ANIMAL RIGHTS

Animal Welfare: belief that animals should be treated humanely. This includes proper housing, nutrition, disease prevention and treatment, responsible care, proper handling, and humane euthanasia or slaughter. Includes the belief that animals can be used for human purposes but that they should be treated so that discomfort is kept to a minimum.

Animal Rights: belief that animals should not be exploited. People belief that animals should not be used for food, clothing, entertainment, medical research, or product testing. This includes the use of animals in rodeos, zoos, circuses, and even as pets. They believe it is ethically, morally, and inherently wrong to use animals for human purposes under any condition. Animals should not be used in experiments in which diseases and various therapy methods are studied.

-The modern animal rights movement (which began in the early 1970s) is composed largely of people from urban areas who are vegetarians.
-In 1990, animal rights groups staged a “March for the Animals” rally in Washington, D.C.
-America has the distinction of having the first laws on the books to protect farm animals from cruel treatment.

-The Horse Protection Act was passed in 1970 and amended in 1976 to protect horses and regulate horse show businesses.

-In 1992, the Animal Enterprise Protection Act was passed to protect facilities (like farms, zoos, aquariums, circuses, rodeos, fairs) from intruders vandalizing such places or releasing animals from there.

ABOUT MY TOPIC

• Do Animals Have Rights?
• Should Animals Be Used for Food?
• Should Animals Be Used for Experimentation?
• Should Hunting & Trapping Be Allowed?