People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

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    on whether or not it is ethical for animals to be tested on. Animal testing has led to the discovery of cures, treatments, and it ensures the safety of animals in human products. Animal testing provides benefits to animals as well because it allows humans to know what animals can and can't have. Animals are similar to humans and would react about the same as a human would, so it makes them a reliable testing source. A cure for tuberculosis, which infects two million people each year, uses this process

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    Animal Testing Clorox, Johnson & Johnson, Covergirl, Colgate; all of these bands are well known and very popular. They also are four of the biggest name brands that still test their products on animals before selling them in stores. Organizations like People for Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA have been exposing and discouraging the support of these companies. This helps discourage companies to not animal test, which they should not. Companies should not test products on animals because

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    Animal testing has for a long time been a much debated moral issue. For many, this kind of testing has been the only kind of hope for developing new medicines and treatments for illness. For others, it is an unacceptable and unnecessary cruel way of exploiting animals for our own purposes. Treatments for illnesses such as tuberculosis, diabetes, kidney failure and asthma have all been discovered, and vaccinations against polio, diphtheria, tetanus and measles for example have all been found. There

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    Animals are used by scientists to develop research for new medications and experiments daily. The Humane Society is working to decrease the use of animals in laboratories by promoting the advancement of affective alternative approaches. Animal testing provides a useful model for treatments of diseases and possible cures. According to the US-based foundation of Biomedical Research, animal testing has made a major advance within the last century- for veterinary health and humans. The practice of using

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    Animal Experimenting

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    Experimenting on animals has had a huge impact on all modern scientific progress. However, many people are completely in the dark when it comes to knowing all the facts about what exactly happens to the animals being tested on. In addition, the reasons behind the testing are unknown to the majority of the population, save the scientists actually doing the testing, multiple organizations and activist groups opposing it, and the few who take it upon themselves to do the research. History of Animal Experimenting

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    research paper will be talking about animal rights. Animal rights is the rights for animals to be free of medical research, hunting, clothing, food, and entertainment. It is the belief that all animals are entitled to the possession of their own lives and should not have to suffer from humans. (Liou, 2010) The belief is opposite of those who believe in speciesism. Speciesism is the idea that humans and their rights are above animals. The people who are against animal rights are known as speciesist. (Bennett-Jones

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    organism done in a lab; artificial embryo twinning and somatic cell nuclear transfer. Plants and animals have already been cloned, but many people are uncomfortable with the topic of cloning humans. However, it is something that is becoming more controversial and maybe something that will be commonly used in the future. The fundamental concept of human cloning is to create a child through science. People argue different reasons why human cloning is beneficial and the defects of do so. The most common

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    Abuse of Animals in the Circus

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    Abuse of Animals in the Circus Since the beginning of the modern day circus in the early 20th century millions of Americans have enjoyed the performances by both the people and the animals that perform for our entertainment. However, the audience is blinded by shock and awe of the show from what really happens behind the curtain. Animal cruelty, poor living conditions, and lack of legal regulation scars the animals and becomes very dangerous to the overall health of the animals and those who are

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    Transplantation is the surgical approach to replacing failing, diseased or infected organs from one person, with healthier biological tissues or organs from a donor whose structures function well. Many people agree that to take and use organs from another source is justifiable within certain ethical boundaries. However it is when the need for organ transplants becomes overwhelming that these initial boundaries are questioned and challenged. This would result in the death of many patients as well as

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    eliminating meat for ethical, religious and nutritional reasons. A Vegetarian diet is a better diet than a meat eaters because it supports many religious beliefs and also is ethical and healthier. A vegetarian diet is a better diet than a meat eaters because it supports many religious beliefs. “The Idea of a fleshless diet arose in India and eastern Mediterranean lands around the 1st millennium Bc. Many Greek and Roman philosophers and writers advocated vegetarianism as part of an ethical way of life” (vegetarianism

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