Animal Bill Of Rights

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I believe with the petition of the Animal Bill of Rights to an extent. I believe in equality and would like to have other people see the same way as I. For someone to just comprehend and see where I am coming from with all the animal rights and precautions. For someone to see the point of view of animals and how they can’t even speak for themselves without being labeled as rabid creatures. My perspective as a concerned citizen, I believe animals should have a Bill of Rights because research has proven the similarities between humans and animals, and because I believe in equality.
At least two attributes we have in common with animals can be listened through scientific research. “The function of two of their forebrain areas is very similar …show more content…

“Harvard and twenty five other U.S. law schools have introduced law courses on animal rights,...Germany recently became the first nation to guarantee animal rights in its constitution.” Many Universities and a country are recognizing this and I believe it’s time we do as well. The first law, “The right of animals to be free from exploitation, cruelty, neglect, and abuse.”, would give animals full respect as to how they are being treated. Far too many animals are being neglected and abused and we can definitely change that. The second law, “The right of laboratory animals not to be used in cruel or unnecessary experiments.”, would defend the helpless experiment animals of being mistreated during research. We are in the twenty-first century and should find a way of testing items on living animals. The third law, “The right of companion animals to a healthy diet, protective shelter and adequate medical care.”, is not only for the animal health, but for us too. We eat the chickens that are injected with steroids to be twice as big as they naturally are. This law would help keep animals healthy as well as ourselves. The fourth law, “The right of wildlife to a natural habitat, ecologically sufficient to a normal existence and self-sustaining population.”, would secure the homes of many animals in the wild. Helpless baby chipmunks won’t need to fear a human being for tearing its home apart. They wouldn’t be seen as an award when they are seen with a hunter's eye and would just be living their daily and normal life. The fifth law, “The right of farmed animals to an environment that satisfies their basic physical and psychological needs.”, can be the supportive law of farm animals being mistreated in farms. Many farmers have multiple animals to make a profit, but fail to realize that every single one of those animals have feelings and wonder why

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