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    curiously and rather shamefacedly invigorated.”. Another example can be seen in the film Marat/Sade by Peter Brook in 1967 which also adopts Artaud’s form of theatre and surrealism in film. Hence, establishing the influence of Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty and his techniques in the 20th/21st

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    news. As I started to look for answers to my question I realized that the answer is not a simple one. There are so many different types of cruelty caused by humans or in some cases by a few other primates. Cruelty for survival and adaptation to our environment: It takes us back to the days when our survival depends on the “fight or flight response”. The human species might have been extinct without it, so it was necessary that time. Today's environment for most people very different from the past

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    Animal Cruelty Quotes

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    Animal Cruelty “We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to help people understand that the animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect them and love them as we love ourselves.” (“Quotes About Animal Cruelty”, n.d) This quote was conceived by a very wise man, César Chávez, cofounder of National Farm Workers Association and an avid Civil Rights activist. Approximately, “65% or 79.7 million U.S households own a pet.” (Levitt, Lacey, Hoffer, Loper, n.d) In today’s society, animal cruelty

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    things is a mark of a civilized society. Conversely, cruelty, whether it is directed against human beings or against animals, is not the exclusive province of any one culture or community of people.” (César Chávez). Animal rights and animal cruelty has been a growing problem throughout our society for many years and without proper education and punishment, will be ever growing for years to come. Although there are many different forms of animal cruelty including abuse, chemical testing, poaching, and

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    Acts Of Abuse And Cruelty

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    Acts of Abuse and Cruelty in Animals Animal abuse is known as “…socially unacceptable behavior that inflicts pain and suffering on animals” (Girgen 2014). There is no legal definition for animal abuse because of the various laws throughout the world. Animal abuse is seen as unpleasant acts upon animals which could result in legal punishment. There are many ways for an animal to be abused whether it be physically, mentally, or emotionally. Most animal abuse cases cannot be investigated unless proven

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    animals who are involuntarily born into a world of sadistic humans. For years we have been torturing animals for noncumplusory reasons. We beat, skin, and kill animals for the sake of making moeny, but dont step back and think about the damge causing our animals, and our environment. The death of animals should not be required for food, fashion, nor experimental needs. Animal cruelty is redundant, gratuitos, and plain nonsensical. Animal cruelty needs to be stopped. Backround In a modern day holocaust

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    topic but animals should be treated like humans, since both humans and animals are living beings. Abuse to any living being is highly unacceptable and could possibly be a danger for anyone. “Reporting, investigating, and prosecuting animal cruelty can help take dangerous criminals off the streets” (By the Time) this is because most people who grow

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    If abusing animals isn’t bad enough, it’s been noticed the terrible connections it has with domestic abuse. The current animal cruelty laws should be more severe and enforced with worse repercussions. Once an individual is charged with abusing an animal, they should be prohibited from owning one forever instead of just months/years. Children that are responsible for animal abuse should be required to see a psychiatrist regularly, so they can learn to deal with their anger in a better way rather than

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    In the last decade, the views and forms of animal cruelty have changed. Many people have different views of an animal’s rights or purpose. Some people believe that animals have no rights and are a piece of property to be utilized by humans. To others, animals can still be used by humans, but they have emotions as well. A few people consider that only certain animals with high intelligence like chimpanzees or monkeys, should not be used by man, and they should have all the rights that man has currently

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    ethics should be used with regards to animals in research so that we have good business practices and consumers will be more willing to purchase our products. Sections 444-447 under the Criminal Code of Canada protects the rights of animals against cruelty, but it the provincial legislation that deals with the use of animals in research. (CFHS, 2014) Quebec has a specific legislation for animals in research, but this legislation does not have the CCAC guidelines implemented into the legislation. (CFHS

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