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MadisonJana
Mr.Conrad
ERWC/Period5
21September2015
AnimalBillofRights
ShouldAnimalsreceiveabillofrights?Isittimeforanimalstogainsomerights?Atime
forhumanstoacquiresomerestrictions?Therearemanyconcernsandcontradictionswhile
dealingwiththemattersofanimalsandtheirrights.
Theideaofallanimalsreceivingabillofrightsmayseemquiteabsurd.Mankindwill
nevercometoanagreementwhendealingwiththerightsforanimals.Somemaythinkanimals
shouldhavethesamerightsashumans,andothersmaynotevencareif20,000cowsgetbrutally
slaughteredtomorrow.Sowheredoeseveryonecomeintoanagreement?Truthis,therewill
neverbeanagreement.Thebestoptiontopleasingeveryoneistocomedowntothemedianof
thesituation.
Somephilosophersandanimalbehavioristshavelongarguedthattheotheranimalsare
notcapableofselfawarenessbecausetheylackasenseofindividualism(Rifkin).Itisproven
thatalotofanimalsdonothaveselfawareness,thereforegivingajustificationfortheanimals
thatcannotnecessarilyfeel.Whenyouhearsomethinglikethis,itmakesiteasierforyouto
bearthethoughtofananimalgettingkilledoranythingwithinthosematters.
Itiseasyforhumanstothinkofanimalsdyingforfoodorwhateverthecasemaybe,but
impossibleforsometobearthethoughtofanimalsbeingtortured.Beingslaughteredand
torturedaretotalopposites.Itisonethingtokillananimalforfood,butanothertositthereand


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tortureit.Themainissueinamericaisthetorturingandbrutalitycommittedtoanimals.
Torturingalivingthinghasnojustification.
Peopleneedtorealizethatwesharethisworldwithmanycreaturesdeservingofour
careandrespect(Frazier).Animalsarenotirrelevanttonature,theyaremajorcomponentsto
nature.Theyliveonthisearthjustasmuchashumansdo.Itishumanitysjob,beingthemore
intelligentones,torespecttheanimalsandtheirhabitats.Natureshouldbeleftaloneatallcosts.
Throughmanystudies,ithasbeenproventhatnonhumananimalshaveemotionsand
feelings(Braithwaite).Ifmurderingahumanandtorturingthemiswrong,thenwhywoulditbe
justifiedforananimal?LikeBraithwaitehadstated,animalshavefeelingsandemotions.Tonot
careaboutthewellbeingofsomethingcapableofloveandemotionisabitlow.Although
Braithwaitehassaidthatanimalsarecapableofthesefeelings,thatdoesnotdirecttoALL
animals.
Ifallanimalsweretoreceiveabillofrights,therewouldbemanycontradictions.Would
peoplebegettingarrestedforswattingafly?Peoplewouldhavetotakeintoconsiderationofthe
extentofthislaw.Itissodiverse,theywouldneedtomakethisassimpleaspossibletoavoida
bitofchaos.Therewouldneedtobeavoteonwhichanimalsareworthyofescapingdeath.
Intheend,humanityhastheirownopinionaboutanimalsandtheircircumstances.No
onewilleveragreeononesubject.Somemayfeelthatanimalsdeservealltherightstheycould
get,whileothersbelievethatkillinganimalsoreventorturedoesnotmatterorconcernthem
unlessithasaffectedthem.
So,doanimalsdeserveabillofrights?Doesthereneedtoberestrictions?Thecorrect
answerisboth.Americashouldbebettereducatedontheimportanceoflifeandhoweach


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individualanimalhasapurposeforbeingonthisearth.Yes,animalsshouldgainatleastsome
rightsthatarenecessary,butnoneofthiswouldbeanissueifhumankinddidnotlack
compassionforinnocentlife.Unfortunately,compassionissomethingabillofrightscannot
solve.

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