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Part 1: The thesis or argument. The article contends that animals deserve to be treated with the same amount of respect and dignity as human beings. The author equates his stand with that of black people and women who in the past were considered to be of a different class and position. Black people were treated like animals during the slavery era At that point granting them equal rights as white slave owners appeared to be an absurd argument. The same can be said about women who are still considered less than human in some places on the globe to this day. The author argues that people should treat all sentient being including animals equally. He condemns speciesism a bias that favors one’s species over others which he equates with sexism and racism. It is speciesism that makes people scoff at the idea of animal equality. The main points animal testing it is still vital that animals are used instead of human test subjects. It is through animal testing that many medical breakthroughs have been realized. This means many lives have been saved thanks to the sacrifice of animals in labs all over the globe. Human needs overcome those of animals in the battle for space and resources. As stated earlier humanity enjoys a monopoly of power and control. When it comes to space and resources it is the animals who will have to make way. The needs of humans for their families and friends to have somewhere to live and work is greater than those of wild animals. Humans continue to grow in number and this automatically results in an increased demand for space and resources like water. Due to the monopoly of power and control humans get to take what they require for their future survival. [...]
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Subject Area: Human Geography
Document Type: Personal Statement