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ANIMAL RIGHTS & ANIMAL WELFARE - Coggle Diagram
ANIMAL RIGHTS & ANIMAL WELFARE
What It is?
Animal Rights
The theory that accepts that animals have benefits
Allows these benefits to be exchanged as long as there is some human benefit that is thought to justify such sacrifice
Animal Welfare
Animals, like humans, have interests that cannot be sacrificed or traded away just because it might benefit others.
They are not ours to use for food, clothing, entertainment, or experimentation.
The Goals
Place animals “beyond use” of human beings
Putting an end to exploitative industries and practices including laboratory testing, whaling, and puppy mills.
Advocate for veganism
Create justice for all creatures
When Did The Movement Begin?
The concept of animal rights dates back thousands of years in Eastern religions
In Europe and North America, there were many precursors of today's animal rights movement.
The first animal cruelty law was passed in 1635.
In 1822, Richard Martin, known as "Humanity Dick", passed the Martin Act to prevent cruelty to livestock.
Martin went on to become one of the founding members of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the world's first animal welfare charity, in 1824.
Why Are This Movement Important?
Animals are increasingly understood as suffering from psychological, emotional, and physical pain
Animals in zoos frequently display stereotypic behaviors, which signify underlying psychological distress and are unseen in wild populations
The more that is learned about the myriad ways our behavior, lifestyles and attitudes negatively impact animals, the greater our moral obligation towards them becomes.
Besides the fact that animals can suffer, the sheer scale of animal exploitation is another reason animal rights are urgently needed.
It is estimated that roughly 200 million animals are killed for human consumption every day
The U.S. is also responsible for the rise of industrial animal agriculture, in which animals are forced to endure lifetimes of heartbreaking abuse.
Facts
In the U.S., every circus that uses animals has been cited by the Animal Welfare Act for violations.
The California Orca Protection Act prohibits keeping orcas captive throughout the state. In Canada, a nationwide ban on cetacean captivity was also passed.
Joaquin Phoenix used his speech at the Oscars to talk about animal rights.