Let's Think About Animal Rights

By Vic Parker

This book helps children to develop critical thinking and debating skills. It examines the topic of animal rights in a lively and accessible way. Information is presented to help readers deliberate, debate, and decide for themselves. The book looks at animal rights: what the current situation is, how far animal rights should go, and how far should they go in the future. The book covers eating meat, animals in sport, animals in medical testing, and the alternatives we could consider.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Aug 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781484666012

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Let’s Think About: Let’s Think About Animal Rights by Vic Parker

Contents

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Animal Rights: What’s the Issue?

What Are Animal Rights?

Using Animals in Scientific Research

Animals as Food: What Are the Issues?

Using Animals in the Fashion Industry

Using Animals for Sport and Entertainment

The Animal Rights Movement: How Far Is Reasonable?

The Future of Animal Rights

Debate It!

Glossary

Find Out More

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Animal Rights: What’s the Issue?

In ancient times people didn’t have grocery stores and malls. They had to hunt for the clothing and food they needed. Over time they began using animals to help make farming and other work easier. People also began keeping animals as companions and using them in sports and entertainment. But today people have access to equipment and other food and clothing sources. Some people have begun to question whether it is right for humans to use animals in these ways.

Animal welfare

Today many people think it is acceptable to use animals to meet our needs, as long as they are looked after and do not suffer unnecessarily. This viewpoint is known as animal welfare. Many countries have passed animal welfare laws. The laws aim to ensure that animals are given an appropriate environment in which they can display normal behavior patterns, have sufficient food, and are protected from injury and disease.

A Roman mosaic of people standing around 2 roosters. 2 people are holding large branches and ropes. The roosters are fighting.

This Roman mosaic shows cockfighting, a sport that goes back 6,000 years to ancient Persia. Cockfighting is a controversial activity because it makes chickens fight to the death.

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