animal rights

Humans have rights that are either natural rights or earned rights. Natural rights are rights that every person is born with and keeps throughout his life.

Some of these rights include freedom of speech, the right to an attorney, and other common sense rights. Some people believe that animals do not have souls; therefore, they do not have any rights (Regan 104). On the other hand, there are earned rights like the rights given to hunters. Hunters have the right to hunt as long as they do not break any laws while doing so. For instance, they should not hunt out of season or hunt extinct animals. Also, hunters are always trying to find a new hunting buddy, so they are trying to convert a non-hunter into a hunter. Everyone wants to get closer to nature in some shape, form, or fashion. As long as humans do not hunt until an animal becomes extinct, there is no harm being done (Chepesiuk).

Also, animal owners have rights. They have the right to keep or sell their animals. If they keep the animals, then the animal will be treated as a pet or work horse, but if the owner sells the animal, it is usually either slaughtered or very rarely kept as a pet. “The US government will no longer try to adopt the thousands of horses that are on public lands. Instead, it will allow horses to be sent directly to auctions where they can be bought, slaughtered, and then sold for horse meat” (Chepesiuk). In other words, the government has been protecting some horses from being slaughtered but is tired of doing so because it is losing money. On the other hand, some people believe that animals have the same rights as humans do. Like us, animals can feel pain and fear, but also excitement and satisfaction” (“Animals are Equal to Humans”). Although there are many ways to avoid using animals for testing makeup and other things, I believe that animals do not have the same rights as humans because they are not in the same species Homo sapiens. Therefore, animals should be used for testing. The abuse of animals has greatly increased over the years. “Animals are crammed into small crates, dragged to auctions with chains, and slaughtered while they are fully conscious” (Bauston). Some humans do not believe that animals have rights. On the other hand, “Every living thing has basic rights and should be treated with respect, regardless ...

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...t Darwinism shows the relationship between humans and the lower animals (Carlin). Regardless what anybody says, animals and humans are not equal. Animals’ rights are violated all the time. “The way animals are exploited and treated without respect is a prejudice like racism. It is saying the individuals don’t count simply because they are of a different race (racism) or a different species (speciesism)” (“Animals are Equal to Humans”). Most of the time, it is for a good reason, such as, the advancement of the economy. Animal rights activists are people who have nothing else to complain about and want to take up for animals. “There are 5,000 humane organizations in the United

States, and most of them send their resources directly caring for animals-whether helping dogs or cats in animal shelters or on the street or providing care to injured or orphaned wild animals in the care of a wildlife rehabilitation center” (Pacelle). Animals do not really have souls, so why should they get the same opportunity to live as humans? Humans should be able to use animals when it comes to researching the side effects of makeup and other things that benefit the economy.