Persuasive Essay On Animal Rights

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Creating an environment in which animals are regarded as a relative equal is not only difficult, but it is near impossible to control. The goal is to create an environment where animal rights become as natural to society as rights for the mentally handicapped and others that cannot speak for themselves. Many people would agree that animals are below humans, that they are a part of the food chain and need to be used to help humans survive. Stating that animals are meant to be used for human good puts us above nature, it places us as gods, and we decide when they live or die. There are many problems that need to be addressed like livestock and domestication of animals. All these situations need to be examined carefully to fully understand why they exist. Philosophies of Humans throughout the world vary from the virtuous …show more content…

Humans have a belief that animal rights are specified for domesticated animals and endangered animals, this belief is fairly universal. A billboard comes to mind of a spectrum of animals ranging from cats and dogs to a horse, then to farm animals an arrow at the bottom stating "pets--->food" (Radke,2016). The ad 's point was to make people begin to think about the definition of a pet and the ethical principles related to that. If we were to be practicing temperance then we would probably not have the massive meat industry we do currently. Instead, humans would use only what we needed and have more restraint, eating more plant based centered meals. It is immoral to kill other life for anything other than pure need so the meat industry should be considered an ethically poor business. The supply of grain we have in the world could completely feed human kind two fold, but 70% of grain is used to feed animals, that feeds people who can afford it. This is a waste of resources, this makes the meat industry a manifestation of our greed (EarthSave,

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