Animal cruelty comes in many forms and has many grave consequences. Therefore it should be acknowledged and stopped. Neglect and abandonment are the most common forms of companion animal abuse in the United States. “Other dogs and cats are deliberately abandoned by their guardians to fend for themselves in the wild or on the streets” (Regan, 84). This statement
Sometimes, infants have been captured for illegal sale to zoos. Because female Mountain gorillas are very protective of their babies, poachers often have to kill the mother or even an entire group of animals in order to take one baby But the main reason why they are endangered is habitat loss. The countries where the Mountain gorillas live have the highest human population densities in the world. Because there is a lack of farmland in these areas, every acre that is not protected has been farmed. People remove the forests in order to create new farmland for
He does make a convincing case but he compares animal liberation with three other liberation movements. Singer tells us that animals do communicate with one another but since we do not speak the same language it is more difficult for us to understand and we cannot assume anything. “Other animals may communicate with each other, but not in the way we do.” (para. 13). He does convince me that there is an issue with us assuming things for the nonhumans because we do not know what they want.
The resulting anxiety and tension cause fights between orcas. In the wild, orcas have strong social bonds that may last for life, their social rules prohibit serious violence against each other, and when fights do occur, they can find space to flee. In captivity, there's nowhere for them to go, which leads to injuries and death.” (SeaWorld of Hurt) Besides fighting with fellow killer whales, Orcas are biting the bars, concrete and tanks to escape due to stress and anxiety. The diet of a whale in captivity is unlike the diet of a whale in the wild. PETA’s campaign SeaWorld of Hurt shares, “In captivity, orcas are unable to hunt and obtain water from their prey, so SeaWorld gives them gelatin, a substance that is not natural for them, in an attempt to keep them hydrated.
Orca Captivity Orca’s have been captured from the wild for display since the 1960’s. When the first captures occurred, orcas were known as mindless killers that lived up to the name “killer whale”. As people began to watch and study orca’s in captivity, they had realized that their perception on these creatures was mislead. Researchers discovered that orcas are highly evolved social beings, and they have come to realize they are not suited for living their lives in captivity. Many groups are working to make people aware of orcas in captivity and avoid future reoccurring problems like this.
Not that you’d be likely to see any of these bashful animals whilst on holiday but let’s point them out just in case. Rat snakes (alternatively called Chicken snakes due to their taste for chickens!) are so common across the state of Florida and easily tamed by humans that they’re often kept as pets, despite the likelihood that they’ll grow up to 6ft in length. Back in the wild though, they play a very important role in the local Floridian ecosystems by keeping rodents at bay, hence the name Rat snakes! Unlike the UK, some of Florida’s resident snakes are venomous to humans, here’s the deadly list; Copperhead, Cottonmouth, Rattlesnake, Timber Rattlesnake, Dusky Pigmy Rattler and the yellow striped Coral Snake.
This natural urge could be taken to the extreme that one overindulges in pet ownership. This could mean owning too many pets, not properly caring for your pets or overbreeding your pets. All these overindulgences are the reasons the Humane Society of Southern Arizona exists. They are based on the idea of rehoming homeless pets, providing care for animals in need and reducing pet overpopulation. The opposite of this urge would be to not have any pets at all.
Testimony: Their owners "really love these animals but they're loving them to death," says Tim Harrison, director of Outreach For Animals, a rescue operation in Dayton, Ohio. (Guarino, 2011, Oct 20) 5. Document: To meet the demands of those who keep exotic animals as pets, dealers often have to take the animals from their native lands. This disrupts the ecosystems from which they are stolen, and can disrupt the ecosystems to which they are taken if they escape
Catfights mainly happen when two cats are fighting for territory. Mercury poisoning happens when mercury leaks into the water and either the Panther directly drinks it, or an animal that they eat drinks the poisoned water. Kitten survival rate is not good either because many are affected by heart conditions from inbreeding. Not many things are being done to stop the Panthers from becoming extinct, but something’s are. Texas Pumas were released to breed with the Panthers.
Mr Miroko Bagaric says “Animal Welfare law doesn’t extend to most of the 500 million production animals in Australia. The level of pain experienced by these animals daily would land people in jail if it was inflicted on pet dogs or cats.” By telling us that Welfare law doesn’t extend to most of the 500 million production animals, it tries to create an image in the reader’s about the millions of animals that are cruelly treated and make the audience want change in the animal welfare laws. And by also saying that if the extreme levels of pain that are inflicted on these production animals were to be inflicted to our own pet dog or cat we would be land ourselves in jail, it really makes us the readers feel sad and disappointed that the law only is in affect for certain animals and not the whole lot. These statements therefore make the reader more incline to want change in the animal welfare