Essays on Animals Page 49

What do you think about when you hear the word pet? You probably don’t think about a large tortoise or a flamingo. Although it may be hard to imagine, these kinds of exotic animals are kept as pets by many different people around the globe. People today can privately own a wide variety of exotic…

America is a bird and part of her left wing has been severed. The wing has been so mangled that the bird’s parents have trouble recognizing her. They have since remarked that their daughter had only been let out into the wild to be free for a short time. The news of her wound came…

Many anti-fur campaigns and campaigners are not about improving welfare but simply the banning of all fur trade on ideological grounds. Everyone should have the freedom to make their own decisions in regard to wearing fur or not. But the main concern should be on the ban on fur farms who do not meet regulation…

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary the word Spectacle is defined as “Something exhibited to view as unusual, notable or entertaining. Especially: an eye catching or dramatic public display”. What is it about human nature or our predisposition that makes us crave a spectacle or a reason to see others making a mockery of other humans…

The role peoples’ lifestyles and diets play are immensely important. Some might say, “our choices of what we eat and how we choose to live are only affecting us”. That is where they are disproven by statistics and facts. These statistics and facts are thorough and show that humans’ choices not only affect them, but…

OGDENSBURG, Wis. — Cullen Schachtschneider, 6 years old, lay bleeding beside the barn, tangled up in a 4,600-pound farm machine that had ripped his left leg apart. Like children across America’s two million family-run farms, Cullen had grown up around farm equipment, including the yellow loader now covered in his blood. He rode along as…

Have you ever looked at a cat and thought, “I wonder what kind of cat this is” or, “I wonder where this cat originated from, well if you have then I will be able to answer those questions for you. I want to educate people on cats and how they act as for, cats are…

To trust there is a possibility for a better outcome. To dream and have courage to believe it is possible. To have faith in powers beyond own control. All these concepts relate to hope. Emily Dickinson uses her poem, “Hope is the Thing with Feathers,” to show that hope is contained in the soul of…

Imagine someone physically abusing your pet. What would you do? Who could do such a cruel act and what are their motives? Imagine if you were the animal suffering and living in tight cages and being brutally pushed around and not being able to walk. Animals are abused and neglected daily and it’s common in…

According to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Services, worldwide there is an estimated 42.4 billion chickens, cattle and pigs are raised for food per year. Most of these animals originate from factory farms, in which they are exploited and abused for a large accumulation of profit. According to F.A.R.M, an estimated 99 percent of animal products…