People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

INTRODUCTION Allotransplantation is the prime treatment available to humans with damaged organs (Cowan, 2011). However, due to a shortage of suitable organ donors, approximately 100 Australians die each year while waiting to receive an organ transplant (McCredie, 2010). To fulfil the need for organs, transplant specialists use the method of cross-species transplantation, also known as xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation involves grafting or transplanting live organs (heart, kidney, liver etc

practices. Many people in rural areas of the United States hunt in order to harvest lean, organic, healthy meat for personal consumption. Some individuals hunt because it is tradition and a significant part of their heritage. Others choose to hunt as a means to escape the ins and outs of a chaotic society while taking in the serenity of the great outdoors in a therapeutic manner. Some hunters enjoy hunting for the thrill and the challenge of the chase. Other reasons people hunt include trophy

their responsibilities to the animals and the occasional conflicting demands from clients and society (Rollin, 2006). Their roles have become more difficult with new ethical challenges modeled by issues such as growing public awareness concerning animal welfare, increasing ownership of companion animals, growth of veterinary specialism, experimentation with medicine, and concern for pain management and mental well-being of animals (Rollin, 2006). Legal Obligations and Ethical Conduct The RCVS (Royal College

Ethics of Animal Testing For my paper I chose the topic of animal testing because I have always been very passionate for animals and against animal abuse. I have never believed in animal testing and that there were always other alternatives. I wanted to look further into and educate myself about what is being done about this and why it is an ethical issue. I have come up with an axiom to summarize this topic. Testing animals in research revolves around the relative or moral value of humans and animals

IMPLICATIONS: Ethically, Xenotransplantation goes against a lot of different views from people. People link this to why should the animals suffer and be harmed for the sake of keeping someone alive. However, it also raises the view of the suffering family and friends of those who have to suffer an illness like diabetes, where is the balance between animal suffering and human benefit? The main ethical view is why should animals suffer when it isn’t certain if it will benefit humans? However, how are humans

history, animals have repeatedly been used for testing for biomedical research, food, transportation, and as a companion. Animal experimentation has played a significant role in leading to new findings, human advantages, and many medical advances that have helped us in the past decades (i.e., several diseases). While most argue that animal testing is necessary, others say it should not be accepted and causes suffering to innocent animals because the balance between the rights of animals and their

understand the ethical issues that arise from the concept of animal testing, I believe that animal testing is essential to medical advances for the human race. Numerous medical breakthroughs have been the products of animal testing (24). Vaccinations, treatments to acute and chronic illnesses, cures, medicine, and various other benefits have all derived from animal testing. Particularly in the field of psychology, our understanding of human behavior and cognition are also due to animal testing.

“The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that their treatment has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."(Schopenhauer). I always wondered why some people are not so drawn to the consumption of meat and fed up with only one thought about it. Why so many people loathe of blood, and why so few people can easily kill and be slaughter animal, until they just get used to

problem with people in the United States not properly using animal welfare. Animal rights activists believe that animals were not put here for human use and should be able to live their lives free of human intervention. Animal welfare is better for all animals and for human benefit while using the animals. The American Veterinary Medical Association says that, “Animal welfare refers to the state of the animal; the treatment that an animal receives is covered by other terms such as animal care, animal

dogs? First from a rational appeal, the author challenges you to remove the emotion or stigma from the act of using a dog for meat. He does a good job at this by questioning why the act of eating a dog is any different from other animals. If we can agree that all animals can feel and have some range of emotion, then what makes a dog a superior species? The author uses the