Conflict-Handling Style Self-Assessment

This dichotomy remains relevant as certain groups of animal rights activists continue to progress research towards more humane protocol (Galvin & Herzog, 1992), while research advocates believe such practices are necessary and should involve less hindrances in order to fulfill research goals (Lyons, 2011). Precedent suggests that the majority of surveyors support animal research due to its benefits in furthering medical applications (Dolan, 2002; Lund, Morkbak, Lassen, & Sandoe, 2014), yet animal rights advocates have endured a historic conflict. Such advocates have perpetuated paradigmatic discussion for contemplating the weaknesses in animal research policies (e.g. the subjective scaling of research severity – mild, moderate, severe) (Lyons, 2011). When analyzing the perspectives of advocates and adversaries through history and studies, the ability to determine the ethicality of animal research is impossible. More legislation against animal research is not necessarily the answer, but one political solution has been to settle the dissension through a personalized assessment of individual cases (Rollins, 2006). If animal research continues, a case-by-case analysis of research studies is the only ethical manner to appease the tension between advocates and adversaries.

The subject of my documentary film will be based on an American interest group called PETA. PETA stands for “people for the ethical treatment of animals”, it is an organization that stands against animal testing and abuse. Founded March 1980 by Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco, PETA’s motto remains to be "animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way." This interest group’s strong opposing stance on anything related to the animal usage norm or cruelty in our country, gives members of society a simple reason to support them: “since PETA stands against the mistreatment of animals they must be good.” I have chosen to document this particular subject matter because of the interesting ways PETA

While some contest the use of animals for animal testing it is not a new idea. Research tests conducted on living animals have been practiced since 500 BC. Nonetheless there are those who argue that the use of animals for testing is an inhumane and cruel practice. They argue that alternative methods should be developed to prohibit the need for animal testing. Many organizations such as PETA fight for increased research into alternative methods of testing so that testing on animals can be alleviated. They also argue that tests on animals will yield irrelevant results compared to humans and therefore there is no purpose in animal testing.

For human beings, the development of medical fields brings a variety of treatments and cures. Animal testing contributes to inventions of new drugs which treat different types of diseases and illnesses, which save countless human lives However, with moral reasons, animal research is labeled as inhumane and heartless by animal rights activists. There are a lot of campaigns that against animal testing, and experts in the medical field are threatened because of using animal to do research. “According to the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, about 220 illegal incidents — including arson and bombings — were reported in the United States from 1990 to 2012” (qtd.in Collier). As fighting back, the article “Animal Rights: Scientists’

PETA sometimes exploits people's culture or religion as a communicative practice to achieve more power. They make people believe that they should join the movement because it is in accord with the ultimate goals or guidelines of their held beliefs. One perfect

“At more than 1,000 laboratories across the country, monkeys are addicted to drugs, cats are deafened and have holes drilled into their skulls, sheep and pigs have their skin burned off, and rats have their spinal cords crushed.” We walk around in our cities, our nations, and our world, safe from the risk of having medical researchers put you in small cages, deprive you of food and run countless tests detrimental to your health. However, the same city, nation, world that you live in has “millions of mice, rats, rabbits, primates, cats, dogs and other animals” (PETA) that undergo this maltreatment. Moreover, we have the means to stop this from happening. Those same laboratories have the capability of using science-based, non-animal testing with

The first reason is that PETA uses propaganda to manipulate the public in order to achieve their goals. Most, if not all, of their propaganda are outright lies in its attempts to demonize

The results of the assessment did surprise me, I wasn’t aware that my problem-solving skills were also my conflict resolution style. As a collaborating conflict style user, I assertively attempt to resolve the conflict with the best solution agreed upon by all parties. This style is also known as the problem-solving style and if that doesn’t work my next step is the forcing style. If they can’t come up with a solution, I do.

When we eat our food everyday or go shopping for products such as makeup or clothing we generally don’t bother to think about where it came from or how exactly it was made. However when it comes to it there’s a lot that goes into the food or products we consume and buy especially when it comes to the treatment of animals. The group PETA which stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is know as the largest animal rights group in the world. With an estimated three million members and supporters the organization believes that “ Animals are not ours to eat. Wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way” and fights to protects those rights of animals (PETA).

PETA is effective in many ways, although it's unreasonable by being unfair with involving an undercover investigation. In being unfair, "Video footage shot during a PETA undercover investigation of Carson & Barnes Circus showed Carson & Barnes’ animal-care director, Tim Frisco, as he viciously attacked, yelled and cursed at, and shocked endangered Asian elephants." Conducting an undercover investigation shows that the organization approach is unethical. PETA is all about being ethical, yet when it comes down to researching and data it fails at reaching its

With the human race being so opinionated, it is quite impossible to solve a solution as a whole for animal rights. So much has happened and it made a drastic turn in the world that people started to develop a movement to protect human rights. With that being said, groups like PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), founded in the 1980s were formed to create a focal point on the areas that include mainly of animal suffrage. PETA concentrates on the areas that harm the animals such as places like, factory farms, clothing industries, laboratories, and the entertainment industry. The PETA has come to the fact that it is the largest animal rights organization on Earth. Formed in the 1980’s PETA is the largest

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, also known as PETA, is the first American-based organization for animal rights that was formed in 1980 by Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco. PETA is one of the most extreme, optimistic, social groups in America that will do anything to catch the person’s eye. Although people may not know much about the PETA organization, they should know the truth about it because they don’t believe animals have rights, they lie in their advertisements, and edit undercover videos to make situations look worse than they are.

One of these groups is the PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Founded by Alex Pacheco and Ingrid Newkirk in 1980, this organization is one of the largest animal rights activists in the world. Though is it is well-known, this organization of activists is often persecuted for its tenacious movements and defiant civic manifestations. The goals of the PETA mainly focuses on stopping animal use in research laboratories, the fur industry, sports, entertainment, and factory farms. It also believes in moral consideration for animals and that these creatures shouldn’t have to endure such agony to benefit human inclinations. In the process of protecting these defenceless animals, the PETA constantly makes efforts to expose and eliminate animal experimentation all together. Research facilities, universities, hospitals, contract laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies are their preeminent objectives, in accomplishing this goal. The procedures that take place are undeniably horrid and barbaric. Over 1,000 laboratories have “monkeys addicted to drugs, sheep and pigs have their skin burned off, tiny mice are made to grow tumors nearly the size of their body, dogs intentionally poisoned, rats are made to suffer from seizures” (Animals in Medical Experiments). This is only scratching the surface.

According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, every year about 100 million animals will be used for lab testing in the United States.(PETA) These animals range from fish to horses, and everything in between; and although this type of experimentation endangers the lives of animals, still many argue that it greatly benefits mankind. The opposition believes that limiting animal experimentation will stop the progress they are making in science, and experimentation in laboratories isn't unruly. The American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, or AALAS, has established nine guidelines that all experimenters must follow when using animals; these guidelines were put in place to protect animals from being harmed. Although they were intended for the purpose of protecting animal rights, most scientists don’t comply with them. Cases of animal abuse and neglect have risen and are very common amongst laboratories. These guidelines created are not providing enough restrictions to prevent animal abuse in the laboratory setting. Solely using guidelines will not stop the abuse and neglect that goes on in these experiments.

People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) is a non-profit animal activist group that focuses explicitly on exposing animal brutality and ensuring the safety of all animals. PETA promises to protect animals from misconduct, abuse, brutality, and inhumane slaughtering. The activist group’s official motto is, ‘’ Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way’’(PETA). This motto officially means that animals are not ours to use or cause essential harm to by no means necessary. PETA was created in March of 1980, after founders, Alex Pacheco and Ingrid Newkirk were inspired by Peter Sanger’s book ‘’Animal Liberation’’; which Ingrid Newkirk has said the book gave her