Name:JessicaAdinolfi

Stance:L

DebateWorksheet
Shouldanimalshavetherighttobetreatedhumanely?
Black:youdoworkonyourown
Red:youdotogetherasagroup(youareeachresponsible
forfillingoutyourowndocument)
Pleasemakesureyourresponsesareinblue.
Yoursourcelinked:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/animals/rights/rights_1.shtml

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rajan-thapaliya/animals-hav
e-as-much-righ_b_10357834.html

http://w.idebate.org/debatabase/debates/animal-rights/hous
e-believes-animals-have-rights
Yourfivemainpointsfromresearchedarticle:

1.Acceptingthedoctrineofanimalrightsmeans:
Noexperimentsonanimals
Nobreedingandkillinganimalsforfoodorclothesor
medicine
Nouseofanimalsforhardlabour
Noselectivebreedingforanyreasonotherthanthe
benefitoftheanimal
Nohunting
Nozoosoruseofanimalsinentertainment

2.Humanbeingsandadultmammalshaverightsbecausethey
areboth'subjects-of-a-life'.
Thismeansthat:
Theyhavesimilarlevelsofbiologicalcomplexity
Theyareconsciousandawarethattheyexist
Theyknowwhatishappeningtothem
 Theyprefersomethingsanddislikeothers
Theymakeconsciouschoices
Theyliveinsuchawayastogivethemselvesthebest
qualityoflife
Theyplantheirlivestosomeextent
Thequalityandlengthoftheirlifematterstothem

3.Thebasicprincipleofequalitydoesnotrequireequalor
identicaltreatment;itrequiresequalconsideration.All
animalshavetheabilitytosufferinthesamewayandtothe
samedegreethathumansdo.Theyfeelpain,pleasure,fear,
frustration,loneliness,andmotherlylove.Wheneverwe
considerdoingsomethingthatwouldinterferewiththeir
needs,wearemorallyobligatedtotakethemintoaccount.

4.Insteadofjustdependingonthegovernmenttosolvethis
issue,ifweengageourselvestotheserviceofstrays,this
issuecanbemanagedveryeasily.Participationisthemost
importantthingrequiredtosolveanykindofproblemand
whatwelackhereisactiveparticipationandlike-minded
peoplewhowouldnotbescaredtotakethatextrastepforthe
rightcause.

5.Evenifanimalsarenotasadvancedashumanbeingsthey
shouldbeprotectedbyrights.Aninabilitytoknowwhat's
goingonmightmakebeingexperimentedonetcevenmore
frighteninganddamagingforananimalthatitmaybefora
humanbeing.

YourfivemainpointsfromERWCarticle:

1.Fellowcreaturesaremorelikeusthanwehadever
imagined.Theyfeelpain,suffer,andexperiencestress,
affection,excitementandevenlove.

2.Incontrolledexperiments,scientistsatOxfordUniversity
reportedthattwobirdsnamedBettyandAbelweregivena
choicebetweenusingtwotools,oneastraightwire,theother
ahookedwire,tosnagapieceofmeatfrominsideatube.Both
chosethehookedwire.Abel,themoredominantmale,then
stoleBettyshook,leavingherwithonlyastraightwire.
Bettythenusedherbeaktowedgethestraightwireinacrack
andbentitwithherbeaktoproduceahook.Shethensnagged
thefoodfrominsidethetube.Researchersrepeatedthe
experimentandshefashionedahookoutofthewirenineout
of10times.

3.KokoonthehumanIQtests,scoredbetween70to95.Thatis
amazing!!ThatsahigherIQthansomehumanbeingshave.

4.Animals,itappears,experiencegrief.Elephantswilloften
standnexttotheirdeadkinfordays,occasionallytouching
theirbodieswiththeirtrunks.Ihadnoideaelephantsdid
this.Thisisaveryinterestingfact,Iwonderwhatotherways
differentanimalsgrief.

5.Germanyrecentlybecamethefirstnationtoguarantee
animalrightsinitsconstitution.WhatabouttheUnited
States?Whatcanwedotopassalawlikethis.

Groupsfivemainpointsoverall(frombotharticles):

1.Humansarentborncarnivores

2.Animalagricultureisanenvironmentallydestructive
industry.Gasemissionsfromfactoryfarmingisaffecting
globalwarming.

3.Redmeat(animalproteins)causecancer

4.Animalviolencecanleadtohumanviolence

5.Animalexperimentsandtestingarecruel,unreliable,and
evendangerous

6.Animalsarelivingcreaturesjustlikeus(sentientbeings)
Theyhavefeelings

Fiverebuttalarguments:(whatyouthinkopponentsmain
argumentwillbe)

1.Animalscantreasonandtheircognitiveabilitiesare
vastlydifferentthanhumans.Theycantcontributeto
society.

2.ItswhatGodintended
a. Although God put creatures on the earth for our
consumption the question is do you think he supports
the breeding of animals and factory farming for the
purpose of greed? Do you think he meant for man to kill
and treat the animals is such a heinous fashion? To beat
andviolentlykillthem?

3.Animalskillhumanssowhyshouldntwehavetherightto
alsokillthem?

4.Nature:animalseateachotherwhyshouldntwebeableto
eatanimalstoowearetopoffoodchain

5.Overabundanceofanimalsifwedonteatthem
a. Huntingisnecessary...needtoweedoutoverpopulation
ofanimals
Introduction:(Thisisyourattentiongetter)Thiscanbedone
bysharingastory,ashockingfactorstatistic,aquotewith
anexplanation,etc.

egetarianslivelonger,uptonineyearslongeronaverage.Their
V
livesareinevitablylongerbecausethevegetarianlifestyleisa
healthierone.Infact,accordingtoWebMd,followingavegetarian
dietcanbenutritionallysuperiortoanyotherwayofeating.
AccordingtotheAcademyofNutritionandDietetics,an
evidence-basedreviewshowedthatavegetariandietisassociated
withalowerriskofdeathfromheartdisease.Vegetariansappear
tohavelowercholesterollevels,lowerbloodpressureandlower
ratesofhypertensionandtype2diabetesthanmeateaters.
Vegetariansalsotendtohaveloweroverallcancerratesandlower
riskofchronicdisease.
Doyouhaveapet?Possiblyacatordog?Imsureyouloveyourpet,
buttakeamomenttoimaginethemasapuppyorkittenlockedina
cagewiththeirsiblingsandtheirmom.Theircageisfilledwith
thesmellofstaleurineandsmotheredinfeces.Theyhavebeenfed
verylittle.Theyhavebeenpokedandproddedandtheysit
shiveringbecausetheyarebothcoldandafraid.Trytovisualize
yourpetinthatcageandtheirgumsarebleedingfrombitinggums
fromtryingtogetout.Imaginethemsuffering,hungry,and
coweringinfear.Yourpetiscompletelyhelplessandalltheycan
doissitandwaituntiltheirdayofdoomisdealt.Onceitcomes,
theyaretornfromtheirsiblingsandtheirmomandmanycansense
theirowndemise.
Insomeinstancestheywillbehungfromhooksandtheirnecks
willbeslitwhiletheyslowlybleedout.Somewillhaveprods
shoveduptheiranussotheycanslowlyconvulseuntiltheydieon
thecoldfloorthatiscoveredinblood.Somewillgetthesorrowof
beingthrownintogrindersaliveandsomewillbeboiledaliveto
burnofftheirhair.Theseonlyserveasfewexamplesofthecruel
andunusualpunishmenthappeningallovertheUnitedStatesto
farmanimalsthatareonlybornsotheycandieaheinousdeathand
provideyouwithameal.Amealthatyouarentwillingtogiveup
becauseyouenjoythetaste?Iguessinyourmindyoucanjustify
thisatrocitybecauseifitsnotyourdogorcatthathastodieand
itdoesntaffectyourlifeinanyway.Youdontcarebecauseits
easiertopretenditsnothappeningandturnablindeyetothe
realitiesofwhatsreallytakingplaceinthemeatindustryin
thiscountry.
Myteamhasassembledfactstohopefullychangeyourviews,allwe
askistokeepanopenmindandhearourpoints.

Points:(nameofpoint,explanationandevidencetobackup
point)

Point1:Humans arent born carnivores

Explanation:Wewerenotburntoautomaticallyeatmeat
Evidence:http://www.celestialhealing.net/physicalveg3.htm
a. The American Dietetic Association notes that "most of mankind for most of
human history has lived on vegetarian or near-vegetarian diets."
b. Carnivores have claws and sharp teeth and humans do notso when
compared to carnivores we are much different even our saliva is different
because carnivores have acidic saliva and humans dont
c. A popular statement that meat eaters say is; "In the wild, animals kill other
animals for food. It's a part of nature." First of all, we are not in the wild.
Secondly, we can easily live without eating meat and killing

Point2:Animal agriculture is an environmentally destructive industry. Gas

emissions from factory farming is affecting global warming.
Explanation:Thepollutionfromslaughterhousesareruining
ourearth
Evidence:According to onegreenplanet.org
1. Air Pollution
Over 37 percent of methane emissions result from factory farming. Methane has a global
warming potential 20 times higher than carbon dioxide. But that doesnt make the carbon
dioxide emissions any less staggeringthe fossil fuels used in energy, transportation, and
synthetic pesticides/fertilizers emits 90 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
every year. On a lesser note, factory farming also releases harmful compounds like
hydrogen sulfide and ammonia that can cause immediate negative health effects in
humans.

2. Deforestation

In the United States alone, over 260 million acres of forest have been cleared to make
 room for crop fields, most of which are used to exclusively grow livestock feed. This is not a
practice that only occurs in the U.S., land clearing in Brazil to grow chicken feed is
responsible for the destruction of about 3 million acres of rainforest. And these numbers
only account for land cleared to feed animals. Clearing land to grow soybeans in the
Amazon rainforest is responsible for clearing over 100 million hectares of forest, releasing
enough carbon into the atmosphere to increase the rate of global warming by 50 percent.

3. Water Pollution

Industrial agriculture sucks up 70 percent of the worlds fresh water supplies. To follow up
that staggering number, the EPA estimates that 75 percent of all water-quality problems in
Americas rivers and streams. Water polluted with agricultural run-off can destroy whole
ecosystems and be toxic, if not lethal to humans and animals alike.

Industrial livestock farms, known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (sounds

warm and fuzzy, right?), contain massive cesspools that store animal waste. These
factory-farm lagoons have been known to leak into adjacent waterways. Nitrates,
dangerous microbes, and drug-resistant bacteria run rampant in these lagoons. When
these by-products get into local water ways, they cause toxic algae blooms which lead to
dead zones and massive fish kills. High levels of nitrates in drinking water can cause
spontaneous abortions and blue baby syndrome and bacteria outbreaks from agricultural
water pollution is responsible for several disease outbreaks across the United States.

Click here to see how levels of animal waste impact your states water supplies.

4. Monocultures

Monocultures in industrial farming poses an incredible threat to future food security across
the globe. Single-crop farms are one of the ingenious developments that has come out of
industrial agriculture. To support the livestock industry, a small group of commodity crops
have taken up the majority of the worlds agricultural land. In the United States, corn,
wheat, rice, and soybeans are planted at unprecedented rate, yet only a small percentage
of these crops feed people.

Planting millions of acres of genetically similar plants has become a global phenomenon
due to the high-yields that these plants can produce under certain conditions. The problem
with this, however, comes when environmental conditions change (good thing our climate
is so stable) or in the form of a crop epidemic (the potato famine sound familiar?).

Point3:Red meat (animal proteins) cause cancer

Explanation:Whywouldyouriskyourlife?
Evidence:
https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/21639/cancer-information/cancer-risk-and-prevention/healt
hy-weight-diet-and-exercise/meat-and-cancer/
The World Health Organization has classified processed meats including ham, salami,
sausages and hot dogs as a Group 1 carcinogen which means that there is strong evidence
that processed meats cause cancer. Red meat, such as beef, lamb and pork has been
classified as a probable cause of cancer. These classifications do not indicate the risk of
getting cancer, rather how certain we are that these things are likely to cause cancer.
Cancer Council estimates that in 2010, one in six (or 2600) new bowel cancer cases in
Australia were associated with consuming too much red meat and processed meat.
According to medicaldaily.com
On Monday, the World Health Organization confirmed that our high-meat diets are in fact
killing us. According to the WHO report, processed meats like sausage and bacon
undoubtedly cause cancer, and red meats, such as beef and lamb, most probably do so as
well. But why is a food that equipped our ancestors with the large brains needed to reach the
top of the food chain now killing us?
This month, 22 scientists from 10 countries met at the International Agency for Research on
Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France, to assess more than 800 studies on the association between
cancer and meat consumption in order to evaluate the carcinogenicity of high-meat diets.
Their results are now published in the online journal The Lancet.

- Colorectal cancer is the 2nd most common cancer worldwide with an 80% of the
cases attributable to diet. Individuals who regularly eat processes or red meat are 50%
more likely to develop colon cancer.
- High consumption of red meat increases risk by 28%.
- A study done in England showed that large amounts of red meat can produce genetic
damage to colon cells in just a few weeks.
According to Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine:A number of hypotheses
have been advanced to explain the connection between meat consumption
and cancer risk. First, meat is devoid of fiber and other nutrients that have a
protective effect. Meat also contains animal protein, saturated fat, and, in
some cases, carcinogenic compounds such as heterocyclic amines (HCA) and
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) formed during the processing or
cooking of meat. HCAs, formed as meat is cooked at high temperatures, and
PAHs, formed during the burning of organic substances, are believed to
increase cancer risk. In addition, the high fat content of meat and other
animal products increases hormone production, thus increasing the risk of
hormone-related cancers such as breast and prostate cancer.
http://www.pcrm.org/health/cancer-resources/diet-cancer/facts/meat-consumption-and-cancer
-risk

Point4: Animal violence can lead to human violence

Explanation:Whywouldwewantviolenceinoursociety?
Evidence:
all-creatures.org

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/abuse_neglect/qa/cruelty_violence_connection_faq.html?referrer
=https://www.google.com/
 A 2001-2004 study by the Chicago Police Department "revealed a startling propensity for
offenders charged with crimes against animals to commit other violent offenses toward
human victims." Of those arrested for animal crimes, 65% had been arrested for battery
against another person.
Of 36 convicted multiple murderers questioned in one study, 46% admitted committing acts of
animal torture as adolescents. And of seven school shootings that took place across the
country between 1997 and 2001, all involved boys who had previously committed acts of
animal cruelty.

According to Psychology Today:

Animal abuse is often the first sign of serious disturbance among adolescent and
adult killers.

Point5:Animal experiments and testing are cruel, unreliable, and even
dangerous
Explanation:Opinionbutvalidpoint:
Ifyouwanttotestcosmetics,whydoitonsomepooranimalwhohasn'tdone
anything?Theyshoulduseprisonerswhohavebeenconvictedofmurderorrape
instead.So,ratherthanseeingifperfumeirritatesabunnyrabbit'seyes,theyshould
throwitinCharlesManson'seyesandaskhimifithurts.
EllenDeGeneres,MyPoint...AndIDoHaveOne

Evidence:According to www.crueltyfreeinternational.org:
The harmful use of animals in experiments is not only cruel but also often ineffective. Animals
do not get many of the human diseases that people do, such as major types of heart disease,
many types of cancer, HIV, Parkinsons disease, or schizophrenia. Instead, signs of these
diseases are artificially induced in animals in laboratories in an attempt to mimic the human
disease. Yet, such experiments belittle the complexity of human conditions which are affected
by wide-ranging variables such as genetics, socio-economic factors, deeply-rooted
psychological issues and different personal experiences.
It is not surprising to find that treatments showing promise in animals rarely work in humans.
Not only are time, money and animals lives being wasted (with a huge amount of suffering),
but effective treatments are being mistakenly discarded and harmful treatments are getting
through. The support for animal testing is based largely on anecdote and is not backed up, we
believe, by the scientific evidence that is out there.
Despite many decades of studying conditions such as cancer, Alzheimers disease,
Parkinsons disease, diabetes, stroke and AIDS in animals, we do not yet have reliable and
fully effective cures.