Why Animals Shouldn 't Have A Bill Of Rights

For many years there has been an ongoing debate on whether or not animals should be given rights, even there own bill of rights. Some who are against the animal bill of rights argue that testing products on animals is important to the safety of humans. Others who want the new bill of rights claim that animals have feelings and that science is treating them inhumanely. Animal activists also add that animals are intelligent beings and are aware of how they are treated. Based on science proving animal activists correct on many of their points, this calls for a new bill of rights, in the United States, especially written for the protection and care of wild and domestic animals.

Did you know around 56 billion animals are killed each year for food alone? With these staggering numbers, could they suggest that the morality of humans should not be intact. Animals are defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “any such living thing other than a human being or plant” but should animals be treated equally? Animal rights establish that animals should be entitled to the same treatment as humans (such as freedom) to prevent abuse and exploitation. The reasoning and foundation behind animal rights was spoken by philosopher Jeremy Bentham in 1789, “…the question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?” Since animals are capable of suffering, animal rights should protects animals from medical

The author states that cows are responsible of at least 18% of methane that is in our atmosphere. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is odorless and colorless. The author also states that carbon dioxide is cleaner than methane. Methane released right into the atmosphere will be a thing of the past, because the National Institute For Agricultural Technology of Argentina has created a backpack that can be placed on cows. That bag has tubes that go into the digestive tract of the cow and collects 300 liters of methane. That is enough energy to be used to power a car for 24 hours instead of being released into the atmosphere. While each bag collects only 300 liters, one adult cow will produce 1000 liters of methane in one day. One day of methane collection can power a car for more than 72 hours or 3 cars for more than 24 hours. Methane can also be used for generating electricity by burning it to produce heat. While methane is harmful, there are still ways to reduce the output of it in the atmosphere by putting it to good

According to Gallup.com a third of Americans want animals to have the same rights as people. The Animal Bill of Right implies that animals have the right to be free from exploitation and cruelty, It also prohibits laboratory animals to be used for research. Animals will also have healthy diets and medical care. It will also provide them with an environment that satisfies their needs. I do not believe we need a Bill of Rights for animals. This would not only be extreme but it will affect human culture, medical research, and cost of food

Throughout history, humans have utilized nonhuman animals for the benefit of mankind. This tendency increased as civilization developed, and presently, necessitated by staggering population growth and technological progress, human use of animals has skyrocketed. We eat them, we breed them, we use them as test subjects. Some people have begun to question the ethics of it all, sparking a debate on animal treatment and whether or not they have rights. In a paper on the subject, Carl Cohen lays out his definition of rights, explains their relationship with obligations, and uses these ideas to present the argument that manifests clearly in his piece’s title, “Why Animals Have No Rights”. THESIS

One of the reasons why I believe animals should not have a Bill Of Rights is because they aren’t human. As Bob Stevens says, “Does a parrot understand what it is saying? Can an animal write a poem, or even a grocery list?”(61). Animals just live off instinct and from what they’ve learned from their parents, Rifkin says “Learning is passed on from parent to offspring”(60).

Manufacture of meat - laden co2 and methane, and requires alot water. Farm animals such as cow or goats is the largest producer of methane. When they digest their food, the FAO of the UN mentioned the meat production accounts for 18 global warming, bigger than on the contributions of the entire world's

Animal rights have been a long debated topic; whether to support or oppose, laws have been placed with some rights, but not all rights. Different countries have different rights, with some going as extreme as to limiting the amounts of pets one can own, or banning certain breeds. There is no saying that a bill of rights will solve every problem, but it would greatly aid the protection of animals; they should be treated more respectably and humanely. An animal bill of rights would provide more protection to animals from cruel ownership and testing. However, there should be a limit as to how much protection they can receive.

As humans we have a “bill of rights” but do animals deserve to have bill of rights? Animal bill of rights are examples of rights given to citizens to make them free for whatever they want to do. Animal bill of rights are for domestic animals who should be treated humanely. Some animals need a bill of rights.

I believe that every creature with a will to live has a right to live free from pain and suffering. And only prejudice allows us to deny others the rights that we expect to have for ourselves.

Summary: Imagine a cow polluting our atmosphere all the time? It is a very real possibility. According to the article, “Methane emissions from cattle”, cows produce anywhere from 250 to 500 liters of Methane per day. Although they aren’t currently polluting as much as cars, that doesn’t mean they won’t eventually. Many might think that cows emit more methane gas from flatulence (or farting) but they actually emit more from belching. (1)

I feel that animals do not need a bill of rights. Do you think animals would know that they have a bill. I don't think they would know.

“Methane has been identified as a significant contributor to global warming. It is second to carbon dioxide in contribution to global warming and is said to be 15-20% of all greenhouse gas emissions.” (Yusuf, Noor, Abba, A. Hassan, & Din., 2012, p. 1). The majority of the greenhouse gases emitted in the agricultural sector came from livestock (Yusuf et al., 2012, p. 2). Studies have shown that “cows produce more greenhouse gases than the entire

The impacts of livestock on global climate change are important to the health of the ecosystem because it causes the average global temperature to increase. Livestock contributes to the majority of methane emitted into the atmosphere because of the feces it produces. The growing population increase is not helpful to this matter because as a result, a demand of food arises. This demand for food also includes the demand for livestock because it is appropriate for the human diet. “Meat production is to double from 229 million tonnes in [2000] to 465 million tonnes in 2050” (McMichael et al. 1259). The methane emission rate is bound to increase because it is “dependent upon the population size of the [livestock], their productivity, and [handling system]” (Jose et al. 3).

Of all ruminant animal types, (cattle, goats, and sheep), beef and dairy cattle are by far the largest emitters of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. As part of their digestive process, cows produce methane. An average cow in North America, which “includes beef cows, bulls, calves, growing steers/heifers, and feedlot cattle,” eructs via belching 117 pounds (53 kilograms) of methane (CH4) per head per year, according to 2006 guidelines from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.