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Zoos and Aquariums

 I have always enjoyed visiting zoos and aquariums since I was a kid and I think that zoos and aquariums are the best places for educating people about animals and supporting their conservation to prevent their habitats in the wild from being destroyed and from the animals themselves from going extinct. For example: in 1985 California condor populations had declined so much that there were only nine left in the wild, so in response several animal protection agencies and zoos participated in a massive recovery effort for the condors where they bred condors and when the birds were old enough were released into the wild, and as of today the population of wild condors has risen up to 400 (Hoschton Animal Hospital, 2022). The Association of Zoos and Aquariums says that every year in the United States about 181 million people visit zoos and aquariums (Fouts, 2018). A critical role these places have is to connect people to nature and the species that live in nature, this is because if peo...
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Hunting of Animals

 I think that hunting animals is unnecessary and should not be practiced anymore for the benefit of the animals involved. Hunting animals has been done since humans first came to earth and was a means for people in the prehistoric times to survive, but today hunting is now mostly done for sport and is not good for the animals involved hunting trips (In Defense of Animals, n.d). Examples of the death toll numbers of animals that are killed from being hunted by people include about 6 million deer, 14 million ducks, 28 million quails, and 42 million mourning doves annually in the United States (In Defense of Animals, n.d). In the late 19th century hunting and habitat destruction drove species almost to extinction, so in response people tries to get hunting regulations passed to prevent overhunting and species from going extinct (Moore, 2021). By the 20th century laws were passed to insure protection of the wildlife in the long-term (Moore, 2021).  In conclusion I think that hunti...
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Animal Rights

 Animal rights are principles that say that animals should be able to live life freely without being subjected by the desires of humans (The Humane League, 2022). These principles argue that animals deserve respect and are intelligent beings that should be treated well by people (The Humane League, 2022). I think that animal rights are basically based on the same principles as human rights, and that animals do deserve better regulations on the rights of animals.  These perceptions say that animals have a purpose outside of being used by people (World Animal Protection, 2023). some examples of animal rights include not using animals for food, not hunting animals, and having the habitats of animals protected to allow animals to live the way they choose (The Humane League, 2022). In conclusion I think that the rights of animals needs to be considered more and that people should allow animals to have more of those rights.  The Humane League. (2022, July 8).  Animal Right...
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Animal Welfare

 Animal welfare is the state of well being for animals, to make sure they have this state of well-being animal welfare regulations are put in place to minimize animal suffering and bring concerns about the quality of their lives (World Animal Protection, 2023). People have mixed opinions as to what the definition of animal welfare is and if it concerns the animals physical health or mental health or both at the same time (Hewson, 2003).  I think that animal welfare concerns all the physical and mental aspects of their well-being as if people tried to meet the aspects of both then the animals would likely have better welfare. another view of welfare for animals is based on animals being able to express behaviors that they would normally show in the wild and that animals may have the best welfare if they are able to show the natural behaviors they would normally exhibit in the wild (Hewson, 2003). In conclusion I think that animal welfare is a very important component of animals...
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Animals in Science

 I think that using animals in science is a mixed topic as it has helped in finding out if cures and medicinesare safe for people to use or not and making sure they work which is not always a very concerte way of finding out stuff like that in my opinion as some things may work in humans but not in animals or vise versa. The main reason why animals are used in science in the first place is because animals are biologically simialar to people and are also likely to get the same dieseases that people could get as well (American Physiological Society, n.d). Because there are genetic alteration technologies avalible it has led to an increase in using genetically altered animals (NC3Rs, n.d).  Scientists will use animals if it is unethical to test people and there are no other alternetives (American Physiological Society, n.d). The environment the animals are kept is is very important, there are many guidelines set in place to be met for a specific type of species used in a laborato...
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Animals in Agriculture

Animals have been used for agriculture for a very long time and they have been used in agriculture for working the farmland and providing fertilizer for crops. They have also been used for meat and dairy for food production. 40% of global land is used for raising livestock (Heggie, 2019). The plant diet of livestock is about 86% of grass and leaves (Heggie, 2019). According to National Geographic, the average American eats about up to 222 pounds of meat every year (Heggie, 2019).  Most degradation of the environment is occurring because of animal agriculture (Conzachi, 2024). 65% of the nitrous oxide in the world is produced from animal agriculture, and uses up to 70% of land for animal agriculture (Conzachi, 2024). in conclusion, I think that the use of animals in agriculture is not a very conducive main source of food for the main food supply of the planet and plants are more productive to use in agriculture than animals. Heggie, J. (2019, March 18).  The future of livestock...
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Companion Animals & Sheltering

 I think that we kind of have taking compainion animals for granted and that many compainion animals have become stray animals likely due to people not wanting them anymore so they dump their pets out on the street so that the people don't have to bare the costs of keeping pets when they find out they can't afford to keep their pet anymore. For example in Massacuthess a big housing crisis had impacted animals such as horses and dogs as bigger animals cost more and have more restrictions then animals like cats (Gibson, 2024).  In New York City the city's biggest animal shelter has had to contend with 3,200 dogs that were abanndoned which from 2022 was up 41% (Gibson, 2024). In competitive housing markets stricter rules that ban or limit pets have been made by landlords, these rules have effected mostly both large dogs and certian breeds of dogs (Gibson, 2024). In the United States and Canada about 40% to 50% of animals in shelters get euthanized, and most of these animals ar...
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