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NathanKnox

MrConrad
period2
September212015
DoanimalsneedBillofRights
Foryears,humanshavealwayshadcontroloveranimalswhetherit'stohavethemaspets
,likecatsordogs,orlivestocklatertobeslaughteredforfood,suchascowsandpigs.Asof
todaythat'swhatalotofpeopleseeinanimals.However,thereisalargegroupofpeoplewho
believethatanimalsdeservesomuchmorethanthat.SomeevensayaBillofRights!InMy
opinionIthinkanimalsshouldnothaveabillofrights.Foryears,humansbeencontrolling
animalsandusingthemfortheirownbenefits.Comingfromabiblicalpointofview,Adamwas
putontheearthtoruleandleadtheanimals,whyshouldthatchange?Eventhoughanimalsdoa
lotfortheenvironmenttheyshouldn'thaveaBillofrights.
Animalsshouldn'tbeabusedorharmedfornoreason.Ahumanshouldn'tabuseadog
becauseitbarkstooloud.Thereareafewexceptions.Peopleshouldn'thunttojustkillbutthey
shouldhunttoeat,butdon'tbegreedy.ThethirdrightproposedinTheAnimalLegalDefense
fundsquotes...aggravatedcrueltyleadingtodeathofananimalcanleadtoafineof$25,000
and/orimprisonmentforupto10years.Thisisveryreasonablebecauseyouareharmingand
evenkillingananimalthatisdefenselessandiskilledwithouttheuseofitsnaturalresources.
Thereispositivestothebillofrightsasyoucanseeinthelastparagraphthiswillsetup
abalancerulesandboundariesforthehumanstoprotectanimals.Howeverthereisalsoalotof
negativesofthebillofrights.thiscancauselessfoodandvaluableresourceforhumansand

mankind.Alsotheanimalpopulationmaybecometoolargeforustocontrolanditcancause
chaos.
Manypeoplebelievethatthescatteringprocessisverycruelandunusual.Howeverasis
saysinarticle5
TheRightofFarmedAnimalstoanEnvironmentthatSatisfiestheirBasic
PhysicalandPsychologicalNeeds,
Originallypassedin1958,theactrequiresthatlivestock
mustbestunnedintounconsciousnesspriortoslaughterThisshowsthattheslaughtering
processismuchsaferandmorehumanforlivestock.Alsolivestockit'smeanttoreproduceand
dieforhumanbenefits.It'sinmanywaysthewayoflife.Humansareontopofthefoodchain!
AsmanypeoplebelievethatananimalBillofRightsisahumanwaytogoitisalso
expensive.Manybelievethatanimalsshouldhavehealthcareandshouldbeabletoappearin
court.Iagreewitharticle3
TheRightofCompanionAnimalstoaHealthyDiet,Protective
ShelterandAdequateMedicalCare,
onhow

theydescribethatifyoudon'treachcertainneeds
forananimalstherewillbefinesandpossiblyjailtime....inLouisianaaggravatedcruelty
leadingtothedeathofananimalcanleadtoafineof$25,000and/orimprisonmentforaperiod
upto10years.Medicalcareforanimalscanbeveryexpensivebecausethefactthatanimals
cannotprovideforthemselveshumanswouldhavetopaymoretaxdollarsinthelongrunforan
animalwehaveneverevenseen!Itwouldbeevenmoretohavetobuildsheltersforthemas
well
IfthereisonethingthatHumansshouldgobyisthefirstarticle,
Therightofanimalsto
befreefromexploitation,cruelty,neglect,andabuse.
Ibelievehumansshouldexperimenton
animalshowever,cruelty,neglectandabuseisveryunnecessaryandshouldbepunishable.Asit
saysinArticle2
therightoflaboratoryanimalsnottobeusedincruelorunecsescry

experements,
...Nolawsexisttolimitorregulatethepracticeofthosewhochosetoconduct
producttestingonanimals.Ibelievethatthisisgoodforhumansbecauseshouldshouldn'ttest
onhumanswhocanpotentiallybekilledbyanewdrugormedicine.Theconcernoftheanimals
isn'tgoingunknownbutitismoreunhumantotestahumantheitistotestaratorbird.
Soasyoucanseeanimalsdonotneedabillofrights,Howevertheirlivesdomatter.
Humansneedanimalstosurvivewhetheritistheuseoffoodorjustsimplytheenvironment.
Humansneedtocometorespecttheexistentsofanimalsandunderstandthegoodtheprovidefor
use.Peoplewhoharmorevenkillanimalsforanyotherreasonthangoodbenefitorselfdefense
shouldbestrictlypunished.AttheendtheyHumansneedtoshowtheempathyanimalsdeserve
howevertheyalsoneedtounderstandthegoodaniamksproviveforus.

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