Essays on Animals Page 51

Let’s Be Cruelty-Free! Eyeshadow, mascara, eyeliner, lotion, and perfume; most people use these items on a daily basis, but don’t take the time to think about who or what was harmed in the making of their favorite products. Perhaps we should. The public should become more familiar with brands that are forcing harm upon defenseless…

Introduction In the process of going through life, our experiences are like that of the blind men, we all tend to have a little knowledge of life and then we believe that our little perspective or knowledge of life is the whole truth or the general view. This doesn’t mean that my view or your…

INTRODUCTION Green lifestyle is any action or activity that results in a positive impact, to any degree, on the environment so that the planet can continue to support future generations. The practice of green living minimizes or eliminates toxins (poisons) from our environment as well as reducing and eliminating purely destructive habits. The goal and…

After the successful afternoon of shopping, my best friend Matilda and I headed back to the cottage from the unbearable heat and were dying for a swim; it was the perfect escape from ninety-eight degree heat. In a quick few seconds, we had our bathing suits on and headed toward the beach. As we splashed…

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, ivory is the ‘hard creamy-white modified dentine that composes the tusks of a tusked mammal’ (‘Ivory’). Yet, elephant ivory also has many other meanings to different groups of individuals. For example, to some people in Africa ivory may signify ‘livelihood’, to some individuals in China it may relate to ‘tradition’,…

Ganesh is a popular god in the Hindu religion. Ganesh means, “Lord of the Ganas” ganas being a part of Shiva’s divine army. Ganesh is the son of the goddess Parvati and god Shiva. He is believed to bring success and great fortune to his worshippers. The tenth century, Indian sculpture, Ganesh and Siddhi, is…

For my Lab Animal research project I will be discussing the Spiny Dogfish (Squalus Acanthias) and its contribution to our society through biomedical research. This dogfish has large eyes, a pointed snout with spines in front of its two dorsal fins (Bester, 2018). In front of each dorsal fin they have spiky, ungrooved, venomous spines,…

Sharks are known as the dangers of the sea. When people hear about sharks, they relive the bloody, horrific scenes from the 1975 movie, Jaws. Since the 1980s, the number of shark attacks has increased (Huveneers, Whitmarsh, Thiele, Meyer, Fox, & Bradshaw, 2018). Likewise, the media covering these attacks and fatalities has risen as well,…

There have been numerous detestations against the use of animals for research. A number of animal rights activists have in fact waged protests against companies and individuals who make use of laboratory animals to conduct scientific studies and to develop new products like cosmetics, household products and medicines. Those who are against animal testing argue…

What if you were torn away from, you home, your family, and everything that was ever familiar? Would you adapt, or be utterly enveloped in chaos? In the superb novel Call of the Wild by Jack London teaches us, his readers, that anyone or thing can be taken from his surroundings and hurled into a…