Jeremy Rifkin in the article " A Change of Heart about Animals" argues on the fact that as incredible as it sounds, many of our fellow creatures as like us in so many ways. For example, in a movie named Paulie a young girl that suffers autism gets attached to a parrot. The girl struggles to talk but she just can't. Time passes by and then the girl starts talking because the parrot helped her. An incident happened so the little girl's parents decide to let the parrot go. The parrot ends up in an animal testing lab but somehow he managed to escape. The parrot begins to miss his owner because he formed a bond with a human being. Obviously, this proves Rifkin is right when he states that animals experience feelings like human beings.
According to Marna Owen, from "Animal Rights; Yes or No? claims that each year 80,000 animals are used and often killed for the sake of medical research. He describes experiments in which puppies are burned, cats eyelids are sewn shut, and baboon's heads are crushed. A fiery debate arised and according to the book 6 people chained themselves to the psychol...
In the article you published called “A Change of Heart about Animals,” Jeremy Rifkin states “Many of our fellow creatures are more like us than we had ever imagined.”. I agree and believe society should be more involved into the way we do things that involves animals. We need to be more aware about the animals and that they have feelings and emotions too and we should not be taking advantage of that. Rifkin stated a lot of good points and arguments. I honestly do not agree we should end all animals deaths, but I do believe there should be an awareness against animal cruelty.
In the article “A change of heart about animals” author Jeremy Rifkin uses rhetorical appeals such as ethos, logos, and pathos to persuade humanity in a desperate attempt to at the very least have empathy for “our fellow creatures” on account of the numerous research done in pursuit of animal rights. Rifkin explains here that animals are more like us than we imagined, that we are not the only creatures that experience complex emotions, and that we are not the only ones who deserve empathy.
I am writing to you regarding Jeremy Rifkin’s article, “A Change of Heart About Animals.” I agree with Rifkin’s claim that inhumane treatment of animals needs to stop, but I think that he is addressing the topic in a way that is not as effective as it should be. Rifkin’s short study on Koko the Gorilla is accurate, but could have more detail. Just by going to the Gorilla Foundation’s website, I found out more about the project that would have supported his study findings. The claim that “fast food purveyors such as McDonalds, Burger King, and KFC are research sponsors,” is weak and unsupported. Rifkin follows up by stating that these food establishments were simply pressured by animals rights activist. I think Rifkin could have gone deeper
In “A Change of Heart about Animals” Jeremy Rifkin says researches are findings is that many of our fellow creatures are more like us than we had every imagined. I also agree with Rifkin that animals have feelings, emotion, and their more like us. Do you treat people badly? If not, why you do it to an animal. I have three dogs and their family to us Every day they are happy to see me and sad when we leave the house. They bark when they want attention. They show emotion like we do.
I am writing to you regarding Jeremy Rifkin’s article, “A Change of Heart About Animals.” I agree that he argues about the science what animals that are not feel with and what the research do. He claims that Rifkin was thought that animals are feel pain, stress, and affection for their environment. It this true that Rifkin says “many the creatures are more like us that the other?” The claim that he told was pressure on animal rights funded by fast food chains, such as KFC. He claims that he says “Studies on pigs’ behavior have found crave affection and depressed if isolated or denied playtime with each other.”
In the article, “An Animals Place” by Michael Pollan, he debates many controversial topics concerning humans and animal relationships towards cruelty and rights. Pollan begins with the discussion on whether or not animals have feelings or rights, even though the author agreed others had
These behaviors reflect the animal’s human-like intelligence, such as Abel and Betty the crow snagging meat from difficult locations, to Koko the gorilla learning sign language. Rifkin refutes the claim that animals are not self-aware by presenting examples from philosophers and animals behaviorists. Their study finds that animals are able to have a sense of individualism such as “an orangutan named Chantek who… used a mirror to groom his teeth and adjusted his sunglasses.” All of these acts, which are so reminiscent of the way humans operate, makes it hard for us not to empathize with their compassion and see a bit of ourselves in these creatures. However, in spite of animals exhibiting great behavior, the mistreatment of animals is still experienced in labs, fashion industries, factory farming, and various other
Every year about 100 million animals suffer through being poisoned, shocked, and burned for unsuccessful medical research. Some may believe that animal testing is a crucial part to medical research and should be used more frequently. Others believe the pain and suffering inflicted upon the animals is morally wrong and should not be done, no matter what benefits come from it.
The roots of animal experimentation began in the early 1600s when the world expressed in interests on the functions of animals and their uses in human life. However, it wasn’t until the incident regarding the drug thalidomide in 1960 did the government make it a requirement for drugs be tested on animals. During the incident, millions of women took the medication believing that it would be a source of relieve from morning sickness, not knowing however that it would cause irrevocable effects on their unborn children (Watson 4). Although the ruling seemed to provide a sigh of relief to some, the very idea of placing animals in strange uncomfortable environments and experiencing pain and euthanasia angered many. According to the American Anti-Vivisection Society, commonly known as AAVS, It is wrong to treat animals as objects for the purpose of scientific research, and to cause them pain and suffering (“Animal Research Is Unethical and Scientifically Unnecessary”). Although the arguments against animal experimentation seem credible, animal testing on medicines and products are necessary in order to insure the safety of human beings.
This is just one of the countless barbaric tortures forced upon animals. Studies show that in 1994, over 3,500 animals were killed in the United Kingdom, with almost another 21,000 more used in France for cosmetic purposes only (Celebrities, 95). These numbers reflect totals in only two countries. Research by Congress estimated that as many as 22 million animals are used annually for experimental research (Testing, 96). This research is funded by over 5 billion dollars of tax revenue (Bio-Med, 97). These tax dollars could have been more effectively ...
"The Case For Animal Rights" written by Tom Regan, promotes the equal treatment of humans and non-humans. I agree with Regan's view, as he suggests that humans and animals alike, share the experience of life, and thus share equal, inherent value.
Every year, over 100 million animals are killed for experimentation, biology lessons, medical/military training, and cosmetic, drug, and chemical testing. Animals are tortured all over the world and still lack lawful protection.
Over 100 million animals are used in experiments; 95% of these animals end up dying. Animals are killed and mutilated for the sake of science. Some experiments can involve “blinding, severing of limbs, damaging brain, and ingesting various drugs.” (Coster,
Every year, thousands of animals are tormented, and then die during the animal experiments. Another fact is from Vivisection Information Network, there is a rough estimate from the European Union that 10.5 million vertebrate animals were used in animal experiments, which is 28,800 per day or one every three seconds. Around 18.5 million animals were used in the USA per year (Updated). Also, there are still a large amount of animals that have not been registered. Even though there are disadvantages and disagreement in using of animal experiment, there is also some evidences show that animal experiment is inevitable for the future progress, and the human beings would not have greater life quality without animal testing.
It’s fair to assume there should be disparity between the way cats and cows are treated, or the way chickens and dogs are. Certain animals have their place in the animal kingdom, grazing animals like cows and chickens have historically been used as a food source since the concept of animal husbandry was introduced, on the other end of the spectrum cats and dogs have been domesticated and kept as common house pets. The suggestion that livestock have the same emotions and feelings as a typical housecat can be up to debate. Peter Singer states that the behavior of some apes, dolphins and dogs suggest they have emotions and desires. All of the evidence, or the lack thereof, leads to issues concerning the ethical treatment of all animals.