used to make the products like their nails and fur. It is, therefore, necessary to conduct a campaign program by collaborating with a leading cosmetic company like L’Oreal. L’Oreal is a French leading company in cosmetics; its headquarters are in Clichy, Haunts-de-Seine with a registered office in Paris. It has grown ...

If you would be a rabbit, or a dog, or a caw how would communicate your sorrow? How would you persuade the others to treat you well? They have no voice of their own; they are able of no formal communication, other than their gestures and their onomatopoeic sounds. But that does not mean that they feel nothing. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of the Animals) knows the hardships the animals go through and it develops consistent programs for assuring the animals’ wellbeing. Although its efforts are massive, it cannot do it on its own. Human involvement is needed for further ...

Cruelty on animals could be explained at two different levels, neglect or intentional harm. Neglect is when the animal is denied basic needs that are necessary for survival including food, water, sunlight, or medical services. Intentional animal abuse involves the deliberate subjecting of the animal to physical abuse by kicking the animal, stabbing it or feeding poison. We have become an audience to one of the world’s worst case of animal abuse today. 71% of pet-owning women entering the animal shelters report that animals that had been injured, maimed or killed and 32% reported the killing or the ...

Animal experimentation promotes the disrespect of life on planet Earth, and should not be permitted. Many argue that the role of experimenting on animals reinforces cancer research, helping to bring cures to people with all kinds of terrible diseases. Is this true or just an excuse for lazy science? The fact of the situation is that ethics matters. Animals matter. In one article, whose title is unmentionable, deals with ethical approval of research experimentation on both human beings and animals. The two Canadian researchers insist that discussing animal research-testing incurs a lot of legally binding and ethical issues (Tremayne-Lloyd, and ...

There are a large number of worthwhile charities to which to donate money. There are none out there that as worthy of a small donation than the American Society to Prevent Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). We hear a lot in the news lately about animals who are neglected or abused -- animals that are abandoned, forced to fight each other, starved, or beaten. Thus, to be humane means that it is our responsibility to help our relatives in the animal kingdom who are unable to speak for themselves -- namely cats and dogs. The ASPCA is an organization whose mission is ...

In different societies in the world, the argument whether to be or not be vegetarian has caused a lot of controversies. The problem in this essay is whether the human race should stop eating meat or whether this practice is morally and ethically acceptable. The main argument presented by vegetarian individuals is that the average human being should be able to survive on a vegetarian diet that the nutritional needs can be met without resorting eating meat. Vegetarians usually base their argument on the moral and ethical implications of eating animal meat and that animals are caused suffering in the quest ...

All around the world, millions of animals are put in cages and stuck with needles in order to see the effects of certain products and medications. Medical testing on animals is a controversial topic. However, most people cannot deny that testing on living animals is a moral issue that our society needs to address. In this paper, I will present reasons why medical testing on animals is immoral, show how medical testing benefits humans more than animals, and give alternative methods that can be used in the place of animals. Only by addressing the problem can we as human take the ...

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Marketing Chipotle is one of the highest rated restaurants in the United States. The company has constantly been improving its services to meet healthy consumer lifestyles, health laws and standing against farm animal cruelty. The SWOT analysis is strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The analysis helps the company not only to find their strengths, but also turn their weaknesses into strengths, and threats into opportunities. The SWOT analysis will also help Chipotle create a strategic management style that will keep the company progressing and supporting their mission statement and visions. The SWOT analysis is important because it does not ...

Every individual has a message that they want to convey to other people. Expressing the message is not enough. Everyone wants others to be persuaded by the thing they want to believe. To be able to relay the message effectively and to convince the intended audience to agree with the message, Pathos, Logos, and Ethos can be used. The title of the text to be analyzed is “The Ugly Truth”, however, its author is not presented in the video clip. The text was analyzed to show how Pathos, Logos, and Ethos are used to convince the reader to agree with ...

Eating dog’s meat is a common practice in China. Some of the Chinese people go to the extent of having festivals for dog eating. This has resulted to the people being divided along two opinions: the people who eat dog’s meat and those who do not. The practice has sparked a lot of unwanted attention drawing interests from overseas broadcasters as well as newspapers. Some activists against infringement of animal rights have castigated the issue terming it cruelty to animals. However, there are those people who love eating dog’s meat and have their own justifications as to why ...

24.05.2014 1.0 Introduction Both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations across the world experience ethical issues that must be addressed for the successful realization of the outcomes of these organizations. The ethical issues and dilemma vary from one case to the other, and often compels the organizations to take certain positions based on the ethical values embraced. This study will analyze key problems and ethical dilemma that faced the Human Society of the United States (HSUS), a not-for-profit organization; and General Mills, a for-profit organization. The article will examine the key ethical dilemmas that these two organizations faced, the positions that ...

Business

INTRODUCTION Today human beings have reached such heights in terms of technology and research, that they have started forgetting the importance of other beings in the universe. Using animals for research and development activities is not a new thing. Not only is this but the use of animals for mere entertainment of the greedy humans also not new. From the testing of cosmetics and chemicals on animals to their use in cruel activities such as bull fighting and horse riding, nothing is separable. Today the time has come when people need to become aware of these merciless activities done ...

Have you ever heard that a monkey brain is edible? I guess according to current trends everything is almost edible; dogs, cats, tigers. Name all of them. Some are even consuming our ancestors the monkeys. What is wrong? Is it ignorance gone on a rampage, or just a mere discovery that we did not know before? Imagine some people consume monkey brains and they even have descriptions for the delicacy cooked, raw, and flash fried while others still eat it as a snack in the mid-morning. It is such an expensive food. I wonder where these monkeys are sourced from and how they ...

In this conversation, the three viewpoints expressed by each of the speakers are closely related to the different perception of genders and the acceptable language usage associate with this perception. Josh’s argument is inclined towards a belief of ‘all men are created equal’, wherein there should be no segregation of human beings based on gender. While this tenet forms a critical part of the American constitution, it does not take into consideration the cultural evolution of perceptions related to each gender. As Lakoff noted in the breakthrough 1975 article, women or ‘ladies’ are expected to use a different set of rules ...

Introduction

There is a saying by Mahatma Gandhi that "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the ways its animals are treated". Animal abuse is a problem not only linked with animals. Animal abuse brings out the problems of a society which ill-treats creature that cannot fight for itself. It is a problem that points towards the depravity of human beings capable of committing heinous crimes against hapless creatures and the problem of animal abuse does not end with animals, it also shows how people capable of beating, neglecting and injuring animals can perpetrate the same act on people ...

Animals form a very important aspect of human life. They affect everyone’s life even for those who don’t like them. Their relevance ranges from friendship to beings sources of food. Everyday animals are subjected to animosity and cruelty (Sonny). However they are underfed, beaten and neglected and left to make it on their own. Most people don’t understand that animals require our care because they cannot make it on their own. Animals are usually left hopeless when we fail to give them the compassion and care which we are obliged to give them. While some have been ...

ANIMAL CRUELTY

ABSTRACT This paper focuses the analysis and discussion of results on a recent survey about animal cruelty. The extent of the knowledge students have on animal cruelty are observed through the questions asked in the survey. This paper discusses what students know about animal cruelty and how they feel about the certain issue. It also explores the forms that they are familiar with and what they have done to fight this social problem. The survey discusses the results of the survey and gives a recommendation based on what the students answered. The survey explored the results and answers given by ...

Glaspell’s character Minnie Wright from “A Jury of her Peers” is fundamentally a character created to instigate discussion about the complex relationship between the genders as it exists in Western society. Minnie Wright is a woman that is suspected of killing her husband via strangulation; the murder is discovered by a man named Mr. Hale. Mr. Hale tells the story of the discovery of the murder, claiming that Minnie Wright, at the time of the discovery, was acting in an extraordinarily odd manner. The story goes on to discuss the search for evidence, and the ways that the searchers split down ...

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Introduction As it known, the recent issue of cruelty to animals is particularly acute. Many countries have adopted laws to protect animals; animal cruelty is a criminal offense. Thus, according to the social opinion, a person must not only prevent animal abuse, but also take care of them. But is it not dangerous – to concern excessively for animals? On the one hand, animal abuse is an act of cruelty which must be punished, but on the other hand, the excessive treatment sometimes can harm animals even not lesser than abuse.

In this report, the problem of animal abuse and excessive concern about them will be discussed.

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American Humane Association. (2013). Facts about Animal Abuse and Domestic Abuse. Retrieved on 11th Oct. 2013 from http://www.americanhumane.org/interaction/support-the-bond/fact-sheets/animal-abuse-domestic-violence.html This article further elaborates on the extent of animal abuse. It goes on to compare it to domestic violence. This is aimed at indicating how much the vice has spread in the society. It shows why there is need to curb the mass violation of animal rights. ANAW. (2013). Home. Retrieved on 11th Oct. 2013 from http://www.anaw.org/ This is an organization that deals with fair treatment of animals. It emphasizes that animals are beings with emotions and can ...

Animal experimentation has been widespread for numerous years and in some parts of the world it still is. The earliest references about animals being used for experimental reasons are dated back in the 4th and 2nd century B.C., when Greek philosopher Aristotle, whose writings were also focused on biology, and Greek anatomist Erasistratus, conducted experiments on animals (Cohen and Loew). Throughout the years, animal testing and especially vivisection has raised high levels of controversy and criticism. Vivisection is defined as the surgical act conducted on living animals in order to examine the internal structure of the animal for biomedical ...

Domestic terrorism refers to the violence against infrastructure or civilian population of any country. It may or may not be conducted by citizens of that country and is usually aimed at intimidating, coercing, or influencing national policy through kidnapping, mass destruction or assassination. In order to address issues of national security, all nations should invest in objective research that assist government agencies in mitigating and preventing terrorist activities as well as improving disaster readiness, response, and recovery. There are several lobby and activist groups that fight for a better cause; however, some of their members get involved in violence acts ...

In modern times we are bombarded with so many news stories in our everyday existence it can often be difficult to distinguish the true relevance of this information within our own lives. Rhetoric refers to the writer’s intent to persuade, motivate, and intrigue us about a topic. My understanding what motivates readers; writers can employee different techniques to make their message apparent. With the recent attention focused on animal rights, one key issue that was the focus of many media forms is animal cruelty. Media outlets seem to understand this need to inform the public and also keep ...

Abstract

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 ...

Introduction

Apparently, animal cruelty is among the most prominent phenomena in the state of Texas. Currently, most human services agencies as well as other animal rights bodies have invested much effort into having the law configured in such a way that it addresses the relationship between the perpetrators of such heinous crimes and the enforcers of the laws. In the recent years, the legislation of the Texan society has been modified in such a style that all the people that are caught or prosecuted for the felony of maltreating animals are held answerable for the same. Unfortunately, the legislation is held in ...

The number of animals that are killed daily across the globe for various purposes must be big. This number accumulates daily such that at the end of every year it is much bigger than we expect. For instance in United States nearly 9 billion chickens are slaughtered for meat. Another 100 million animals loses their lives in tests and experiments. Additionally, 3 to 4 million dogs and cats are euthanized yearly which adds to the number of animals lost yearly. Felthous (163) has noted that leather industry is not safe either because approximately 1 billion animals are slaughtered for ...

Vegetarianism, in essence, is the voluntary abstinence of a person from eating meat products such as poultry, red meat as well as sea foods. Vegetarianism may also involve the abstention from animal slaughter by products such as animal derived gelatin or rennet. Vegetarianism (lacto) first records can be attributed to the ancient Greece and India during the 6th Century BCE (Spencer 34). Vegetarianism is actually a very popular individual choice for many families or individuals. Vegetarianism has been shown to have tremendous health benefits as a practice, and is often employed as a more ethical and sustainable diet than carnivorous diets. It is a ...

Vegetarianism, in essence, is the voluntary abstinence of a person from eating meat products. Vegetarianism has been shown to have tremendous health benefits as a practice, and is often employed as a more ethical and sustainable diet than carnivorous diets. It is a preferable lifestyle compared to being carnivorous or omnivorous, as it also means taking a stand against animal slaughter.

There are many different facets of vegetarianism, but the activity itself has been found in many cultures throughout human history. In Western cultures, in particular, it is finding significant support, as more and more people in America and other countries choose to eat ...

Using Non-Human Primates for Medical Research

The emergence of various and unknown diseases paved the way for medical breakthroughs including the continuous research and development in finding the ultimate cure for the most severe medical cases. However, the success of medical research was obtained from perfecting formulas through several trials on non-human primates. The objective of medical researchers for using non-human primates is to test drug side effects and experiment on different formulas that will constitute the best results. Since humans are considered to have evolved from primate beginnings, medical researchers believe that the shared biological characteristics of humans ...

Vegetarianism, in essence, is the voluntary abstinence of a person from eating meat products. There are many different facets of vegetarianism, but the activity itself has been found in many cultures throughout human history. In Western cultures, in particular, it is finding significant support, as more and more people in America and other countries choose to eat only vegetables (and optionally dairy). Vegetarianism has been shown to have tremendous health benefits as a practice, and is often employed as a more ethical and sustainable diet than carnivorous diets. Because of these reasons, vegetarianism is a preferable lifestyle compared to being carnivorous or omnivorous.

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Animal cruelty refers to the infliction of pain to which causes harm to the animals. This is done by human beings intentionally or unintentionally. It can be in self defense or not. However, some people do apply such pain to animals for some specific gain. This may include killing them for food purposes or to get their by products like fur, hides and skins among others. Animal cruelty does take place all over the world. However, there are laws that would apply to protect the animals from such painful treatments. These laws differ from one country to the ...