Be Insightful

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Introduction

The planet we roam, Earth, consists of a number of living things; these living things belong to different species or categories. These animals have also been divided on the basis of vertebrates and non-vertebrates. No matter what the basis of classification is, every specie, animal or insect contributes something to the ecosystem and adds value to it. There are a number of ways in which it has adapted itself for this purpose. The animals, insects, mammals and the reptiles that have been created prove to be beneficial for the ecosystem in one way or another. But sadly, we humans as the most superior beings of all, fail to realize the importance of these animals for our home planet, Earth.

“Animals rights” is a very interesting and hot topic in the current times. Nowadays, animals don’t have their rights at all, in a number of countries and in other countries they do have rights but only to some extent. The following essay will look into the details that what is exactly meant by the term “Animal Rights” and how these rights can be ensured.

Discussion

The term “Animal Rights” refers to the thinking and the mindset that animals are living things just like humans and they should be given almost the same right just like human beings (Regan). This terminology or school of thought is not new, in fact, it has been in rounds for a very long time but the movements and struggles to provide animals their due rights have become stronger in the past few decades. These struggles and efforts are completely justified as the cases of brutality and cruelty against the animals have also increased in the past years.

In my opinion animals should be allowed to live freely. They should not be put on display as if the roles are switched, we as humans would also not like to be in such an awkward position. What else do we waste our tech on? I am sure this way the animals will stop going extinct and we are the main reason for their extinction. And yes, animals do have friends, after all they are living creatures even though they might communicate, eat or live in more versatile ways than us (Rowlands). Should a cat or dog be kept inside the house when they are supposed to be free-roaming animals? Especially cats. Humans should let the animals roam freely, as they like to do in their natural habitat or environment, This is how the animals or an animal should be treated, instead of being caged, displayed in a zoo or a circus or being cut and served in a plate

Human have been treating animals very poorly since a very long time, without realizing that the poor souls have feelings and emotions as well. They are living beings and feel pain just like us. The worst part is that they are killed for the purpose of food and clothing. Animal fur and skin is used extensively in the production of clothes, even by high-end brands and these clothes are sold at very expensive rates.

The animals kept in zoos are usually neutered or spayed so what do you mean by “saving them from extinction? Unless we’re psychopaths, we can’t treat those who are like us as though their lives don’t mean anything. So, we re-define their relationship with us and deny that they are anything like us. We transform them into our heads to allow us to treat them in ways we would otherwise find impossible. If we as a species were less in thrall to psychopaths in high places, we would be quite different in our relationships with other humans and to non-humans. If we want to survive as a species, we’d better figure out how to get there quickly, because there are a lot of very smart, thoughtful people who reckon we’ve got maybe 100 years till pan-extinction.

In my personal opinion, Animals should have the same rights as a human because today in many counties people can kill an animal or torture it without big consequences. So, every country should add some points to their set of laws that will describe animal rights. Also animals may be held in various awkward and even painful conditions, for example in different circuses, cages, congested places and so on (Regan). They can live in enclosed area without access to nature with bad food and it will definitely affect the health of the poor animal. It is high time that people develop animal rights because nowadays they are on a very primitive level. We, humans, are animals too, but we have to ignore that inconvenient fact if we want to go on treating our non-human relatives as “things”.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, it can be concluded that unlike popular belief, animals are living things and have almost the same rights as us, human beings. Sadly, we humans have become blind to our responsibilities towards nature and taken it for granted. We only take nature as a source to be exploited. There is big need that humans start accepting responsibility for their actions and think of repairing the damage that has been done by them. Humans should start thinking selflessly and consider the other living being sharing the planet with them as living things as well. They have the same rights and feelings as well, just like we do. They feel pain and have a right to live just like humans. The sooner humans realize this, the better.

Works Cited

Regan, Tom. "The case for animal rights." Animal Rights. Routledge, 2017. 17-30.

Regan, Tom. The case for animal rights. Univ of California Press, 2004.

Rowlands, Mark. Animal rights: Moral theory and practice. Springer, 2016.