Argumentative Essay- Animal Rights in the Bahamas
Autor: Relle Antonette • October 4, 2015 • Essay • 374 Words (2 Pages) • 1,370 Views
Animals are an important part of the world. EXAMPLES GLOBALLY, The darling potcake that receives only the best table scraps after Sunday dinner. HOW BAHAMIANS REGARD ANIMALS..
Like ______, The Commonwealth of The Bahamas has regulations set forth by the government to protect the rights of its citizens when owning animals such as canines.
As shown by The Dog Licensing Act (1942), chapter 378 that outlines the fees that must be paid in order to own and prevent seizure/destruction of a dog. This act, however, does not outline any provisions….
Although Bahamians are fond of all captive and domestic animals for companions and …
Laws regulating the acquisition, treatment and destruction of these four legged companions are negligible.
Many laws and statutes of The Bahamas are antiquated, dating back to 1885. It would be reasonable to deduce that the attitudes of present-day and centuries past are poles apart in reference to animals and their needs.
The maltreatment of animals in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is unethical and should be outlawed. Without the presence of comprehensive laws regarding domestic and captive animals, owners are not legally obligated to a standardized code of conduct.
Discriminatory acts such as speciesism can result in animal cruelty.
What are animals rights?
According to Murray (2006) “The moral or legal entitlements attributed to nonhuman animals, usually because of the complexity of their cognitive, emotional and ocial lives or their capacity to experience physical or emotional pain or pleasure..”
Arguments against animal rights claim that animals are not capable of conscious thought.
According to the Stanford University Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the similar responses to events by humans and other mammals such as “high pitched, fear responses, nursing of injuries and learned avoidance” may be more than just shared mammalian heritage. Advocates of animal consciousness claim that the reaction of many animals of variable sentience to bodily events that humans would report as painful are easily and automatically recognized by most people as pain responses.
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