Throughout the realm of animal production, there are two major practices: free-range and confinement. Free-range production, essentially, is when animals can roam freely. Confinement is when animals are placed either in cages or in very close spaces. Both practices have negative and positive aspects. Free-range is seen as more humane, but there are some downfalls such as the fact that animals are more susceptible to predators. Confinement is seen as more inhumane; however, production increases and animals are less susceptible to predators. According to David Fraser, on occasion, birds raised in confinement are placed on constricted diets. These constricted diets can cause aggression and behavior problems in some cases. With these practices, although, solutions to both are available. The solutions for confinement can include rebuilding structures to include sunlight and install larger cages. On the other side, the solutions for free-range can include building shelters for the …show more content…
By being raised in free-range environments, animals have the opportunity to roam freely. According to animal advocates, confinement is typically seen as inhumane, while free-range is seen a much more ethical way of raising animals. The animals themselves are allowed more fresh air and exercise rather than being inside cages for the entirety of their lives. Health risks, such as the spread of E. Coli and other diseases, are widely prevented by using the free-range farming method rather than confined farming. There have been incidents of runoffs infecting streams and spreading E. Coli from the manure of animals. By using free-range farming, there is not as high of a risk for diseases spreading because the animals are not as highly concentrated in one area as with the factory-farmed animals. In free-range farming, there is not as much runoff in one area and the conditions do not get to be as bad as they are with confined
Power is authority and strength, which is any form of motive force or energy, ability to act, or control. When too much power is given, a dictatorship government can form, in which all decisions are made by one authority. In the book Animal Farm, by George Orwell the author portrays how “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely” (Lord Acton).
Animal hoarding is a very common issue, and is not being reported the way that it should be. These situations need to stop being overlooked and dealt with correctly, not only to save the animals’ lives, but to keep the owner and their family in wellbeing. Animals are very important and should be taken care of very well. When they are put into a hoarding situation they cannot go out and get the help that they need. We need to be their voice and speak up for them. It is necessary to learn the signs and behaviors of animal hoarding.
Vivisections, medical research that harms the research subject without providing any benefits to them, is supported by philosophy professor R.G Frey on the basis that the using and killing of animals is morally permissible because humans' quality of life exceeds animals' quality of life. Frey does not disregard the fact that vivisections harm animals, he sees no difference in the pain felt by humans and animals; nonetheless, Frey does not believe that all members of the moral community have lives of equal value. He believes that sacrificing the lives of those with less value is better than sacrificing the lives of those with higher values. Therefore, Frey defends the act of vivisections on the basis that humans' lives are of greater moral value
According to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, animal husbandry is defined as the physiological, biological, psychological and social needs of animals.1 Every zoo that is AZA accredited needs to fulfill these needs correctly for the species and on a regular basis. In the UK, the ‘five freedoms’ are used to determine proper animal husbandry: freedom from injury and disease; freedom from hunger, thirst, and malnutrition; freedom from thermal or physical distress; freedom to express ‘normal’ behaviors; and freedom from fear.4 Other freedoms have been proposed – freedom from boredom and freedom of animal to exert control over it’s quality of life, to name a few – but the five have remained as structure to determine proper animal husbandry.4 Many different employees are needed to fulfill these needs, from animal keepers to curators to veterinarians. Each aspect of animal husbandry, as described by the AZA, will be briefly addressed.
Sometimes, Free Range Farming is not that good because the foods are expensive. And also the animals can get
Factory farming is where animals are packed as closely together as attainable, most never see or feel the sunlight, able to get fresh air or even able to turn around. These terrible conditions have serious effects on the animals physically and mentally. Illness spreads and fights break out between animals. This worldwide epidemic known as factory farming began when greedy people began to modify farms to maximise profit for themselves, but because of this, it not only has a terrible impact on animals but
According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 7.6 million companion pets enter animal shelters across the United States each year, nearly evenly disrupted between dogs and cats . These animals are abandoned for reasons including families no longer being able to care for them (sickness/death of an owner), to families not wanting them (the novelty wearing of the animal wearing off), to the animals being born into puppy mills to finally animals that are loved being lost from their owners. These animals do not understand what is happening to them and rely on the kindness of humans to provide for them in shelters until their forever home can be found.
There are many debates around the world about the topic of animal abuse. Animal abuse in the food industry has become a major problem due to the cruel treatment of animals. Most of the world's population might think that animal cruelty is only found in homes and on the street, but they forget about the other forms of animal abuse that affect the food industry. Large contributors to animal abuse are due to fishing methods, animal testing, and slaughterhouses. "Animals have always been a major part of our society in history and they have played huge roles in agriculture" (ASPCA). Factory farming is a system of confining chickens, pigs, and cattle under strictly controlled conditions. Slaughterhouses are places where animals are killed
On the other hand free range farming may not be so bad after all as hens in factory farms are only given an average of 48 square inches of space and egg-laying hens are sometimes starved for up to 14 days. Exposed to changing light patterns and given no water in order to shock their bodies into molting. It’s common for 5% to 10% of hens to die during the forced molting process.In adition to this at least pigs in free range farming can actually move.Pigs in factory farming are in cages so small thay can’t turn around and are able to suckle their young.
Unavoidable Confinement “The caged eagle becomes a metaphor for all forms of isolation, the ultimate in imprisonment. A zoo is prison,”states South American Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Nadine Gardimer. The topic of zoos is certainly a debatable one, resulting in people in absolute opposition to or in favour of the facility’s usage. However some negative aspects of zoos are undoubtedly not debatable. Zoos should be prohibited as they do not usually provide appropriate space for the animals, captive animals may suffer from abnormal behaviour, and zoos often eliminate surplus animals in inhumane ways.
Envision yourself in an animal cage for the rest of your life. With no escape and no way of seeing your loved ones. There are better methods for education and conservation than keeping animals locked up in zoos away from their natural habitat. Visitors may learn more by watching a documentary or going to museums instead. Plus, if people want to see animals in person, they can travel the world and see the animals in their natural environment instead of going to man-made habitats. This is wrong because most animals are prisoners in their own cages, and they don't get to run free in the wild or eat as they like, therefore their food chain changes. However, animals may experience psychological trauma when they are separated from family members and locked away in isolation. Also, removing animals from the wild puts their entire species at risk for extinction.
Chapter One: Animal Negligence Animal Abandonment Animal abandonment. The word makes me sick. The whole IDEA of animal abandonment sickens me. Basically, you decide, Oh, I don’t want this dumb pet anymore.
Animal Cruelty has many forms, many reasons and most importantly many victims. It is a growing problem in today’s society. Many people may wonder why people abuse animals. The thought is simple, however the answer is a little more complex, there are three main types of animal cruelty. The three reasons are as follows: unintentional, intentional, and cruel intentions. I will discuss each one in more detail.
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Places like Zoos will argue that they are keeping these animals in cages to protect their species from extinction. A study done shows that when a pack of wolves was reintroduced to Yellowstone after being absent for nearly 70 years, that it had a tremendous effect on the ecosystem. The wolves helped to control the deer in the area so the vegetation could flourish. Other animals began to migrate to the park, so there was more animals helping the ecosystem grow. So, keeping animals in cages actually has an impact on the environment they are meant to be in.