argue that humans must employ animals to satisfy their various needs,
including uses for food and research.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Animals have always been used by humans in
some form to satisfy their
needs. However, while some people believe that animals should be treated in
the same way humans are and have similar rights, others think that it is more
important to use them as we desire for food and medical research.
With regard
to the exploitation of animals, people believe it is acceptable for
several reasons. Firstly, they think that humans are the most important
beings on the planet, and everything must be done to ensure human survival.
If this means experimenting on animals so that
we can fight and find cures
for diseases, then this takes priority over animal suffering. Furthermore, it is
believed by some that animals do not feel pain or loss as humans do, so if we
have to kill
animals for food or other uses, then this is morally acceptable.
However, I do not believe these arguments stand up to scrutiny. To begin, it
has been shown on numerous occasions by secret filming in laboratories via
animal rights groups that animals feel as much pain as humans do, and they
suffer when they are kept in cages for long periods.
In addition, a substantial
amount of animal research is done for cosmetics, not to find cures for
diseases, so this is unnecessary. Finally, it has
also been proven that humans
can get all the nutrients and vitamins that they need from green vegetables
and fruit. Therefore, again, having to kill animals for food is not an adequate
argument.
To sum up, although some people argue killing
animals for research and
food is ethical, I would argue there is sufficient evidence to demonstrate that
this is not the case, and, therefore, steps must be
taken to improve the rights
of animals.
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