Care for Animals Flashcards
State 3 bible references on animals.
• Genesis - “I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals.”
God says we have the right to treat animals however we want. However this references stewardship. Control means protection, not abuse.
• Deuteronomy - “don’t ignore it; help him”
Help all creatures; don’t let them suffer.
• Luke - “Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one sparrow is forgotten by God.”
Jesus told us to be kind to the weak and helpless, even the most insignificant.
State 2 arguments for the use of animals in medical research.
- Helps to develop vaccines against diseases such as TB, measles and rubella.
- Helps to develop cancer treatments, organ transplant and open-heart surgery techniques, saving human lives.
State 3 arguments against the use of animals in medical research.
- Animal experiments may be scientifically flawed. Artificially inducing a condition that a healthy animal would normally never contract, and keeping it in a stressful, unnatural environment can’t be compared to a naturally occurring disease in humans.
- Alternative methods, eg. human cell cultures, could be more accurate.
- More expensive than other methods.
State 1 argument for the use of animals in cosmetic testing.
• Testing on animals first lessons the chance of rashes and intolerance to products.
State 3 arguments against the use of animals in cosmetic testing.
- Testing on animals is useless because a product does not give the same results on animal skin as it does on human skin.
- The Bible teaches stewardship - we shouldn’t cause unnecessary pain to animals.
- Cosmetic testing on eyes is unnecessary - it can be determined whether a product is harmful based on the chemistry involved.
State a pro and con to using animals for food.
+ Using animals, eg. chicken, lamb, fish, is acceptable as long as they are treated humanely.
- Some religions kill animals in an inhumane way, eg. Muslims slit their throats to abide to Halal.
State a pro and con to using animals as pets.
+ Dogs and cats make good companions for humans, and can be used to assist blind and deaf people.
- Not everyone cares for their pets. The Animal Welfare Act was made law in 2007 whereby if found guilty of cruelty you can be fined £20,000, jailed for 51 weeks and banned from owning pets.
State a pro and con to using animals for work.
+ Working animals like police dogs and blind dogs have a purpose in helping humans.
- Some people don’t agree with circus animals as they are caged and mistreated. Animals aren’t made to perform.
State a pro and con to using animals for sport.
+ Hunters argue that it is a natural part of a wild animal’s cycle. Traditionally hunting was used by farmers as pest control as too many rabbits or foxes can destroy farmland and kill animals, like badgers carrying TB.
- Hunting kills animals and causes suffering.
What is the Roman Catholic attitude to using animals.
They believe animals are special and should be cared for. On Judgement day, we will be judged according to what we have done or haven’t done.
Define animal activist.
Someone concerned with preventing cruelty to animals, eg. animals used for painful experiments.
Define animal extremist.
A campaigner against the cruel treatment of animals and who believe in taking direct action and even use violence, eg. staging protests at laboratories and releasing animals from captivity.
