Animal Rights

Question 1

Sanctity of life

Answer 1

Life is sacred because it is God given

Question 2

Factory farming

Answer 2

Animals are used for consumption but kept indoors in very small spaces

Question 3

Free-range farming

Answer 3

Farming that allows the animals to roam free and behave naturally

Question 4

Fur trade

Answer 4

The business of farming or hunting animals for their fur to be made into clothing

Question 5

Ivory trade

Answer 5

The sale of ivory from elephant tusks, often legal

Question 6

Genetic modification

Answer 6

Plants or animals that have had their natural DNA altered by scientists

Question 7

Vivisection

Answer 7

The practise of testing products on animals

Question 8

How are animals and humans different?

Answer 8

Humans are more intelligent and can create and design. Humans can think about their actions before doing them. Animals behave according to instincts and don’t have the free will or intelligence.

Question 9

What are animals rights?

Answer 9

Animals are entitled to live according to their own nature and not to be harmed, exploited or abused

Question 10

The law in the uk?

Answer 10

1) can not cruelly treat or neglect animals
2) can not keep certain animals as pets including dangerous dogs and rare birds
3) can not fox hunt or dog fight
4) can not experiment for cosmetic purposes
5) animal transport is heavily controlled
6) slaughterhouses have strict regulations

Question 11

Talk about the RSPCA

Answer 11

Founded by a Christian in 1824 (it was the worlds first animal welfare organisation)
They want the world to respect and live in harmony with all animals
They rescue animals and release them into the wild when they have recovered
re home animals and take people to court for abusing animals
Campaign for better rights

Question 12

Positives of animals testing

Answer 12

Positives- all drugs and medicines have been tested on animals
It ensures humans are safe as animals have lower value so it’s better for them to be tested
Cosmetic testing is now illegal

Question 13

Negatives of animal testing

Answer 13

Animals are different to humans therefore there is no way of knowing if it is safe for humans- eg. Thalidomide

Question 14

Animal rights

Answer 14

The idea that animals are entitled to live according to their own nature and not to be harmed, exploited or abused. This is a moral decision enforced by law

Question 15

Positives of factory farming

Answer 15

Cheapest way of producing food, good way of providing food for a growing population and allowing everyone to afford to eat well

Question 16

Negatives of factory farming

Answer 16

Requires a lot of antibiotics which may affect the food being produced- antibiotics in meat can pass into humans and make us more resistant to antibiotics.
The animals natural behaviour is severely restricted- can’t walk around etc

Question 17

Positives of vegetarianism

Answer 17

1) Animal welfare reasons eg. People do not want to harm animals/ do not like the way meat is produced etc.
2) Your religion expects you to be veggie eg. Hinduism
3) you can feed a lot more people if everyone was veggie- would help poverty and starvation

Question 18

Negatives of vegetarianism

Answer 18

1) health benefits of meat- good source of protein, vitamins, iron! Better to diet and be a meat eater as low fat protein keeps you feeling full.
2) genetically and teeth wise humans are designed to be meat eaters.

Question 19

Positives and negatives of transport and slaughter of animals

Answer 19

P: people need to eat!
N: needs to be done in a humane way, causing the animal least stress

Question 20

Positives and negatives of zoos

Answer 20

P: breeding programs help to save rare species from extinction eg. Port lympne and howletts is home to the largest breeding programme for the endangered black rhino
N: they do not provide a suitable environment for the animals- cages too small, can’t use natural instincts etc

Question 21

Positives and negatives of extinction of animals

Answer 21

P: don’t worry if animals go extinct- it’s natural! Survival of the fittest
N: if we lose animals we are upsetting the natural food chain and having an impact on something else in nature. Making people lose their awe and wonder

Question 22

Positives of hunting (for sport or for food)

Answer 22

For food- in some parts of the world hunting is still necessary to survive

For sport- farmers like it as it removes pests from the countryside- like foxes which attack livestock.
It provides jobs in rural areas

Question 23

Negatives of hunting (for sport or for food)

Answer 23

Food- not necessary in the UK

Sport- cruel and unnecessary. UK law banned hunting a wild animal with dogs in 2004

Question 24

Positives and negatives of animals in sport

Answer 24

P: it’s natural- horses race each other in the wild so it’s not that different

N: once the animal has outlived its racing life it is often put down eg. Greyhounds.
The use of whips in horse racing is cruel

Question 25

Positives and negatives of genetic modification and cloning

Answer 25

P: scientists can develop medicines and even organs that can help humans to live eg. A pig kidney could be changed to help with humans

N: humans should not be messing with nature- we might be creating mutant animals- only God can create

Question 26

Positives and negatives of the fur and ivory trade

Answer 26

P: people are able to make a living out of producing and selling fur
If the animal has been killed for meat then why waste the rest of it

N: animals are cruelly treated before they are killed- and kept in small individual cages (not natural)

Question 27

Christian key beliefs on animal rights

Answer 27

Only humans were created in the image of God and so are more important than animals. However humans are stewards so can use animals but still must care and respect them

Question 28

Christian teaching

Answer 28

Fill the earth and rule over it (steward of dominate)?

Question 29

Hindu beliefs

Answer 29

Karma- your actions effect what you are reborn as

Question 30

Islam beliefs

Answer 30

‘If you kill anything bigger than a sparrow without just cause, Allan will hold you accountable’. What is a good enough reason?