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http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/16239.aspx  Benjamin Chapman This article is depicting the ethical issues regarding animal testing.  It states that some people oppose animal testing solely on the reasons for the test, like for instance someone may oppose cosmetic testing on ground that it is unecessary but may agree with animal testing when it comes to medical research.  I think that this perpetuates the idea of "moral schizophrenia," as Francione's describes it.  The article then moves on to say that any research on animals is morally wrong due to the inherent unnatural suffering that it causes on the animal subjected to the research.  The article also bases its arguement on the fact that animal research as a whole may not be providing the researchers with accurate and effective results on the grounds that, “the miserable torture of vivisection places the body in an unnatural state.” -  Edmund O’Meara
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we1-NROdQs8
Jessica Furtado
This is the first part of a documentary about Animal Liberation Front and the extreme tactics that they use and believe to be "effective" in helping animals to obtain rights. Individuals who support ALF believe that breaking the law may be necessary to make a difference. A few people are interviewed and one speaks about how humans separate farm animals from pets, which links to Francione's idea of "moral schizophrenia". The idea behind ALF is risking one's own freedom in order to protect the life of another. It is not an "organization", but a great number of individuals who make the decision to speak out. They are referred to as "the underground railroad" for animals because they do not want to be seen as the faces of animal rights, but want to make a large impact, even if it involves risky behavior. The concept of animal liberation front can be thought to support the utilitarian view of animal rights because people go out and risk their individual freedoms in order to save the lives and alleviate the suffering of mass numbers of animals. It is about the overall happiness and well being of many, and not just of a few.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/20/

supreme-court-overturns-a_n_544307.html

Kevin Bowers
This article is about a animal rights issue that has recently come to the attention of the supreme court. The article is about how the courts recently struck down a ban to allow films with real violence towards animals in them. i feel this raises many ethical questions.  I feel that this article is important, because it show's historically how animals have been depicted in a historical manner,as objects for wanton use.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/06/us/06horses.html?pagewanted=1 Alicia Robillon   This is an article (and corresponding video) that I found in the New York Times about the current, and long-standing, battle between wild horses, animal rights activists, and ranchers in the West. Both human sides of the debate bring forth many ethical questions on whether the ranchers or the horses have “rights” to the land and if the round-up methods are ethical. The ranchers say that they, “need to be managed” and that their livelihoods are at stake if they let them roam free and “ruin” the land. One of the ranchers, Mr. Cattoor, calls Ms. Bolbol and other protesters “fanatics” and do not believe that leaving nature to her own course would be a feasible option. Animal rights activists disagree and believe that it is violating the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act, which protects the wild horse and burro populations. Overall, it is a good and very particular example as to the questions of animal rights and ethics and the many problems it can face for humans, and animals.

http://www.newser.com/story/90245/horrific-

video-lands-farm-worker-in-jail.html  

Christina Petrone  This is an article with video included about an Ohio dairy farm worker who viciously abused cows. He was caught on tape by animal rights activists in the process and was then charged with 12 counts of animal cruelty. Don't watch the video if you are easily sickened! 
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jANRf1Sa-O021Y5g6DMOyAT8rLKAD9ID4G780
Jennifer Hader
National Institutes of Health has decided to cut government costs by moving chimps from a sanctuary to a Medical Research where scientists say they will not be harmed and will benefit the greater could of society through their use in medical research.  Here is where the ethical dilemma comes into play.  Is the well being of humans greater then the life of an animal?  Researchers are saying that it is essential that the animals be used in drug testing so that humans may be given safe drugs that are needed for diseases such as Hepatitis B and C.  The researchers are using the words ethical and imperative to use the chimps in this way as to save a multitude of people.  The move will save taxpayers 2 million dollars.  By using the animals as test subjects, the researchers are arguing that the tax payers will save money, the research company and drug company will make money, and that the human population as a whole will benefit from getting new vaccines.  They are ready to use the chimps well being for the greater good of the community and do not value the chimps in the same light as they do humans. 

 http://www.naturalnews.com/023868_animal_rights_

research_methamphetamines.html

Matt O'Donnell  This article is about a UCLA professor, Edythe London, whose home was firebombed by animal rights activist in February 2008.  The bombing was believed to be done by the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), because London takes part in a primate vivisection program at UCLA.  It mentions that she had recieved a 6 million dollar grant from a tobacco company.  She has admitted in the past that she has gotten primates addicted to cocaine, nicotine, and menthamphetamines.  The ALF stated that they will not stop until the vivisection program at UCLA is terminated.

http://www.aolnews.com/crime/article/british-man-

anthony-parker-jailed-for-microwaving-pet-hamster/19644441


Nick Bouchard

Anthony Parker, an unemployed British construction worker, recently received a a 12 week jail sentence for drunkenly killing his hamster in his microwave. The 29-year old claims that the hamster clearly suffered a painful death, as the hamsters lips and eyes were burnt off. He first said that he had no recollection of what actually happened, but after seeing the hamster one last time he plead guilty. This shows that governments all across the world are stepping up enforcement of animal welfare and rights laws, because no matter how small the animal is, it can clearly still feel pain. However, an act like this can easily go unnoticed and with as many ignorant people out there, many would just throw something as cruel as this by the wayside.


 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2005-07-28-peta-protest_x.htm Jenna David  This article talks about PETA's Fish Empathy Project and the controversy surrounding it. In 2004 PETA launched a campaign against fishing. It targeted all aspects of fishing from sport to what's on the dinner table. Much of the controversy began with a posted billboard that featured a dog being pulled by a hook. The caption reads: "If you wouldn't do this to a dog, why do it to a fish".  People who saw this image were often upset with the comparison between a dog and a fish. I picked this article for a number of reasons. The first is my own ethical dilemma on fishing. I grew up fishing with my father and praticed "catch and release". Was this wrong? For me the question lies here: Do fish feel pain? This article gives reference to studies that have shown that certain fish do have pain receptors. The second reason is that this advertisement shows how PETA draws attention to their causes. The  third has to do with antropomorphism. PETA assumes that a fish's "pain" is equal to that of a dog. I find it difficult to compare a fish to a dog from an anatomical perspective. I'm not sure what to think.
http://tiny.cc/7wxdl  Asma Hussin 

This is an article taken from The New York Times by Dan Frosch. In his piece, he discusses the concern for a number of “retired” aging chimpanzees previously used in medical research. The main controversy is over a previous agreement made regarding the research of these chimps. He says,  “Alamogordo Primate Facility at Holloman Air Force Base have not been research subjects for nearly a decade — part of an agreement between the National Institutes of Health and the military, which prohibits using the animals for biomedical tests on the base. But recently, the health institute decided it wanted to use the chimp colony for medical research again, primarily to help develop the elusive hepatitis C vaccine.”  I don’t think this research is ethical, because although this is an effort for possible human gain, it would come at the misfortune and suffering of the chimpanzee. Still, Harold Watson (the head of the research program) is quoted in the article as saying, “I think people envision pictures of monkeys with electrodes in their heads. This is not what we’re talking about.”  

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/

august-15-2008/animal-testing-ethics/18/  

 Kristina Wiltjer  This video addresses people who are protesting against the animal testing at UCLA. It also talks about how some of these protesters are non violent, but others have been known to place bombs, and calling and leaving threatening voice mails. This video also shows raw frottage of animals being testing in some of the labs, and puts forth the question of whether or not we should test on animals. And if we don’t how would be find and curies for disease such as heart disease, and Alzheimer’s. 

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2991327717241575514#

 

sam erickson  This video is a clip from the “Colbert Report” in which he interviews Peter Singer after the release of his book The Way We Eat.  Singer discusses his views on the topics of eating meat and vegetarianism, as well as the treatment of animals such as chimps.  He also explains his ideas about people be ‘speciesist’ which is his idea that people are bias with the treatment of animals compared to the treatment of humans, basically comparing it to racism and different races treating other races as inferior.  Singer is able to make many interesting points during the interview even with Colbert doing his usual antics, you can see how passionate Singer is about these issues. 
http://www.naturalnews.com/029746_eggs_salmonella.html  Kelley Irving  This article talks about how the change in the way we raise our farm animals directly relates to the spread of diseases like salmonella. When chickens were allowed to roam freely outset and were fed a balanced diet, the presence of salmonella was minimal. Now, however, hens are crammed into super tight spaces. They are starved and see no natural sunlight. These conditions allow them to produce almost four times as many eggs as normal chickens, but it also leaves them vulnerable to disease. These diseases spread quickly thoughout the hens because of their close proximity to one another, and are spread to humans through consumption of the eggs. I thought this article was interesting mostly because the welfare of the chickens, for the chickens' sake, wasn't really mentioned. It was more about how treating the chickens differently would be better for us, rather than better for them. It just goes to show how selfish we are a society and where we place our priorities. 
 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-02-14-animal-tests_N.htm Matthew Flynn  This article discusses how 3 US agencies have signed a "Memorandum of Understanding" to develop and implement new methods that are to replace animal testing.  One of the ideas they suggest is to use human cells that are grown in a lab and injected with chemicals to see how they react, rather than using animals.  Everyone can agree that animal testing is unethical and cruel, but it is seen necessary in the advancement of science and medicine.  So the only way to end animal testing is to offer a suitable replacement.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/

sep/21/zoos-captive-breeding-garry-sheen

Denise Belmonte
This article talks about the ethics of zoos. One zoo owner claims that his animals are safer in his zoo than in the wild, and that he is protecting endangered species.
However, only a small percentage of his animals were classified as threatened, not even endangered. Also, this one zoo was responsible for the death of several deer due to
overpopulation, as well as a wolf who was rejected by his pack.There was also some question as to how the animals were treated, as some were trapped indoors for the majority
of the day, while other animals were wanted dead for using too much of the zoo resources. There is also the question as to the capability of the zoo owners, one who
bought the zoo with literally no experience. In conclusion, while some zoos claim that their animals are happy and well protected, very few actually live up to their claim.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11397239  richard ranlett 

My article is about a possum tossing contest in New Zealand that was conducted at a school and performed by the students. The event was part of fund raising that was being held at the school. The society for the protection of cruelty to animals had received numerous complaints about the possum tossing. A poll in New Zealand stated that 60% of the people found the students to be having “harmless fun”.  I believe that the reason that there was not outrage about this event was because it involved dead possums, but its still disrespectful and inhumane. Just because an animal is not liked doesn’t mean you can do whatever you please with it. New Zealand is sending the wrong message to its youth by holding events such as this, instead they should be holding animal education classes. 

 

http://animalrights.about.com/b/2010/09/20/end-

chickens-as-kaparos.htm

danny bauer

This article talks about the Kaparo ceremony in which a live chicken is swung over the participants head then is slaughtered after words. It happens during Jewish holidays. The chickens head is usually cut off and is sometimes given to the poor to eat. A bag of money is used in some cases rather than a chicken. An alliance formed to stop the cruel use of chickens and supports a bag of money instead. They do not oppose the ceremony but just the use of chickens. This takes on the issue of animal sacrifice and religious freedom and if it is ethical or not. If the chickens were to be eaten by the poor every time than it would be acceptable as long as its meat is put to good use.  But still the treatment of the chickens is inhumane.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y82jTI3BqRM&has_verified=1 Jeffrey Nieves  This video is about the cruelty of veal farms and showed footage from Apple Creek Veal Farm in Ohio.  The conditions under which these calves live are absolutely horrible.  They are taken from their mothers at birth and put in a cage the just size of their body.  The cage is so small that they can't even turn around.  The cages prevent them from walking, playing, and become filled with fecies.  The cows are kept in these cages for the entire duration of their short lives.  The conditions of the farm do not even allow them fresh air to breathe.  PETA and other organizations have made efforts to close veal farms and some states in the country have illegalized veal farming.  The narrator brings up at the end that, though many people are against the inhumane treatment of baby cows at veal farms, large business entities such as costco, market basket, and shaws still cary veal is their stores.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2KEjdcceng
Zachary Conroy
This is a video shot in 1999 depicting trainers abusing elephants at a circus in San Francsciso. The trainers attempt to justify their behavior by saying that they cannot get the elephants to perform in any other way, but they are clearly being sadistic and cruel to the animals. The last third of the video shows animals in tiny cages rocking back and forth helplessly, a sign of mental distress in these animals. I thought that this video was extremely sad. Even though the elephants cannot protest their treatment, they express their mental suffering in a non-verbal way that is no less distressing to watch. Unfortunately the same trainer appears to be still employed by this circus.

http://animalrights.about.com/od/animalsusedforfood/

a/WrongGrassFedBeef.htm

Ben Anderson
This article talks about some of the arguments that are starting to arise about grass fed beef. One of the most common arguments is How much land it requires, to contain all the grass fed cows s estimated at approximately 250 million acres, which ends up being more than 10% of the US. Also large amounts of land are being cleared out of amazon rainforest to make room for even more cattle.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/august-15-2008/animal-testing-ethics/18/

 

http://www.wimdelvoye.be/artfarm.php 

Hali Vik

This video is really neat. It also has a transcript. This video is depicting "both sides" of the animal testing argument. They interview Peter Singer in it as well. It's interesting because they have a spokes person from ALF in there as well. I would be interested in seeing the raw footage of all of the interviews because I think it's kinda obvious where their loyalties are.

 

The second thing I uploaded is a site about an artist who tattoos pigs. Personally, I feel like this is a huge ethical breach. I was wondering what you guys thought about it. Groooossss!

http://bit.ly/cCHrWi 
Theresa James
This article is about a young man who released ferrets from a ferret farm and was labeled an "Animal Enterprise Terrorist".  His heart was in the right place but legally he did commit a crime by releasing the ferrets.  I firmly beleive that he should not have been charged as an animal terrorist by the government. 

Rescued Bolivian Circus Lions Welcomed in U.S.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/17/bolivia-lions-idUSN1625475120110217

Megan Baillie

I am often amazed by what ADI does in defense of animals around the globe.  This was a very recent story I read/watched that puts into perspective how many animals are treated unfairly.  The lions that were rescued were malnourished and unsocialized.  Many of them had been stuck in tiny cages their whole lives and teased by audiences.  Thanks to ADI, they can regain their sense of "pride" and live healthy, more natural lives.  I think the hopeful stories like this one are the ones to be emphasized because there are so many people out there working to make a difference.

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-03-13-pollution-_x.htm

William Crowley 

I found this article to be interesting because it shows how much pollution the United States is gathering from other countries. Mercury is drifting into our country and polluting our rivers and lakes. This is clearly a problem that deals with air pollution laws. This article tells readers the dangers of the different toxins that are floating into America. We are taking in mercury, haze, and dust from many different countries. I believe this article is relevant because we spent a lot of time discussing international law in class. I posted this article because it shows how many countries that we are involved with when it comes to air pollution laws. 

 
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

Comments (2)

hali.vik@... said

at 3:58 pm on Sep 23, 2010

I just wanted to say that the video with Bob Barker about the veal farms was really good... And really sad. :-( I posted that to my facebook and it made a few people think twice about what they consume.

Jessica Furtado said

at 6:53 pm on Sep 27, 2010

I think the article that Jenna posted about PETA's anti-fishing campaign is interesting, especially when it refers to the fact that "PETA is working on kids, too". It shows how PETA operates by using two tactics that are at two totally different ends of the spectrum; the first being shock value and the second being using cartoons and free gear to get the younger generation on board. As opposed to the direct action that people who support ALF promote, PETA takes a less "hands on" approach at working to help animals.

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