Animal Rights Issues
Industrial-scale farming that confines animals in crowded, unnatural conditions.
What is factory farming?
Belief that humans should avoid all animal products to prevent harm
What is veganism?
Laws that stop people from hurting animals are called this
What are animal-cruelty laws?
This primatologist revolutionized the study of chimpanzees by observing them using tools in the wild, proving that humans are not the only species to do so
Who is Jane Goodall?
This small mammal is the most frequently used in laboratory experiments due to its size and breeding ease
What is a mouse?
The illegal buying, selling, or transporting of animals or animal parts (often involving endangered species)
What is Animal Trafficking?
Belief that humans should protect animals in the wild to prevent extinction
What is conservation?
The first state to ban puppy mills. (hint: West Coast)
What is California?
(Illegal puppy mills still operate in California, primarily underground and through sophisticated schemes designed to bypass the state's stringent animal protection laws)
Founded in 1980, this organization campaigns against animal cruelty and is known for its bold, controversial publicity stunts (once staged a fake McDonald’s protest using actors dressed as cows to draw attention to fast-food animal cruelty)
What is PETA?
Worldwide, this is the most common species farmed for meat, with over 70 billion raised annually
What is a chicken?
Performing experiments or surgeries on live animals for scientific or medical research.
What is Animal Testing?
Philosophical belief that all living beings have inherent value, not just humans
What is Biocentrism?
Animal rights as a formal movement began in this century, with laws protecting animals from cruelty first being passed in England
What is the 19th century?
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This country has the highest number of registered animal cruelty cases per year, according to recent reports
What is the United States?
The removal or consumption of wild animals and plants from their natural habitats for human benefit, often causing suffering and ecological harm
What is Wildlife exploitation?
The ethical theory that suggests we should act to reduce overall suffering, including the suffering of animals
What is utilitarianism?
This 1975 book is considered a foundational text for the modern animal rights movement
What is Animal Liberation?
This U.S.-based group focuses on shelter animals, rescues, and public education about animal welfare
What is the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)?
This painful procedure, often done to piglets on factory farms, involves removing part of their tails to prevent biting
What is tail docking?
Raising and killing animals like minks or foxes purely for fur
What is fur farming?
The idea that humans are morally superior to animals simply because they are human
What is speciesism?
Long before modern animal rights, this ancient philosopher argued that humans have a moral duty not to harm animals and created the first form of vegetarianism
Who is Pythagoras?
(c. 570 BCE to c. 495 BCE) (also a mathematician)
This British philosopher argued in his book that we should consider the interests of all sentient beings, not just humans, laying the foundation for animal rights movements
Who is Peter Singer?
These animals are often subjected to “live plucking” for their feathers, primarily used in pillows and comforters
What are geese?