One of his great accomplishments was when he was able to capture Rose O’Neal Greenhow who, was confederate spy. Allen worked for the Union during the Civil War. Allan name is part of our police history when it comes to private security, his private investigations was unforgettable in America and across the globe. When he established a barrel-making shop in a little town outside of Chicago. This shop was used as a station for escaped slaves that were traveling to the Underground Railroad.
Tests showed that when 12 substances were tested on rabbit and human skin only two out of twelve results were similar. The remaining ten substances showed remarkable differences between the two. The substances were irritating to the rabbits but not humans. An experienced toxicologist has concluded, “No single animal species has been found to model exactly for the human eye, either in anatomical terms or in response to irritation.” Cosmetics are used frequently by millions of people every day. The European Union use approximately 38,000 animals a year to test new ingredients and products.
According to Mayra Calvani in her journal in World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) mentioned that in Latin America and Europe, around 250,000 bulls die per year due to tortured and killed for entertainment purpose especially in bullfighting. (M.Calvani, 2008)². This shows that, keeping animals for entertainment purposes promotes animal abuse. Secondly, captivity also takes away animals’ freedom. Many of wild animals cannot cope with situation that they are taken from their natural habitats and placed in captivity.
However, the pill went on to cause more than 10,000 babies to be born with birth defects (Science). Thousands of babies had deformities because tests on hamsters and rats showed the pill to be effective. Additionally, “Animal tests on the arthritis drug Vioxx showed that it had a protective effect on the hearts of mice, yet the drug went on to cause more than 25,000 heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths before being pulled from the market” (Vioxx). Animal testing is extremely misleading in the medical field. Scientists attempt to link the results of testing drugs on animals to its effectiveness on humans.
Throughout the past two decades, extreme animal rights groups have claimed responsibility for hundreds of crimes and acts of terrorism, including arson, bombings, vandalism, burglary, animal release, and harassment. These crimes have caused damage costing more than one hundred million dollars. While some activists have been captured, animal rights terrorism cells, are extremely difficult to identify and most of the attacks remain unsolved. Although it has been overshadowed by Islamic terrorist threats since September 11, animal rights terrorism still remains one of the United States most active terrorist movements. This paper intends to explore the Animal Rights terrorist movement and prove that Animal Rights activists pose a significant domestic terror threat.
MATTEL: CRISIS MANAGEMENT or MANAGEMENT CRISIS Introduction In late 2006 and early 2007 a number of imports from China were found to pose health risks. In the most serious case the deaths of 200 people in Haiti and Panama were linked to syrup from China containing the chemical diethylene glycol used in antifreeze, British Airways withdrew Chinese toothpaste from its in-flight pouches for the same reason. Large quantities of imported dog food were found to contain the chemical melamine, resulting in death and injury to as many as 4,000 pets. An investigation by the Chinese government found that two suppliers had intentionally used melamine to save money and increase the protein content. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the importation of certain seafoods from China because of contamination.
Animal Liberation By: Peter Singer “Animal Liberation” is a novel highlighting the ignorance of people about what animals go through in order to fulfill whatever humans need. Whether it is meals or experimentation, millions of animals suffer each year. The author really goes the extra mile to try to make the reader see his point of view by being descriptive in his explanations of the types of pain animals feel. For example, Bunnies are used to test products for eye irritation by placing them in a chamber with only their heads exposed and dropping the product into their eyes. The eyes of the bunnies often become irritated, infected, and even blind.
It’s costing some of our children their lives. Incidence of Reported Cases of Child Abuse | Type of abuse | Percentage of total | Neglect | 54 | Physical abuse | 25 | Sexual abuse | 11 | Emotional abuse | 3 | Other | 7 | Information from Wang CT, Daro D. Current trends in child abuse reporting and fatalities: the results of the 1996 annual fifty state survey. Chicago: National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, 1997. | Child Abuse Each day in the United States, more than 4 children die as a result of child abuse in the home. www.childhelpusa.org In 2003, an estimated 1,500 children died of abuse and neglect-an average of more than 4 children per day.
You should report animal rights. Factory Farms Laboratories Entertainment Experimentation Medical Medical research accounts for only a 3% of medical advances in this country. At least 5 billion of U.S. tax dollars are poured into animal experimenting each year. Cosmetic Over 70 million animals a year are tortured and killed in U.S. laboratories. Rabbits are routinely blinded by having various products forced into their eyes.
Whether animals should be kept in captivity Many members of the public question whether animals should be kept in captivity. I am here to explore this concept and show both sides of the argument, and then the choice is yours. Here are some statistics about zoos: Worldwide, there are approximately 10,000 zoos. There have been 16 successful programmes to release animals back into the wild for 2% of endangered species which are in breeding programmes. The 1200 largest zoos have about 1 million animals captive.