Animal Rights
Animal Rights
BCOM/275 - Business Communications and Critical Thinking
April 7, 2014
Abstract
Animals are used for research in different ways. The research includes testing animals to determine the outcome of drugs, cosmetics and other substances. It is a controversial subject; whether or not humans should use animals for testing purposes. Animals having rights is a debatable notion to, and there many people that do not believe animals should have rights. People say rights belong to something that has morals; animals lack morals. Animals can suffer the same way people can suffer. They feel fear, loneliness, and pain. If you ask me I would say, “Yes, animals do deserve rights. They deserve to live their lives free from suffering and abuse.” Animals should have a Bill of Rights just like humans; they should be treated with respect just like another human. Today animals still do not have the rights I think they should have. We still experiment on them; we harvest them for food and use them for our medical experiments.
Animal Rights
Supporters of animal rights believe that animals have an inherent worth – a value completely separate from their usefulness to humans. We believe that every creature with a will to live has a right to live free from pain and suffering. Animal rights are not just a philosophy-it is a social movement that challenges society’s traditional view that all nonhuman animals exist solely for human use. (Peta, n.d.)
Animals in Basic Research Justifiable
Animals can be used in many ways in science and scientific research. Given that society values sentient animals and that basic research is not goal oriented, the question is raised: “Is the use of sentient animals in basic research justifiable?” (Greek, 2010)
Cosmetic Testing
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) states that cosmetics are “articles intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance without
BCOM/275 - Business Communications and Critical Thinking
April 7, 2014
Abstract
Animals are used for research in different ways. The research includes testing animals to determine the outcome of drugs, cosmetics and other substances. It is a controversial subject; whether or not humans should use animals for testing purposes. Animals having rights is a debatable notion to, and there many people that do not believe animals should have rights. People say rights belong to something that has morals; animals lack morals. Animals can suffer the same way people can suffer. They feel fear, loneliness, and pain. If you ask me I would say, “Yes, animals do deserve rights. They deserve to live their lives free from suffering and abuse.” Animals should have a Bill of Rights just like humans; they should be treated with respect just like another human. Today animals still do not have the rights I think they should have. We still experiment on them; we harvest them for food and use them for our medical experiments.
Animal Rights
Supporters of animal rights believe that animals have an inherent worth – a value completely separate from their usefulness to humans. We believe that every creature with a will to live has a right to live free from pain and suffering. Animal rights are not just a philosophy-it is a social movement that challenges society’s traditional view that all nonhuman animals exist solely for human use. (Peta, n.d.)
Animals in Basic Research Justifiable
Animals can be used in many ways in science and scientific research. Given that society values sentient animals and that basic research is not goal oriented, the question is raised: “Is the use of sentient animals in basic research justifiable?” (Greek, 2010)
Cosmetic Testing
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) states that cosmetics are “articles intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance without
References: Peta. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.peta.org/about-peta/why-peta/why-animal-rights/ Greek, R. (2010). Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine. Retrieved from http://www.peh-med.com/content/5/1/14 The American Physiological Society. (2013). Animal Research Finding Cures, Saving Lives. Retrieved from http://www.animalresearchcures.org/testing.htm Advancing Science Without Harming Animals. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.animalresearchcures.org/computers.htm Origins. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.origins.com/customer_service/aboutus.tmpl#/Mission