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Animal Rights
Slaughter of the Innocent
This is a paper on the article 'Slaughter of the Innocent'. There are two references used for this paper.
Ethical and animal rights issues raised by experimentation are important to many people today. It is interesting to look at the article 'Slaughter of the Innocent' and compare it with the principles of Buddhism.
Vivisection
Vivisection is the "term now used to apply to all types of experiments on living animals, whether or not cutting is done. Broadly, it is any form of animal experimentation, especially if considered to cause distress to the subject. The term also applies to experiments done with the administration of noxious substances, burns, electric or traumatic shocks, drawn-out deprivations of food and drink, and psychological tortures leading to mental imbalance (Ruesch)."
Many scientists torture thousands of animals every day under the pretense of medical research. They assert that through this torture, cures can be found for many diseases currently...
History has shown that drugs which cured animals of certain diseases or ailments have had disastrous effects on humans.
The ancient Egyptians realized the inhumanity of testing substances on animals. Researchers as far back as Charles Bell, who lived during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, criticized others for using animals in experimentations. Bell stated "vivisection is not just inhuman and unscientific, but it is unscientific because it is inhuman. He declared that vivisection could only be practiced by callous individuals, who couldn't be expected to penetrate the mysteries of life. Such individuals lack real intelligence - sensibility being a component, and certainly not the least, of human intelligence (Ruesch)."
Differences in Species
Experimentation on animals has been proven to…
Works Cited
Ruesch, Hans. Slaughter of the Innocent. Matters of Ethics, Philosophy and Religion, Chapter 11.
Pp. 626-637.
Unknown. "Buddha-nature" and "The Way of Purification." The Buddha.
Baby Seal Slaughter in Canada: Canadian fishermen usually club hundreds of thousands of baby harp seals to death in front of their mothers every year. This event has developed into a yearly spectacle with the media and animal protection groups trying to cover the slaughter from helicopters or ships. These attempts are due to the fact that both the Canadian government and the sealers try to prevent access to the baby
Captain Preston's Actions At Boston Massacre When it comes to American history, one of the most commonly cited periods that is focus on is the run up to the American Revolution and the aftermath once the United States was founded and the war was won. One of the specific events within that period that is commonly focused on is the Boston Massacre, which happened in 1870. There are a few names
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