The Fight For Animal Rights

The way animals are treated in modern day societylegs will break from the strain. These animals are
is appalling. American has seemed to have lost all itsbeaten severely by the workers in the warehouses
respect for human nature. We take the animals forwhere they are kept.
granted and treat them horrible while doing so.The methods by which these animals are
Animals dying for human use are one issue that a lotexterminated is extremely inhumane. It is
of animal rights activists have a problem with, butunderstandable that putting each to sleep using drugs
what other people don't realize is that if the animalswould be too expensive, but the methods used are
were treated nicer and appreciated more activistsfar from considerate. Pigs and Chickens get it the
wouldn't be so upset. An entire cow dies for everyworst. They are hung by there feet on conveyor
pair of leather motorcycle chaps and another one forbelts first. Hanging from their feet upside-down
a matching leather motorcycle vest. In reality, thosecauses ankles and knees to break and become
cows could have been used for leather, food, anddislocated. Pigs are sent through a process that slits
much more but instead 3/4 of their bodies havetheir throats, which is meant to kill them but rarely
gone to waste.does. They are then sent through a fire pit to burn
The biggest problem with the animal industry is theof the excess hair. Of course remember most of the
way animals in America are treated. They are seenpigs are still alive, so they are being burned alive. It is
as product, an income, not as a living creature. Mostalso not uncommon for this to not fully kill all the pigs.
Americans wouldn't stand for a dog or cat to beThe process gets more gruesome from here, so I
treated the way cows, pigs, chickens and sheep are.won't continue, but it is easy to see that this process
Almost all of the meat people in America consumeis more complicated and inhumane than necessary.
comes from two or three major meatThis is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to
manufacturers. This monopoly is what causes theanimal cruelty, but it is a subject that needs to be
problem. Giant mean companies are usually the onesdiscussed. Meat-lovers and vegetarians alike can work
to blame for animal cruelty, because they want totogether to improve the conditions for animals used
run their slaughter business quickly and cheaply.for food and clothing. It may seem like an odd pair,
Animals are given hormones so that they can be asbut truly it isn't. The issue isn't whether you believe in
big as possible, but are kept in cages almost theireating meat or not, but if you believe in treating
entire lives. This causes their bones to be extremelyanimals like living, breathing creatures.
weak, and often since they are so fat there bones