Have you ever had to take care of an animal? Well if you have then you probably know the difficulties of raising and taking care of that animal. You have to feed, water, and care for your animal like you would any type of animal from a house pet to livestock . Even though that is a vital part of raising an animal you also have to follow the rules and regulations that the state has set. You have a limit on how many animals you may have. For instance in Ava city limits you are only aloud to have three cats or dogs. Pet owners who currently exceed this number of allowed cats or dogs will be allowed to maintain their current number of pets until the ownership of said cats and dogs cease. Also there are certain animals you can not raise like cattle , sheep, or any free range fowls like chickens,geese, or …show more content…
You must get your animal the right vaccinations. Vaccination protects the welfare of animals by preventing or reducing disease, which can reduces the pain and suffering often associated with illnesses. You must not overdrive, overwork, torture, cruelly beat, needlessly wound or kill, or carry or transport in any vehicle or other conveyance in an inhumane manner to any animal, or cause any of these acts to be done. There are many difficulties of raising animals in Missouri especially when you own multiple types of animals like on a farm or just in general. Many of Missourians today own livestock like cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, and horses. Some of these people are considered farmers and their main purpose is to raise healthy animals in order to make a living and to feed the population. Farmers also have some laws and regulations that they have to follow. Some of these laws are that they can't have any animals running at large. If you have any farm animal running at large they can be killed or they can cause people to have accidents or get seriously injured. Another difficulty of raising an animal is having people
United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library. Animal Welfare Act. 8 April 2014. 14 April 2014.
These regulations also cover issues such as the sex and size of the animal and the
Keep animals and pets away from the child, as they may cause direct harm to the child, or cause allergies to the child.9.
There are hardly any federal laws in general that protect farm animals. States can make
In the United States alone, nearly [9] billion farm animals are consumed annually, and the vast majority of them are abused in ways that would cause you to go to jail for.... According to non-profit advocacy group Farm Forward, in the last 70 years cruel, factory farms have grown to the point where they produce more than 99 percent of the domesticated farm animals raised to provide food in the United States.... Three main systems are most exceptionally cruel, gestation crates for pregnant pigs, veal crates for calves, and battery cages for laying hens.... Most animals can’t move because of the tight, cramped spaces causing malnutrition in the bones. [Imagine staying in one spot for the remainder of your life cramped in a pen, or even...
Thousands of animals are put to sleep each year due to not having any available homes for them to be adopted. According to Jennifer Sexton and Tom Warhol in Domestic Animal Overpopulation, “The average female cat can produce two litters of six kittens per year, a female dog can produce one litter of six or more puppies per year, making pet overpopulation a significant problem.” Animal overpopulation is costing money and you can help the pets with spay and neutering programs. A new solution is mandatory contracts for breeders and spay and neuter programs. This paper will talk about spay and neuter programs, contracts for breeders, and why some people don’t think animal overpopulation is a problem. Thankfully there are solutions to this issue of animal overpopulation.
monetarily and otherwise - on pets, the importance of animal law is growing. Here's an
For thousands of years scientist have been performing vivisections on animals to find information on new chemicals, drugs, and vaccines. Vivisection is when scientist perform dissections among living animals mostly for the purpose of educating and retrieving information. Experimenting on animals has become the tool that has helped us comprehend the body functions of an animal and how a disease transforms the bodily functions, but over the years it’s caused animal rights activists to question the usefulness and the sincerity of using animals for this purpose. Although animal research has been helpful in the past, it is morally wrong in the sense that experimenting on animals is not the only way to collect information. There are other alternatives
“Responsible Pet Ownership”. American Veterinary Medical Association. American Veterinary Medical Association, 2014. Web. 8, Apr. 2014.
The prevalence of pet ownership in America has more than tripled during the last several decades, rising from 67 million households during the 1970s to 164 million households in 2012 (Human Society, 2014). The conscious decision by 62 percent of American households to own at least one pet represents a long-term commitment of time, money, and dedication to the needs of a wholly dependent entity. The basic needs for all pets, inclusive of companion animals and farm animals, include several provisions. These provisions include access to safe, clean drinking water at all times, access to high quality food commensurate to the weight of the animal, and adequate shelter from excesses of heat and cold (Agape, 2014). Beyond the life-essential basic needs of animals lay commonly accepted requisites that define responsible pet ownership. These requisites or minimal standards of care include access to veterinary care, access to exercise, and freedom from physical harm.
When I was little my teachers would ask me “Cora, What do you want to be when you grow up”? In reality, I couldn’t make up my mind on what I wanted to be ‘when I grew up’. When I was around seven, I went from wanting to be a Veterinarian to being an Astronaut, then back to a Veterinarian again. Around age 10, I wanted to be a dentist, even though I hate mouths. Then I wanted to be a Veterinarian again. Junior Year of high school came and when we started to research colleges and careers I heard that Premed programs were so hard to get into, and I wasn’t fooling anyone with my grades. I did some research on Veterinarians and I discovered that the Veterinarians don’t really handle the animals like I thought they did. Then I learned about Veterinary Technicians, they do so much with the animals. I
Additionally, livestock workers lack quality performance and should be adequately trained to better understand the pros and cons of working with farm animals. One way of improving this issue is by providing successful training techniques of teaching others to have knowledge of animal early on. “If the caretaker knows his or her animals normal behavior, then the early stages of a health problem will be recognized and can be treated earlier” (Dr. Lyle G. McNeal). This example shows that the worker should practice knowing the animal in order to appropriately engage and detect initial issues. Plus, this technique will allow livestock workers to be more cautious, detailed and attentive of treating animals. More than that, it will help them to attain animal behavior and avoid use of force when it is unnecessary.
Many people believe that the only way to get a pet is to “buy” one without considering adopting, which is why I believe people should consider looking up better options and become more knowledgeable. There are so many reasons why someone shouldn’t buy a pet from a breeder, and so many benefits from adopting a pet from your local shelter/animal rescue.
America focuses heavily on its livestock and crops earning us a major role in global trade as a farming nation. Unfortunately this has led to some poor choices in treatment of our animals. Many farmers who believe in animal rights say that it started back when farmers only tended to fewer animals, “Ownership of farm animals became concentrated in fewer hands, and flocks and herds grew larger. As a result, the individuality of animals was lost to their owners and they began receding from most people's everyday life” (Namit 29). When people lost their connection to the animals that provided their food, the quality of the animal's lives began to dramatically decrease. Consumers constantly pushed farmers to their limits with high quotas. To keep up with demands agriculturalists turned to some unorthodox practices to keep costs low and still maintain their annual quotas; “To raise efficiency and cut costs, farm animals began to be engineered for abnormally rapid weight gain, fed unnatu...
The conditions at these farms aren't ideal. There isn't much room in these farms for the animals.... ... middle of paper ... ...