Animal Rights

Animal Rights

The discussion about whether animals should be used for the benefit of human beings is a controversial one. There are many people on both sides of the arguments. They have very strong feelings about the matter.

Humans from time immemorial have used animals. People use them for different purposes such as food, means of transport, guard, means of transaction and other causes. Animals, in fact, have been an integral part of human civilization. But often we do not remember that they are also living beings and have feelings like us. The y can get hurt due do out ill treatment and we have a responsibility to look after their well-being. For example, animals have been recently used in different experiments in the laboratories. Such experiments are sometimes very painful. They have many side effects. But, these experiments save the human kind from a lot of troubles and sufferings. If the animals are not used for such purpose, thread experiments will have to be conducted on humans.

On the other hand, people who oppose using animals for the benefit of humans show some cogent reasons. One of points of opposition is the use of animals as meat for food. From the prehistoric ages, men are using animals as meat. They make an essential fart of human food. It is like the act of beasts. In wilderness, one animal eats another for food. Moreover, we can easily avoid eating meat. There are a lit of people on earth who are herbivorous, that is, vegetarian. This does not put any negative influence on their healthy and sound living. If we try, we can save animals from being killed for our food. We can also avoid using animals in laboratories. Scientific research and methodology have improved greatly over the years. Now, with the help of tissue culture and genetic engineering most experiments can be carried out without using animals. We can also find that using animals as transport and for cultivation has already become obsolete in most of the countries and can easily be replaced with vehicles and machines where such practices still exist.

In fine, I consider the use of animals for human cause at the expense of suffering for animals should be avoided where possible, but animals should be used for the greater benefit of human beings in unavoidable circumstances.