ANIMAL RIGHTS

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Animal Rights Welfare
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ANIMAL RIGHTS

• Animals should not be used by humans.

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Animal Welfare

• If man raises or uses animals, then they should
  be humanely treated.
• Given food, water, shelter, health care

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ANIMAL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

• Rights is not the same as welfare!
• Term should not be used as if it means the same
  as animal welfare
• Media often wrongly use the 2 terms
  interchangeably

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ANIMAL RIGHTS Today

• There are over 400 animal rights groups.
• Came into existence in the 1960s and 1970s.
• Initially mainly made up of urban people of whom,
  were vegetarians.

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Beliefs of Most Animal Rights Movement Groups

• Humanize animals to have same rights as humans
  (humans are also animals)
• To use animals for human purposes is morally and
  ethically wrong, reflects a bias that humans are
  superior to animals
• Animals should never be used for food, clothing,
  medical research, and/or product testing.
• Animals should not be used for entertainment
• Believe in ecoterrorism to prevent people from
  using animals if necessary

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Animal Rights is

• To end all human "exploitation" of animals - this
  includes, but is not limited to
• raising and slaughtering of livestock for human
  or animal consumption
• eating meat
• Hunting
• using animals for medical/veterinary research
• Zoos, circuses, rodeos, horseshows, dogshows
• animals performing in TV commercials, shows or
  movies
• guide-dogs for the blind
• police dogs
• search rescue dogs
• and the practice of owning pets

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PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

• Animal Rights Group
• Largest group-- 800,000 members
• Since 1980, it has been dedicated to establishing
  and protecting rights of animals. Against eating,
  wearing, experimenting and using animals for
  entertainment kept as pets
• RADICAL group
• Acts of terrorism
• Controversial campaigns

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PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

• PETA rakes in nearly 30 million each year in
  income, much of it raised from pet owners who
  think their donations actually help animals
• PETA is against the no kill movement and
  euthanizes the majority of animals that are given
  to them
• In 2004, PETA killed 2278 animals while finding
  homes for 368 animals !
• According to government records PETA has killed
  more than 17,000 animals since 1998.

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PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

• "Arson, property destruction, burglary and theft
  are 'acceptable crimes' when used for the animal
  cause."
• - Alex Pacheco, Director, PETA

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ANIMAL LIBERATION FRONT (ALF)

• The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is a name used
  internationally by those who, through the means
  of direct action, oppose the use of animals as
  property or resources through capitalizing on the
  destruction and experimentation of animals
• Includes
• stealing animals from laboratories or fur farms
• destroying facilities involved in animal testing
  and other animal-based industries

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ANIMAL LIBERATION FRONT (ALF)

• ALF is not a group with a membership, but an
  example of a leaderless resistance.
• ALF has been described as a domestic terrorist
  threat in the UK, and in January 2005, it was
  named as a terrorist threat by the United States
  Department of Homeland Security.
• Placing homemade bombs on doorsteps, raiding
  laboratories, destroying facitilies, setting farm
  animals free (to be run over or die without
  proper feed/care), etc

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• ANIMAL WELFARE Organization
• Volunteer run organization
• Educate the public about being a responsible
  animal owner
• making the correct choice of a pet for your needs
  and lifestyle
• having realistic expectations of the behavior and
  level of care of your pet
• finding resources for training to achieve a
  happy, healthy relationship with your pet.
• Educate the public and professionals on the
  difference between animal welfare and animal
  rights.

http//www.ncraoa.com
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So the difference is.

• While Animals Rights Advocates and Groups talk
  about humane care, the bottom line is to work for
  humane care and legislation ONLY until all
  animals can be removed from human use. The reason
  for this is the Animal Rights belief that no
  species on this planet is better than another
  therefore, humans have no right to dominate over,
  use, breed, or eat non-human species.

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Important Dates and Acts of Legislation
associated with animal welfare. 1. 1641 The
bodies of Liberty-- to protect farm animals from
cruel treatment the 1st laws on the books
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2. 1828 1st anticruelty act passed by the New
York legislature. 3. 1866 ASPCA was formed.
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals
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4. 1906 Animal Transportation Act limits
distance traveled without food water 5. 1958
Humane Slaughter Act all animals must be
rendered unconscious before bleeding/sticking
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• 6. 1966- Public Law 89-544 Laboratory Animal
  Welfare Act (AWA) insure the humane care and
  treatment of dogs, cats and certain other animals
  used for research, experimentation, exhibition
  and sale purposes
• Exceptions mice, rats, and birds used in
  research
• 7. 1976 Horse Protection Act - wild horses,
  mustangs can not be slaughtered

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Animal Research

• Animal testing or animal research refers to the
  use of animals in experiments.
• 17-23 million animals are used in the United
  States for research every year. About 95 are
  rats and mice specifically bred for research
• Over 10 times more animals are used by humans for
  other purposes (agriculture, food, hunting, pest
  control) than are used in animal testing
• 1 million animals a day are hit by vehicles.

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Animal Research

• In 2000, about 45 billion was spent in the
  United States for biomedical research.
• By comparison, Americans spent 1.5 billion on
  health care in the year 2000.
• In other words, for every spent on health care,
  three and a half cents were spent on research.
• Scientists are pleased that the small investment
  in animal research yields improved treatments and
  cures that save money. But far more rewarding is
  the knowledge that animal research saves lives.

http//www.fbresearch.org/
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Animal Research

• The earliest references to animal testing are
  found in the writings of the Greeks in the second
  and fourth centuries BC.
• Insulin was first isolated from dogs in 1922,
  and revolutionized the treatment of diabetes

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Animal Research

• "Animal research has played a vital role in
  virtually every major medical advance of the last
  century."
• Foundation for Biomedical Research

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Animal Research

• Most scientists and governments say they agree
  that animal testing should cause as little
  suffering to animals as possible, and that animal
  tests should only be performed where necessary.
• The Three Rs" are guiding principles for the use
  of animals in research in many countries

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Animal Research

• Reduction refers to methods that enable
  researchers to obtain comparable levels of
  information from fewer animals, or to obtain more
  information from the same number of animals.
• Replacement refers to the preferred use of
  non-animal methods over animal methods whenever
  it is possible to achieve the same scientific
  aim.
• Refinement refers to methods that alleviate or
  minimize potential pain, suffering or distress,
  and enhance animal welfare for the animals still
  used.

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Animal Research

• According to the 2000 USDA Annual Report
• 63 of animals experienced slight or momentary
  pain, such as an injection.
• 29 of the research procedures employed
  anesthesia and postoperative painkillers.
• 7 of the procedures, neither anesthesia nor pain
  medication could be used, as they would have
  interfered with research results. However, when
  this is the case, pain is minimized as much as
  possible.

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Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

• Provides guidelines and references for
  establishment and maintenance of effective
  programs and facilities for animal research
• Widely accepted as the primary reference for
  animal care and use

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Responsible Pet Ownership

• What does it take

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• Being a responsible pet owner is much more than
  just providing adequate water, food and shelter
  for your pet. Domestic pets are completely
  dependent on their owners for their welfare.
• Owning a pet is a lifetime commitment. If you
  can't make the commitment, don't get the pet.

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before adopting consider

• Getting a pet should never be an impulse
  decision. Careful research and planning are
  essential.
• ANIMALS ARE NOT DISPOSABLE!
• Animals are thinking, feeling creatures. They
  bond deeply with their families, and they deserve
  the same devotion from you.
• Bringing a pet into your home should be a
  life-long commitment, which can easily be 10-15
  years.

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before adopting consider

• Prepare for costs associated with basic and
  emergency veterinary care, quality food, and
  supplies.

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before adopting consider

• Where you get the animal from? Shelter? Breeder?
  Rescue? Pet store? Puppy Mill?

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before adopting consider

• Educate yourself about pet care before you adopt.
  Responsibilities such as feeding and bathing,
  cleaning up feces, and walking are all part of
  caring for your pet.

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• Take some time to understand dog behavior and
  develop realistic expectations. Many books and
  videos are available on the subject.

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before adopting consider

• Don't be guilty of "dog storage" by leaving your
  dog in the back yard 24 hours/day. Exercise your
  dog daily and make him your companion.

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before adopting consider

• Choose a pet that fits your lifestyle!
• All dogs require daily exercise however, active
  dogs require daily rigorous exercise, such as
  running, or interaction with other dogs. If you
  are not up to the task, choose a dog with a
  calmer, less active temperament.

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before adopting consider

• Consider apartment pet restrictions, space, and
  outside access if you are gone all day.
• Pay attention to allergies.

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before adopting consider

• Spay or neuter your pets. There are too many
  homeless animals without adding to the problem.

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before adopting consider

• Be aware of weather conditions. Leaving your dog
  in the car on a hot day or in the yard without
  shade or water is risking your dog's life.

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before adopting consider

• Pet Proof - Make sure your home is "pet" safe.
  Pesticides, medications, household cleaners and
  some houseplants can be deadly to your pet. Keep
  them out of reach.

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before adopting consider

• Keep identification tag on your pet... it is your
  pets ticket back home.
• Both dogs and cats need ID!! Microchipping is
  good too, but an external tag is essential, it
  could mean the difference of your neighbor
  returning your pet to you or turning him into the
  pound!

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before adopting consider

• Obedience train and socialize your animal.
• Don't let your pets run loose. Dogs should be
  walked leashes. Any outdoor off leash access
  should be secure in a fenced area. An outdoor
  cats average lifespan is 3 years, an indoor cat's
  average lifespan is 14 years.

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before adopting consider

• Provide your pet the proper diet. Obesity can be
  as deadly as malnutrition. Be aware that some
  foods can be deadly, such as chocolate,
  grapes/raisins and fatty foods can cause
  pancreatitis.
• Make sure your pet gets proper amount of
  exercise.

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• Be kind to your pet
• and show it love...
• remember
• you are its world.

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Pet Overpopulation
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Spay/Neuter

• Myths Facts

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Myths

• 1. My pet will get fat and lazy
• FACT The truth is that most pets get fat and
  lazy because their owners feed them too much and
  don't give them enough exercise.
• 2. Its better to have one litter first
• Medical evidence indicates just the opposite. In
  fact, the evidence shows that females spayed
  before their first heat are typically healthier.
  Many veterinarians now sterilize dogs and cats as
  young as eight weeks of age.

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Myths

• 3. My children should experience the miracle of
  birth
• Even if children are able to see a pet give
  birthwhich is unlikely, since it usually occurs
  at night and in seclusionthe lesson they will
  really learn is that animals can be created and
  discarded as it suits adults. Instead, it should
  be explained to children that the real miracle is
  life and that preventing the birth of some pets
  can save the lives of others.

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Myths.

• 4. But my pet is a purebred
• Congratulations - So is at least one out of every
  four pets brought to animal shelters around the
  country. There are just too many dogs and
  catsmixed breed and purebred

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Myths.

• 5. I don't want my male dog or cat to feel like
  less of a male.
• FACT Pets don't have any concept of sexual
  identity or ego. Neutering will not change a
  pet's basic personality. He doesn't suffer any
  kind of emotional reaction or identity crisis
  when neutered.

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Myths.

• 6. Its too expensive to have my pet spayed or
  neutered
• Owning a pet does require spending
• The cost of spaying or neutering depends on the
  sex, size, and age of the pet, your
  veterinarian's fees, and a number of other
  variables.
• But whatever the actual price, spay or neuter
  surgery is a one-time costa relatively small
  cost when compared to all the benefits.
• It's a bargain compared to the cost of having a
  litter and ensuring the health of the mother and
  litter two months of pregnancy and another two
  months until the litter is weaned can add up to
  significant veterinary bills and food costs if
  complications develop.
• Most importantly, it's a very small price to pay
  for the health of your pet and the prevention of
  the births of more unwanted pets.
• There are reduced fee programs available (SPCA)

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Myths.

• 7. Ill find good homes for all the puppies or
  kittens
• You may find homes for all of your pet's litter.
  But each home you find means one less home for
  the dogs and cats in shelters who need good
  homes.
• How do you know that each home will be committed
  to keeping the animal for its entire life A
  Forever Home
• Also, in less than one year's time, each of your
  pet's offspring may have his or her own litter,
  adding even more animals to the population. The
  problem of pet overpopulation is created and
  perpetuated one litter at a time.

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Too many animals, not enough homes

• Every day 10,000 humans are born and 70,000 cats
  and dogs are born
• In order to end the homelessness of cats and
  dogs, each man, woman and child would need to
  adopt 7 animals each

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Pet Overpopulation

• Every year, between 6 and 8 million dogs and cats
  enter U.S. shelters some 4 to 5 million of these
  animals are euthanized because there are not
  enough homes for them.
• Too many companion animals competing for too few
  good homes is the most obvious consequence of
  uncontrolled breeding

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Pet Overpopulation

• Every day in the United States, thousands upon
  thousands of puppies and kittens are born because
  of the uncontrolled breeding of pets.
• Add to that number the offspring of stray and
  abandoned companion animals, and the total
  becomes even more staggering.

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Pet Overpopulation

• Communities are forced to spend millions of
  taxpayer dollars trying to cope with the
  consequences of this surplus of pets. These
  public costs include services such as
  investigating animal cruelty, humanely capturing
  stray animals, sheltering lost and homeless
  animals and the costs associated with euthanizing
  and disposing their bodies.

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The Solution

• Education is an essential part of solving this
  problem. Unless people know the facts about pet
  overpopulation and sterilization, they are
  virtually helpless to do anything about the
  problem.
• Reduced spay/neuter fees play an important role
  as well
• Pet owners can do their part by having their
  companion animals spayed or neutered. This is the
  single most important step you can take.
• Have your pet sterilized so that he or she does
  not contribute to the pet overpopulation problem,
  and adopt your next pet from an animal
  shelter/rescue

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The Solution

• Only by implementing widespread sterilization
  programs, only by spaying and neutering companion
  animals, and increasing education and awareness
  about spaying and neutering.
• In seven years, 1 female cat and her offspring
  can theoretically produce 420,000 cats
• Given these high reproductive rates, carefully
  planned and implemented sterilization programs
  could produce a dramatic reduction in the number
  of unwanted companion animals born.
• In fact, in those towns and cities that have
  implemented such programs, we've already seen the
  number of companion animals who had to be
  euthanized decline by 30 to 60 percent even in
  those communities where human populations have
  been steadily increasing.

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Benefits of Spaying Neutering

• Healthier pets!!! reducing or eliminating the
  risk of mammary gland tumors, ovarian and/or
  uterine cancer, prostate disease, and testicular
  cancer
• Reduce the number of unwanted cats and dogs
• Increase the desire for the pet to stay at home
  and not roam
• Reduce aggressive and territorial behavior
• Increase your bonding time by eliminating the
  mating behavior crying and howling incessantly,
  spraying, attempting to run out the door

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Other issues
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Breed Specific LegislationBreed Bans

• Regulation of your right to own or, in many
  cases, not own a dog based solely on the breed or
  "type of dog, not your responsibility as an
  owner.
• Target all dogs of a certain breed/type. Guilty
  AND Innocent.
• The American Veterinary Medical Association
  opposes breed-specific legislation

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Breed Specific Legislation

• Dog problems are generally problems with owner
  responsibility and are not limited to breeds.
  When breeds are singled out as dangerous or
  vicious, responsibility is removed from the dog
  owner which is where it belongs. Irresponsible
  people are also less likely to follow the law -
  and as a result, everyone has to suffer

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Breed Specific Legislation

• Communities that have instituted such bans often
  find that the irresponsible owners and the
  criminals who use dogs for illegal purposes
  simply switch to another breed.
• Often dogs are mislabeled and destroyed based on
  paranoia and prejudice and also punishes those
  that are good canine citizens

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Alternatives

• Stronger enforcement of existing dangerous dog
  laws.
• If they are not already in place - lobby for
  protection from untrained and unsupervised dogs
  of any breed or mix.
• This is a broad-based effort that protects all
  citizens as any dog can bite and be a nuisance
  when owned by an irresponsible owner.
• Those who would deliberately train a dog to act
  aggressively towards people or other animals, or
  to use dogs in the commission of a felony or
  misdemeanor should face additional penalties.

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Alternatives

• Encourage local animal rescue and welfare
  agencies to provide responsible dog ownership
  seminars and canine safety education.
• Protect the rights of all citizens with nuisance
  ordinances such as anti-barking, pooper scooper
  regulations and leash laws.
• www.animallaw.info
• www.pbrc.net/breedspecific.html

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Vegetarian vs. Vegan

• Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming
  the flesh of any animal
• Veganism excludes all animal products from diet
  and in some definitions from attire also, whether
  or not the production of clothing or items has
  involved the actual death of an animal (dairy,
  eggs, honey, wool, silk, down feathers, etc.)

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variety of different practices of vegetarianism
Foods in the main vegetarian diets
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Current issues 1. Do animals have rights? 2.
Should animals be used for food? 3. Should
animals be used for experimentation? 4. Should
hunting and trapping of animals be allowed? 5.
Should animals be used in a classroom? 6. Should
animals be kept as pets?
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YOUR OPINION COUNTS!

• Pick one of the questions/current issues and
  write a 1 page explanation of your opinion.
  Provide examples to back up your beliefs.
• Written in your own words.