Witt+Animal+Rights


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** Startling and informative opening ** Animals everywhere are hurt, dying, and already dead. As horrible as that is, the thought of it is made worse by the fact that humans are the main cause of the pain. We test chemicals and drugs on them, use them for our entertainment, hurt them, and slaughter them for food. Animal rights will help prevent and end the cruelty that humans inflict on animals.

** Quick summary of main question that I mean to answer or reason I think this topic is important ** Is animal rights a good idea, what does animal rights mean, and why do we need animal rights?

§ Humans and chimpanzees share 99.4% of genes, showing that humans and animals are more closely related that one might think.
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 * 1 count of animal cruelty can result in up to 12 months of jail time and a $2,500 dollar fine.
 * Offenders often do not receive the full sentence, depending on the judge’s beliefs.

§ Humans say they have larger brains than other species. However, many species with much smaller sized brains are almost as intelligent as humans § Some people believe that animal testing is conducted in a humane way that causes little pain to the animals. This is far from the truth. Animals are often in a great deal of pain during the tests, and are often inhumanely treated before they undergo testing
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Almost everyone has had a pet (or at least known one) sometime in their lifetime. That pet was one of the lucky ones that escaped cruelty at the hands of humans. Other animals just like that pet are being hurt and killed unnecessarily by humans. Animal rights will help stop that pain and death.
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 * Organizations such as PETA are working towards the goal of animal rights, and will probably help animals go from suffering to having full rights, the same rights as humans.