For The Love Of Animals <3

In my book For The Love of Animals: The Rise To The Animal Protection Movement is about how the movement to animals treatment in England started. They used to beat and use the animals for brutal entertainment like killings and matches. It focuses on many many research and cases on which how animals used to be treated. Like for example in one case they used to teach elephants how to dance by putting hot irons underneath their feet .so it could look like they were doing a type tap dance on the floor. Things like this influences the people of England to not care about the animals and use the same tactics as the people abusing their animals. Abusing and neglect was a everyday thing for the poor animals.

One case that was in 1739 that a french inventor designed a machine duck that dis everything that a duck could do except for conceiving more ducks. Soon the people where confused on the real ducks and the machine ducks. They called them beast machines die to the confusion if they were just a piece of machinery or a monster made out of skin and blood. People believed that they did not have a soul, wisdom, life or reason.

Soon after a Renaissance writer name Michel de Montaigne write about the relationship and closeness that animals have to humans. The duchess did not agree with his opinion and denied everything that he said but Montaigne argued that a simple time playing with his cat he saw how it interacted and knew that he was playing around. He observed many animals around him and saw how they showed different types of emotions. One of his observations stated that dogs and parrots could be trained to act like humans the most . They used body language to communicate their emotions and passions and they were made out of the same cells that we are.

Senior Project #2

For my senior project so far I have completed my interview but I have not gotten able to get my contract sign due to my mentor not having time to sign it. I should have had it the day I was supposed to turn it in but unfortunately I forgot to tell my mentor about the contract. This week hopefully he will be able to meet with me so we can get that done and turn it into Mr. Gilbert. Other then the mentor contract I am on track with my schedule for my project.

This week I will be going into the pet shelter so I can sign up to volunteer and hopefully be able to work with the animals instead of just walking them for an hour or two. I want to be able to care for the animals like give them activities and also have human contact even if they are in the shelter. Another place I want to help to volunteer would be at Petco where I help the animals find a home for them so they can live a better home for them instead of living in a cage or box.

 I have also started on my research paper by looking up information about my subject and my mentor has given me a more of an insight of animal treatments and how they are seen by the law. I am also going to make an appointment with my mentor to learn about the body language of K9’s and how to properly react to them. On that stand I can compare and contrast humans with animals at this point. Hopefully during this week or next week I intend to go to the public library and search books on the animal protective movement and how it advanced during the centuries.

Something that I would like to do on my own for my project will be to have my friends and family to donate food to animal shelters. For this we can have people donate coupons for stores and go out and get them or just a simple donate at a store when people shop. Another idea I have would be to have the experience with not just household pets but also exotic animals and out of the ordinary. For example her in Napa they rescue birds or deer and with that I can have a view point of different reactions to their lifestyle.

A Change Of Heart About Animals Responce

Dear Rifkin,

            I have read your article “A Change of Heart about Animals” and I think that you make very good points. Many people believe that animals are objects and not creatures that feel emotions and are alert of their surrounds. I also have a strong belief that animals are much like humans in many ways. All animals might not have all the abilities as humans but they do acquire some. Everyday people mistreat animals and don’t pay attention to them as they should start recognizing their abilities.

            As your subtitle states, “many of our fellow creatures are more like us than we have ever imagined,” I believe the same. In your article it shows some examples on how different types of animals have certain human qualities. For example in the study of with pig funded by McDonalds at Purdue University, they found that if pigs are isolated they become depressed. The key word would be depressed. Depression is a loaded word that humans used in many situations but not always used in the correct sense. Another word that could have been used is sad or lonely but yet, there is still a possibility of depression. This links to feelings of a human being which also links to pain, happiness, and the whole nervous system.

            We can also link humans to how we see ourselves and think ourselves like you expressed in the study of the orangutan Chanteck. As humans on an everyday basis we groom ourselves and dress ourselves every day. When Chanteck viewed himself in the mirror he straightens himself up and fixed his sunglasses as we would also if they did not look correct. Self awareness is an everyday factor in human life that is proven to be in the animal species also. If an orangutan can realize that his sunglasses are on wrong and that he needs to get cleaned up there are so many more abilities within them.

            I believe that it is wrong killing off animals but at the same time it has been a part of our nature to do so. The only factor that disturbs me is that some do it in a cruel way when it should be painlessly and fast. Some people even do it intentionally for their own enjoyment and satisfaction. Humans and animals should be able to live a life where they are free of pain and have limitations as in having laws to express what is wrong and right. I think that many people do have to change their view of animals and treatment in many cases. Everyday a human and animals get abused and that is not right at all. We should appreciate the creatures surrounding us and the things they do in order to protect us. It might just be a dog saving your life next time. The world works in wonders.

            Sincerely,

            Alejandra Hernandez Bolanos