People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA)

Animals are living creatures with feelings, emotions, and intelligence. We even have animals as pets because they bring us joy, love, affection, and give people company when people find themselves alone. Animals do not have voices to express their feelings and demand respect so we humans often take advantage of them. We share a world with many different species. Over time Humans have gained power over all living creatures and have took away from others. Humans have full control of many situations and have the upper hand in many cases. I feel that animals deserve respect, and deserve laws in order to protect them. If a human kills another human, that human will go to jail

But, as PETA unmasked the cruel treatment of the monkeys and got involved in the case, it resulted as being the first arrest and the conviction of an animal experimenter in the United States with charges of cruelty to animals. It also was the first confiscation of abused laboratory animals, the monkeys, and the first United States Supreme Court victory for animals in laboratories (PETA: Official Page). PETA made a huge difference.

Animal Cruelty is a problem that many ignore. People are oblivious to these animals and the negligence their owners show. Animal cruelty is an underlying problem in today’s society, and the only way to counteract these problems, is for this generation to do something about it.

Recall the line, “Help control the pet population, have your pets spayed or neutered.” Famous game show host Bob Barker recited this tagline to conclude every episode of the longest running game show aired, The Price is Right. Although notorious for hosting The Price is Right for thirty-five years, Bob Barker is also a well-known animal rights activist. Barker didn’t become famous without enduring a few speed bumps in his life. However through his dedication, determination, and doggedness, Barker has built a reputation and has made himself an established figure in today’s society.

imal abuse has been an issue since the 12th century when dogs and cats were commonly found roaming the streets. Today it has become an ever growing issue which ranges from household pets to farm animals such as cows, chickens, horses. Animal abuse also is not just in America, such as bullfighting in Spain which began many centuries ago as a sacrifice to the gods. Is still practiced today as a form of entertainment. This kind of behavior does not seem right in our everyday life and just seems wrong because animals should be treated with kindness and not hatred.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, better known as the ASPCA is a nonprofit organization that focuses on preventing animal cruelty. The mission of the ASPCA is “to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States” (ASPCA). Animal cruelty and neglect are tremendous problems in the United States, therefore, organizations such as the ASPCA are needed to start the process of prevention. The ASPCA website is used to bring awareness to the issue of animal cruelty through actions such as: donations, volunteers, advocacy centers, adoptions, and fundraisers. The ASPCA website is effective in bringing awareness and

There are many animals who deal with abuse everyday, and that is not okay. If an animal is neglected or abused the pet will be taken away and the caretaker will be charged $1,500. Animals are very loyal, such as dogs, dogs are one of the most loyal animals you can own. When abused, they don’t know where they went wrong. They only know that you are mad at them. Animals, such as humans, shouldn’t be abused or neglected. Most animals who are abused or neglected are usually abused unintentionally, but the second most are abused on purpose. The people who abuse animals on purpose sometimes deal with mental illnesses, were abused as children, or have a hard time dealing with stress or anger. Animals are just like humans who have been abused. They are usually skittish and shy. People tend to see animals differently than humans, but they are the same in my eyes. For example, if I locked you in my basement, starved, and beat you, I’d be charged with attempted murder and kidnapping. Pets have the same rights as you to live freely, but people don’t see it. You are able to live on your own and take care of yourself, but they

The major players in eco-terrorism are the organizations, businesses and the government. Two of the most infamous groups are the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and the Earth Liberation Front (ELF). Originating in the United Kingdom, the ALF grew to the United states in the late 1970’s. ALF’s main purpose is to stop animal abuse and cruelty. They started out as non-violent, but overtime they started resorting to arson. Despite the violent aspects of the group, ALF discourages acts of violence against animals. The ALF is considered a terrorist organization by the FBI.

Animals are a big part of many people’s lives. They provide companionship; they provide daily assistance to those that have deficits and are having difficulty functioning in their daily life; they provide security and help keep a watchful eye on things, plus so much more. And yet, with all that animals do for us, there are those that are treated with such little regard, care, and cruelty. They are unable to speak for themselves and therefore, they need a voice to speak for them.

About 33% of all fur sold in the U.S. originates from animals trapped in steel-jaw traps. These traps hammer close on an animals appendage, which causes intense torment and leaves the animal stuck and starving, through several number of days (“People For Ethical Treatment Of Animals”, n.d). A small burn or a sliced finger is enough to get us all worked up. Getting your skin peeled off is a scenario we wouldn’t even want to imagine upon ourselves. In simpler words, these poor creatures are forced to suffer from a heart attack while they are still conscious. We cannot even begin to imagine their pain; not till we are in a situation similar to them. (“Inside The Fur Industry”,n.d) A person who has probably experienced a cardiac arrest may be

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an animal rights organization that was founded in March 1980. This organization mainly focuses their efforts on the humane treatment of animals and operates as a driving force behind the animal rights movement. Their slogan “animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way” is a testament to their main focus of rescuing and protecting animals from harmful environments.

Are fur traders and PETA one in the same? Which is the better side to take? PETA also known as people for ethical treatment of animals is a thirty million dollar animal rights organization. One of the largest in the world it has three million members and supporters. It is known for whistle blowing and rating out factory farms, fur trading industries, and other groups that deal with animals, but like any other large organization it too has dark secrets (About PETA, n.d.). Fur trading industries also have secrets. The big secret is that they both kill animals. This is an ethical issue because no matter how you look at it they both are taking the animal’s right to live away and both justify it with reasons. A deeper look into fur traders

Animal rights are an important topic to discuss and review. The trouble is the vast diversity of how people see humans and animals and how they are different and yet the same. Animals are in every aspect of our lives in how they are utilized to make our lives easier, to sustain us, or as a pet. Unfortunately, the line of animals and humans blurs as the widely known belief that we are a derivation of an animal and we should treat them as we would ourselves. This viewpoint, however, can be taken to an extreme as we see pets that can be pampered quite a bit. Relating back to the four authors in our text, there is considerable controversy on how animals should be treated. While some interesting positions arise with the various authors, to

For many years now the world has seen controversy over the rights of animals and if they think and feel like humans do. Many people see animals as mindless creatures or as food, while others think they have emotions and can feel pain. In other countries animal protection laws are in place that are strictly enforced and seem to work well with the system. In the United States however; some of the animal rights laws are considered to be useless and under-enforced (Animal Legal & Historical Center). More people today are beginning to see that animals should have rights and should be protected by laws and regulations (Animal Legal & Historical Center). Sadly there are many people residing in the United States who don’t take animal rights or protection laws seriously. These people abuse animals in many ways, including food industries that disobey the regulations set in place for the slaughter of animals used for consumption. Luckily for the animals there are people who fight for their rights and the enforcement of laws called animal rights activists.

‘To them, we are royalty, to us they are peasants.’ An animal’s love for their owner can be the strongest bond between two living beings. But the same thing cannot be said for a humans bond to an animal. We humans, as the highest in the food chain, treat animals as lower than us as if they are under our control. Organisations like animals testing facilities, use animals because they don’t have a voice to speak up. My acts as a voice for all those animals that are trapped in a cage of silence. Another quote on my poster reads, ‘Animals have feelings too’. All organisations that are guilty of cruelty towards animals do not believe that an animal can experience a range of emotions and pain. That rabbit does feel that needle in his stomach, that lobster experiences every nerve being burnt in that boiling pot of water. By using these two quotes, we can educate people who clearly do not have the mental capacity to understand that animals hurt just like we do and that we need to treat them with the same