Sections:

Proposition#1
TheUnitedStatesshouldbantheuseoftrainedanimalsasfilmand
entertainmentactors

Pros:
Educatethepublicandfosteranappreciationoftheanimals.Thisexposureand
educationmotivatespeopletoprotecttheanimals.
Bringingthemintoasafeenvironment,wheretheyareprotectedfrompoachers,habitat
loss,starvationandpredators.
Whendomesticanimalsareusedinfilmortelevisiontheymoreoftenthannotbelongto
acompanyorranchthathasaqualifiedstaffdedicatedtotheirwellbeingand
dailylife
.
Incaseslike"101Dalmatians,"manyofthosedogsreturn"home"totheranchor
companythatwasultimatelyinchargeofthejob,whileothersareadoptedoutafteran
exhaustivescreeningprocess.
Yourdogwilllearnallsortsofnewtricks.Gettingyourdogreadyforauditionswillrequire
enrollingitinadvancedtrainingprogramsthatfocusontelevisionandfilmset
preparation,aswellasteachingnewtricksathome
dogrentalcanpayupto$300to$400perday
Canineactorscanbecometherapydogs.Onsettraininghelpsdogscopewith
distractions,whichiscrucialintrainingfortherapeuticsituations.

Cons:
Whilethissuddenspikeinpopularityforaparticularbreedofdogmaysoundharmless,
fewwhoboughtDalmatianpuppiesknewanythingaboutthebreed,especiallytheirneed
forvigorousexerciseandconstantattention.Thisspikeindemandalsogaveriseto
backyardbreederswhowereevenlessconcernedwiththebreed'soverallwellbeing
andlineageandmorepreoccupiedwithprofits.Boththeconsumerdemandand
breeders'thirstforprofitsultimatelyledtothewateringdownoftheDalmatianbreed
resultinginrampanthealthissues,shorterlifespansanddogsbeingturnedoverto
poundsandsheltersinrecordnumbers.Itgotsobadthatseveralsheltersstopped
takingDalmatiansaltogether,fortheycouldnotadoptthemouttoproperhomeswhen
somanyhomeshadeitherpreviouslyownedaDalmatianoralreadyhadone.Thesad
realityformanyofthese
innocentanimals
wasthattheywereeuthanizedasaresultof
overbreedingandalackofqualifiedowners.
http://hometheaterreview.com/thelongtermeffectonanimalsinhollywoodmovies/
everythinginmovies,eventheanimalsandtheirbehaviors,isanact,designedtoentice
andengageyou,theaudience.Reallifeisafardifferentstoryandwhilemanyofthese
dogsandcatsarelikethecharacterstheyplayonscreen,therealityofwhatittakesto
careforandkeepthemhappybogglesthemind.
Havingyourdoginthespotlighttakesawayfromitbeingapet.Whenyouare
committingyourdogtoacting,thefocusofyourdog/ownerrelationshipcanshiftfrom

playingfetchandgoingtothedogparktorigoroustrainingsessionsandconstant
auditions.
Notes
:
TheAnimalWelfareActwassignedintolawin1966.ItistheonlyFederallawintheUnited
Statesthatregulatesthetreatmentofanimalsinresearch,exhibition,transport,andbydealers.
TheActisenforcedby
USDA,APHIS,AnimalCare
https://awic.nal.usda.gov/governmentandprofessionalresources/federallaws/animalwelfarea
ct

GuidelinesfortheSafeUseofAnimalsinFilmedMedia
www.americanhumane.org

Noanimalwillbekilledorinjuredforthesakeofafilmproduction

http://hometheaterreview.com/thelongtermeffectonanimalsinhollywoodmovies/

Forinstance,whentheDisneyremakeof
"101Dalmatians"
cameoutintheatersinthe
mid1990's,thepublicdesiretoownaDalmatianwentthroughtheroof.

AmericanHumaneAssociationsLosAngelesbasedFilm&TVUnitisthefilmandtelevision
industrysonlyofficiallysanctionedanimalmonitoringprogram?

Proposition:#2

Vermontshouldbantheuseofanimalsinliveentertainmentproductionslikecircusesandzoos.

Pros:

1.
Asfarasanimalrightsgo,zoosplayacrucialrole.Itiswelldebatedthatanimalshaveno
rightsinzoos,butweneedtolookatthingsfromanotherpointofview.Ifwelookathow
animalsarebeinghuntedrightnow,wecanseehowzoosaregreatforthem.Animalsarebeing
hunteddownforalotofreasons,includingtheirfur,ivory,somemedicalbenefits(thatarent
proven),andsometimesevenfortheirmeat.Thisisterrible,andzooscanactassafehavens
fortheseanimals.

2.
Animalshavebeensubjectedtocrueltreatmentinthepastwhentheywereinzoos.Thishas
changed,however,becausepeopleactuallyknewaboutitandnoticedit,anditdamagedthe
reputationofzoositselfandthreatenedtheirbusiness.Theyrealizedthisandtheirtreatment
towardsanimalshasbeencontinuouslyimprovingovertime.Infact,animalsarestartedtoget
thetreatmentofkingswhentheyareinzoos,allbecausetheyarethelivelihoodofthebusiness.
Moreover,thefewzoosthatmistreatedanimalshavebeencaught,andarebeingtargetedfor
theseactions.

3.
Whenitcomestoeducation,zoosarealsoplayingaveryimportantrole.Schoolchildrenare
curiousaboutanimalsandseethemeverywhereintheirdailylives,andanopportunitytogoto
thezooandseethemforrealisamazingforthem.Withthisopportunity,theyenjoylearning
aboutanimalsandendangeredspecies.Zooshaveaddedsignstomostplaceswhereanimals
arelocatedinordertoinformpeopleaboutthemtoo,includingtheirnaturalhabitat,howmany
therestillareintheworld,whattheyeat,andsoon.Notonlyschoolchildren,butprettymuch
everyonecangetinformedaboutanimalsatzoos,astheystarttoraiseawarenesstowards
importantissuesregardinganimals.
4.
Finally,zoosarecrucialtoprotectendangeredspecies.Asmentionedbefore,animalsare
beinghunteddownprettymuchforexisting,andzoosarekeepingthemsafeagainsthunters
andothertypesofmaliciouspeople.Zoosarentparadise,obviously,buttheydoactasasafe
havenforthesehuntedanimals.

Cons:
1.
Capturinganimalsiscruel,period.Animalshavetheirownrights,andtheyhave
theirownlivesinthewild.Capturingthemdestroystheirroutinesandtheirwayoflife.For
exampleelephantstravellongdistancesinthewildinlargegroupsthatistheirwayoflife.When

elephantsareinazoo,theycanttravellongdistances,infact,theamounttheycanmovecan
barelybenamedasworthyoftravel.
2.
Moreover,animalsthatareconfinedtothezoosufferfromnegativepsychologicaleffectsdue
totheconfinement.Itdoesntreallymatterhowgoodthefacilitiesofthezooare,orhowmuch
spacetheanimalhasforitself,itwillstillnotbecomparableinanywaytothefreedomthey
wouldhaveinthewild.
3.
Furthermore,animalsthatareborninzoosandconfinedtotheirboundariestheirwholelife
nevergettoseetheirnaturalhabitat,andnevergettolivelifeliketheyshouldbelivingit.Thisis
somethingthatcanbenoticedbytheirabnormalbehavior,sincetheyrenotwheretheyshould
beitisnotnaturalforthem.Iftheseanimalsevergetreleasedtothewildforanyreason,they
willhaveanextremelydifficulttimeadaptingtotheirnaturalhabitat,becausetheyhad
absolutelynoformerexperienceofit.Theyweretakencareofalltheirlives,andnowhaveto
provideforthemselves,somethingtheyarenotusedto.
4.
Regardingeducationinzoos,althoughtheydoprovidealotofit,mostofusgotothezooas
awaytospendtimeandforrecreationalpurposes.Noonereallygoesvisitthezoowiththe
samementalitypeoplevisitthemuseumwith.Moreover,somevisitorsactuallydontcareabout
thewellbeingofanimals,andmanyofthemactuallyabusethembythrowingthemobjects,
teasingthem,yellingatthem,andsoon.Thiskindofbehaviorhasanextremelynegativeeffect
onanimals,anditcanoftenresultinpsychologicaldamagetoanimals,andsometimesitcan
evenprovetobefatal.Animalscagedinzoosarentabletoexhibittheirnaturalbehavioras
theyshould,andteasingthemwillgreatlydamagetheirselfconfidenceandtheircomfortinthe
zooitself.

Notes:

http://occupytheory.org/listofprosandconsofzoos/

Proposition#3
Shouldliveanimalsbeusedasmascotsatsportingevents?

Pros:

Cons:

Notes/Links:
https://www.animallaw.info/article/hearmeroarshoulduniversitiesuseliveanimalsmascots
http://www.globalanimal.org/2013/12/02/25collegeteamsthatexploitlivemascotsgallery/
http://www.peta.org/features/animalmascots/
http://www.globalanimal.org/2012/08/29/shameonlmu/