Animals Mission Statement

Zoos, rehabilitation institutions, and many other environmental centers provide opportunities for the public to witness animals that cannot be seen on a daily basis. Whether to keep animals in captivity is morally hard to decide, especially for me personally. In the essay, “Against Zoos,” by Dale Jamieson, he writes about the positives zoos provide, and then reiterates them; making positives turn into negatives. Jamieson makes statements about humans being superior over animals, and how we should not be thinking that we are better. We tend to take a lead role over other species, because of our “higher intelligence.” That should not mean that we treat wildlife as if they are something lower than us. In more ways than one, we as humans are

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is one of the most recognizable organizations within the animal rights movement, due in part to their attention grabbing antics and controversial advertisements. While PETA has been successful in creating visual rhetoric that generally appeals to the audience’s cognitive reasoning and emotions they are often not successful in catalyzing actual change in behaviour.

The truth about PETA, is that they do not want all animals to roam free. They want the population of dogs and cats to be reduced through spaying and neutering. They would like people to adopt animals from pounds or animal shelters, rather than buying from pet shops or breeders. They do claim to be the number one animal activist groups out there. Are they who they claim to be? What they don't advertise, is that

PETA, though it does many things, has four main objectives. They focus on animal cruelty on factory farms, which are also known as confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and intensive livestock operations (ILOs). These farms are more worried about profits and high volumes of goods than they are about human health, safe food, the environment, fair treatment of animals, and the surrounding economy (Factory Farms). PETA also focuses on cruel treatment to animals in laboratories, in the fur trade, and in the entertainment industry (like Khartoum). They also work on projects helping birds, beavers, and abused backyard dogs, as some examples. To reach the public, PETA uses many tactics, including working “through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and direct action.” (PETA: Official Page). PETA tries to reach the public any way possible.

Joel Sartore, photographer, is the main focus in this article. Over the years Sartore has created a collection of photos that he has taken of different species of animals. These animal photos have created a movement that’s goal is to inspire people and get their attention in order to help protect the lives of animals, especially those that are threatened. This organization, Photoark, is pushing the photography of zoo animals in order to get public attention. Animal play a huge role in the balance of our planet. What Joel Sartore is trying to do is save our biodiversity by protecting animals in order to preserve the environment. Throughout the article the author explains the goals of Sartore and explains the Photoark project that is growing wildly to save animals. The awareness of these animals may just be the thing to save them and our planets

PETA’s main principle is that “Animals are not ours to consume, wear, experiment on, or for the use of our entertainment.” In layman’s terms, animals should be able live their lives without interference from humans.

What comes to mind when you hear the song “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan? Do you get teary-eyed and change the channel like the musician herself? When I hear this song, the first thing that comes to mind is a bunch of wide-eyed mistreated puppies and kittens. Who is behind these television ads, if you don’t already know? The answer is the ASPCA. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was the first humane society to be established in North America back in 1866. The organization’s goals and mission statement is “to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States,” (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). This non-profit organization’s focus is to get pets

“Lovely Pet Coffee provides the tasty, quality coffee and pets are always available in our stores to give customers the most relax, comfortable and fun time after a hardworking day. It is the mission of Lovely Pet Coffee to provide the top customer services, ethical standards and satisfied products for all of our customers.”

If you have ever seen an ASPCA or BCSPCA commercial, then you know how it pulls at your heart strings, especially if you are an animal lover like I am. I remember my niece watching this ASPCA commercial about a year ago and she just burst into tears, and wanted to go adopt all the pets. Yes, they are sad, but to me they are getting their point across. Sarah McLachlan is grabbing the viewers’ attention with her music and then tugs at your heart with the stories of neglect and abuse. Their intention is trying to persuade the view to go donate so they can continue to rescue animals. I believe they are successful in their intentions.

It is sad to also see this because it shows a more extreme end of how people can take animals for granted. This is because we openly and freely eat certain kinds of animals like chickens or cows, but when they show other animals, such as koalas, hamsters, or cats, then it is strange to see or hear about. It touches upon issues that we see animals like objects rather than the living creatures they are. This could easily be a website for realization that it is not morally right to categorize animals; some are good to eat, some are domesticated, and some are kept at zoos. This touches upon all of those categorizations and shows that painting them all with the same brush may be sickening. The satire with major issues facing animal cruelty today like brutality in certain parts of the world is directly stating the American society on this website, mockingly saying that Americans do not need to travel to certain parts of the world anymore to participate in cruelty because ‘Pets or Food’ will simply ship the animal meat to them. Future solutions should go into greater awareness towards this topic of animal cruelty and how humans can reduce their assertion in a harsh manner, perhaps through more education programs starting in school and more courses in a university standpoint focusing on animals in different programs. Therefore, this website is a hoax and can show great

Now, if you are an animal lover like I am, this is a hard commercial to watch and I often find myself turning down the television or even turning it off. Just to avoid it pulling at my heartstrings. I even remember as a child asking my parents to please donate to these poor animals as they could be dying at any moment. Have you ever thought the same thing? Ads like these are everywhere. Always asking you to buy something or give to some cause. Have you ever realized how they do it? Have you ever focused on how the ad or commercial makes you feel. Why do you feel the need to turn off the

Why is it that we as a society condemn the actions of a man against a man but very rarely a man against an animal? I think this question must be understood if we are ever to change the rights animals have. As of yet I don't believe animals have any actual rights. Rather humans have rights that involve animals. If we are to truly allow animals to have rights the same or similar to humans then we must first define what it is that makes us feel as if they are entitled to rights.

Should humans be involved with animals? No because people get hurt at zoos. When people get hurt at zoos they start to hate the animals. Tigers have gotten out of containment and ate people's arms and legs off.

Provide a high quality vegetarian food with a healthier and greener meals to motivate and influence people to live a healthy lifestyle through an eco-friendly plant eating.

The sun was shining, the sky was spotted with clouds, and the wind was whistling as it passed through the trees. Overall, it was the perfect day to visit the zoo. Smiling, happy children bounded beside me as I walked underneath the large, blue and yellow sign announcing “The Colorado Zoo.” As I walked onto the sidewalk, I looked out over the “habitats.” The big, colorful signs advertising the exotic animals “brought from all over the world!” Animals that were taken from their home, taken from their habitats, and taken to a world where they are put on display. Animals who are forced to live out their lives in zoos in unhealthy, degrading, and devastating ways.