Animals In Our Society

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Animals In Our Society
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Animals In Our Society

• Look around!
• Can you spot any animal products?
• Prepare your list!

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Animals In Our Society

• What would life be like without these products?

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Animals In Our Society

• Should animals continue to be our major food
  source?

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Animal Rights

• Animal rights takes the position that it is
  ethically and morally wrong to use animals for
  human purposes.
• It is the belief of Animal Rightists that animals
  should not be used for food, clothing, recreation
  and research.
• They believe animals should have the same rights
  as humans and that humans should care for and
  protect animals.

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Animal Welfare

• Animal welfare is the belief all animals should
  be treated in a humane manner.
• People in favor of animal welfare believe that
  animals can be used for food and for research
  when no other alternatives exist.
• They further believe animals should be properly
  cared for by providing adequate housing,
  nutrition, disease prevention, and humane
  treatment and handling.

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Animal Welfare Timeline

• 1641 The Body of Liberties legal code passed
  by the Massachusetts Bay Colony
• 1828 First anti-cruelty law passed by New York
  legislature
• 1866 American Society for the Prevention of
  Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was formed
• 1867 Henry Bergh drafted An Act for More
  Effectual Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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Animal Welfare Timeline

• 1906 The Animal Transportation Act was passed
• 1958 The Humane Slaughter Act was passed
• 1964 Ruth Harrison wrote Animal Machines The
  New Factory Farming Industry
• 1966 Laboratory Animal Welfare Act (AWA)
  passed
• 1970 AWA was amended

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Animal Welfare Timeline

• 1970 The Horse Protection Act passed
• Early 1970s modern animal rights movement
  began
• 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act was passed
• 1973 Endangered Species Act was passed
• 1975 Peter Singer writes animal Liberation

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Animal Welfare Timeline

• 1976 Horse Protection Act was amended
• 1985 Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals
  Act was passed
• 1986 Animal Liberation Front (ALF) destroys
  labs at Oregon State University
• 1989 The Farm Animal and Research Facilities
  Protection Act was introduced

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Animal Welfare Timeline

• 1990 Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade
  Act was passed
• 1990 March for the Animals in Washington D.C.
• 1992 The Animal Enterprise Protection Act was
  passed
• 1999 Federal Law Enforcement Animal Protection
  Act was passed

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Animal Welfare Timeline

• 2002 AWA amended
• 2002 Animal Fighting Enforcement Act
  introduced
• 2002 Captive Wildlife Safety Act introduced
• 2002 2006 Additional welfare legislation?

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