Animal Rights and Testing

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This paper examines how the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is one of the most popular and largest animal liberation groups in the world and how PETA feels that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any way. It contends that while alternative methods have been developed, the testing of animals must still be embraced and the paper exposes the hypocrisy of the PETA organization by bringing to the table, the facts of animal rights and the pros of animal testing.

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"Total animal liberation means that all animals in captivity anywhere should be set free. If PETA were given the opportunity to rule the world, total animal liberation would outlaw fishing, circuses, dog shows, horseback riding, zoos, service animals for the disabled, and even taking medicine to kill the animals(bacteria) in your system. In my opinion, I feel that if animals were given total liberation many of them would end up in "animal prison" because all rights come with responsibilities. Most animals would assault and potentially kill each other as well as humans, all of them will not pay taxes, and they would be urinating and defecating all over the place."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Animal Liberation Front. <http://www.animalliberationfront.com/>.
• "Animal Testing." Wikipedia Encyclopedia. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_testing>.
• Fano, A. 1997. Lethal Laws: Animal Testing, Human Health and Environmental Policy. London, UK. Zed Books. 19-209.
• "Gary Yourofsky Biography." Activistcash.com. Center for Consumer Freedom. <http://www.activistcash.com/biography.cfm/bid/3369>.
• Hester, R.E. and Harrison, R.M. Alternatives to Animal Testing. 2006. Issues in Environmental Science and Technology. Vol. 23. Dorset, UK. 59-69.

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