IELTS Task2 For your consideration :D
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 6:30 pm
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I would appreciate your comments on this essay. I include the question I was proposed. Thank you!
A growing number of people feel that animals should not be exploited by people and that they should have the same rights as humans, while others argue that humans must employ animals to satisfy their various needs, including uses for food and research.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Animal rights have become an important discussion topic nowadays, since it has been argued if they should or shouln't be exploited to satisfy the various human needs. Personally, I think animal rights should be considered, but it is important to state that they don't have the same status as humans.
Traditionally, human kind has used animals for its benefit for thousands of years. In the beginning, animals were only a food source, but once the expertise on how to domesticate them was developed, they have been used also as tools. Take donkeys and horses as an example. The use of animal strenght has made possible many human developments in the fields of construction and transport, among others. In recent ages, animals have been used successfully in research applications, mainly on the health field. For instance, it is very common that drugs used on humans have been previously tested on apes, since their bodies respond in a similar way. Keeping those factors in mind, it is very understandable how some people defend animal use in favour of human needs.
But not all the cases where animals are used are ethically defended. In some cases, they are seen as entretainment sources. Fore instance, a wide variety of cultures promote animal fight, with bulls, dogs or roosters, as an entretainment activity, where people enjoys with their pain. Another example is when animals on research applications suffer the side-efects of test drugs, and are held on cruel conditions, since they might not have the opportunity to carry on a "normal life".
I agree that animals can be used for human benefit, but only onthe cases where their dignity is not jeopardized. I think animals should be treated in a better way, but I consider inappropiate to grant them the same rights humans have. Boundaries should be discussed globally, to avoid animal exploitation, and governments should monitor the activities where they are used.
I would appreciate your comments on this essay. I include the question I was proposed. Thank you!
A growing number of people feel that animals should not be exploited by people and that they should have the same rights as humans, while others argue that humans must employ animals to satisfy their various needs, including uses for food and research.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Animal rights have become an important discussion topic nowadays, since it has been argued if they should or shouln't be exploited to satisfy the various human needs. Personally, I think animal rights should be considered, but it is important to state that they don't have the same status as humans.
Traditionally, human kind has used animals for its benefit for thousands of years. In the beginning, animals were only a food source, but once the expertise on how to domesticate them was developed, they have been used also as tools. Take donkeys and horses as an example. The use of animal strenght has made possible many human developments in the fields of construction and transport, among others. In recent ages, animals have been used successfully in research applications, mainly on the health field. For instance, it is very common that drugs used on humans have been previously tested on apes, since their bodies respond in a similar way. Keeping those factors in mind, it is very understandable how some people defend animal use in favour of human needs.
But not all the cases where animals are used are ethically defended. In some cases, they are seen as entretainment sources. Fore instance, a wide variety of cultures promote animal fight, with bulls, dogs or roosters, as an entretainment activity, where people enjoys with their pain. Another example is when animals on research applications suffer the side-efects of test drugs, and are held on cruel conditions, since they might not have the opportunity to carry on a "normal life".
I agree that animals can be used for human benefit, but only onthe cases where their dignity is not jeopardized. I think animals should be treated in a better way, but I consider inappropiate to grant them the same rights humans have. Boundaries should be discussed globally, to avoid animal exploitation, and governments should monitor the activities where they are used.