“We’ve got to give those animals a decent life and we’ve got to give them a painless death. We owe the animal respect.” Temple grandin’s words are as true today as they were when she spoke them. Grandin believed in animal welfare, which made her a believer in treating animals with respect even if humans are going to use them as a resource to live. The curved chute and race system Temple Grandin has designed for cattle are used worldwide. These facilities she has designed are located in countries from the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
In Temple Grandin’s essay, “Animals Are Not Things,” she outlines one way she influenced the animal and food industries. Grandin highlights the meaning of property and how, even though animals
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are property, there are laws to protect them. She makes the comparison between a screwdriver and a cow being someone’s property. You are able to slaughter your own cow or destroy a screwdriver, but if you where to brutally torture a cow there would be consciences. On the other hand, if you brutally destroyed the screwdriver, nothing would be done. This example proves that in the eyes of the law animals have rights. Therefore, this proved to beef production plants across the world that animal welfare should be taken into consideration, and that animals do have rights in the eyes on the law. Animal welfare can be described as treating animals in a humane manner.
The animals should be provided with adequate housing, disease prevention, and be handled in a humane way. Animal welfare believers believe that animals should be used for human purposes such as food, clothing, recreation and research, if these guidelines are followed. Temple Grandin is one of many supporters of animal welfare, and her voice has changed the way beef production plants treat their cattle. In another one of Grandin’s essays, “Animal Welfare and Humane Slaughter”, she discusses how many corporations such as McDonald’s and Wendy's, have taken action to improve animal handling and stunning due to a previous essay she had written with Gary Smith in 1999. Because Grandin brought the world’s attention to what Animal welfare is, and how easy it is to implement new ways of production to protect the animals, she has shaped the way the world views how animals are treated in …show more content…
slaughterhouses. By Temple Grandin being an advocate for Animal Welfare, and since she has defended the case about animals having protection in the eyes of the law, she has changed the way beef production agencies care for their animals with the curved cattle chute she designed. This chute is a race system that provides a low-stress transitioning process for cattle to go through to prepare to be slaughtered. These curved chutes are more efficient when handling cattle, because they are based on cattles natural behaviors. Cattle have a natural tendency to travel in circles, to go back to where the came from; hence to the name “curved” cattle chute. Using Temple Grandin’s chute designs help farmers and beef production agencies follow the laws protections for animals, and also for them to be advocates for Animal Welfare. Other than Temple Grandin influencing beef production, and advocating Animal Welfare, she has also influenced my life by being an example of success even though she faced personal hardships.
Having autism, Grandin had to cope with her anxiety in different ways. When feeling anxious or tense Grandin realized that if pressure was applied to her body, she would calm down. For example, her squeeze machine is an example of how Temple Grandin overcame her hardships and differences through her own mechanisms. Without her “hug machine” she would not have been able to survive the anxieties of college. Also, there were often stumbling blocks for a person with autism in the academic spectrum. According to templegrandin.com “If algebra had been a required coarse for graduation in 1967, there would be no Temple Grandin.” The reason algebra does not make since to Temple Grandin is because she cannot see the abstract meaning of topics such as algebra. Autistic people are visual thinkers. Understanding comes from being able to see and work with something, hands-on. This aspect of Temple Grandin’s learning process is not seen as a nuisance but it is a blessing. If Temple Grandin did not think this way she wouldn't have been able to understand the animals like she does. Therefore, she would not have made the impacts she has on agriculture and food industry. These aspects of Temple Grandin’s life living with autism are significant because they make her different. “Different not less” as she
explains. Her differences proved to be useful, because a person with autism and learning disabilities is just as capable to be successful as someone without them. Temple Grandin has influenced the agriculture and food industries significantly. Not only did she create a beef production system that is humane for cattle, but she also has defended the rights of cattle. She has made it widely known what Animal Welfare actually is. Temple Grandin has raised awareness of how animals should be treated, but still used for a human resource. She has also shown society that being different, is not being less. Temple Grandin has shown that with autism, learning disabilities, or other mental disabilities, people are still able to accomplish their dreams and make a difference in life.
One objection Norcross states in his essay is that “perhaps most consumers are unaware of the treatment of animals, before they appear in neatly wrapped packages on supermarket s...
In his 2009 article “The Omnivore’s Delusion”, Blake Hurst takes a stand against the numerous non-farmers who are attempting, and in some cases succeeding, to degrade and ‘clean’ the farming industry. Hurst’s main points of contention are the lack of true knowledge these intellectuals have on the inner workings of today’s farms and their insistent belief that the farmers themselves “…are too stupid to farm sustainably, too cruel to treat their animals well, and too careless to worry about their communities, their health, and their families” (24).
Grandin acknowledges that people with autism do think differently than those without it, however, throughout the majority of her article she categorizes people as different types of thinkers. Within the article she categorizes people as either language, visual, or audio thinkers. Why would Temple Grandin classify people this way rather than just keeping it autistic and on autistic? Grandin’s usage of “thinkers” is due to the fact everyone thinks differently, regardless of being autistic or not. She categorizes into these types of thinkers to explain what the world looks and sounds like to others.
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.
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.
Pollan believes that American factory farms are places with technological sophistication, where animals are machines incapable of feeling pain (368). In other words, factory farms use plentiful of technology where they do not pay attention to animals feelings. For example, beef cattle who live outdoors are standing in their own waste, and factory farmers do not considered that wrong and unsanitary. Hurst alleges that “turkeys do walk around in their own waste, although they don’t seemed to mind”(5). This shows that factory farmers think that animals really don’t have feelings and really don’t care. Pollan also disagrees with industrial farming because he states that, “American industrial farms itself is redefined- as a protein production- and with it suffering” (369). He affirms this because industrial farming cages their animals. Interestingly, both authors believe that animals still die and suffer no matter what circumstances an animal is living. Pollan believes animals should be treated with respect and not be caged. On the other hand, Hurst asserts that “farmers do not cage their hogs because sadism, but because being crushed by your mother really is an awful way to go, as is being eaten by your mother”(6). So Hurst say that he cages animals to protect them. Also both authors believe that there needs to be ways to enrich the soil, so the farms can have bigger harvest, healthy plants, and keep cost down. However, Pollan believes that farmer should use compost. He states that “the finish compost will go to feed the grass;the grass, the cattle; the cattle , the chickens; and eventually all of the animals will feed us” (370). So he thinks compost is good for the farms. Hurst on the other hand, think manure and commercial fertilizer is good for the farms. Hurst spread poultry litter on pasture and this made cattle production possible in areas
... ago before support and treatments were available for families. To communicate she would throw tantrums and scream. By the age of three, Grandin began to speak, and her mother worked with her 30 minutes every day so that she was not institutionalized. Grandin excelled in high school and graduated from college with a degree in psychology and a PhD in cattle and animal science (Meyer, Chapman & Weaver, 2009). While biological factors have been connected to autism, no single factor is identified as a cause of this disorder. Grandin meets the criteria for autism diagnosis because as a child she had impairments in three major areas of development: social interaction, communication, and behavior, interest, or activities. Behavioral interventions are used to increase functional skills, promote the use of speech and reward appropriate behavior (Hansell & Damour, 2008).
Throughout the last century the concern of animals being treated as just a product has become a growing argument. Some believe that animals are equal to the human and should be treated with the same respect. There are many though that laugh at that thought, and continue to put the perfectly roasted turkey on the table each year. Gary Steiner is the author of the article “Animal, Vegetable, Miserable”, that was published in the New York Times right before Thanksgiving in 2009. He believes the use of animals as a benefit to human beings is inhumane and murderous. Gary Steiner’s argument for these animal’s rights is very compelling and convincing to a great extent.
In the article, “On Eating Animals,” Namit Arora explains that for much of our settled history--and even today in parts of the world--most people lived in close proximity to farm animals. Animals fertilized our crops, shared our labors, and nourished our bodies, helping us enlarge our settled communities.” (Arora). Animals were once like a family member. People would tend to their animal’s needs and make sure they were well taken care of just like any other member of the family. We would give them names, show them at county fairs and make sure their living conditions were comfortable and as sanitary as possible. Further on in “on Eating Animals,” Arora explains that “In the twentieth century, the inexorable logic of modern economics and the assembly line turned farm animals into number-tagged bodies to be fattened, disinfected, and processed as quickly and cheaply as possible.” (Arora) This led to the factory farming of animal products that we still use today. The ASPCA defines factory farming as, “…a large, industrial operation that raises large numbers of animals for food.” They co...
Temple’s parents knew that she was smart. Certain subjects in school, such as math were very difficult for Temple, but others, such as art were rather simple. Algebra was nearly impossible for Temple to comprehend. Luckily, at the time, algebra was not a required class to complete in order to graduate high school. If it had been, the world would have never known Temple Grandin as we now know her today. The reason Temple had trouble in math is because she is a visual thinker....
Soon after they take over the farm, the animals create a system called Animalism. Animalism is based on th...
When animals overthrew the men, the governance of whom had long been oppressing them, they finally broke the chains of perpetual slavery. They no longer had to work extremely hard in the excruciating conditions solely for the benefits of cruel and greedy men, but for the benefits of themselves. They attained the freedom they were desperately striving for. The times of abuse and maltreatment have come to an end. In these new hope-inspiring conditions the animals set up to establish the farm in which there would be no injustice and suffering, but it would be the place where everybody is equal and happy.
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
In order to feed the growing population of the world, nontraditional farming and ranching techniques have been used to increase food production. For example, animal mass harvesting systems and feed lots used for chickens and cows allow for faster growing and harvesting of the animal. But are these practices moral? In Paul Taylor’s “The Ethics of Respect for Nature”, he illustrates how this treatment of animals is immoral, because of his biocentric view. Bonnie Steinbock would disagree with Taylor due to her speciesic view, illustrated in her article “Speciesism and the Idea of Equality”, that places human needs over animal needs in this case.
Factory farms have portrayed cruelty to animals in a way that is horrific; unfortunately the public often does not see what really goes on inside these “farms.” In order to understand the conditions present in these factory farms, it must first be examined what the animals in these factory farms are eating. Some of the ingredients commonly used in feeding the animals inside factory farms include the following: animal byproducts, plastic, drugs and chemicals, excessive grains, and meat from members of the same species. (Adams, 2007) These animals are tortured and used for purely slaughter in order to be fed on. Typically large numbers of animals are kept in closed and tight confinements, having only little room to move around, if even that. These confinements can lead to suffocation and death and is not rare. Evidence fr...