The Annual Yulin Dog Meat Eating Festival - 1018 Words

Exploratory Essay The annual Yulin Dog Meat Eating Festival in Yulin, China has been a popular topic of discussion for Animal Rights Activists in the last few months. This festival consists of thousands of dogs ... be[ing] butchered, beaten to death, skinned alive and eaten, every June, a tradition that has happened for many years ( STOP THE YULIN, 2014). This petition on Change.org has raised over 4,355,743 signatures as of today, even though the festival for this year has already occurred. This type of support is monumental, but what about the animals that are tested on in United States labs every year? The topic of animal experimentation has been around for much longer than this recent topic and yet, it is still an issue. Efforts should be used to find out the exact process of animal experimentation along with the reasons, results and alternatives to the experiments. Even though there are many books and articles about animal experimentation, the actual process of it seems to be elusive. Many articles either defend or protest against the topic, but few articles actually delve into the actual happenings of the experimentation. A book by William I. Gay and James E. Heavner explains how animal selection for the experiments are chosen. Species characteristics [such as] size, temperament, anatomy, and physiology should be evaluated. For example, rabbits have insufficient blood volume to permit most..[experiments], while the blood of dogs may be too thick forShow MoreRelatedAll Animals Are Equal By Peter Singer1915 Words   |  8 Pagesjustifiable. Utilitarians believe that humans should do what maximizes pleasure and minimizes pain, so while the cows may have an immediate interest in avoiding suffering, they have lived a happy life and have no concept of death, so painlessly killing and eating them would not be morally wrong. Sentientist Kantians would also believe that there is nothing wrong with killing the cows for food because Kantians believe that, given that there was no cruelty involved with raising and killing the cows, the cows