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Speech on cruelty to animals

Answer 1

Cruelty to animals, also called animal abuse or animal neglect, is the intentional infliction by humans of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal, regardless of whether the act is against the law. More narrowly, it can be the causing of harm or suffering for specific gain, such as killing animals for food or for their fur; opinions differ about the extent of cruelty associated with a given method of slaughter. Cruelty to animals sometimes encompasses inflicting harm or suffering for personal amusement, as in zoosadism.

Laws concerning animal cruelty are designed to prevent needless cruelty. Divergent approaches to such laws occur in different jurisdictions throughout the world. For example, some laws govern methods of killing animals for food, clothing, or other products, and other laws concern the keeping of animals for entertainment, education, research, or pets. Cruelty to animals is not the same thing as disrespect towards animals.

In broad terms, there are three conceptual approaches to the issue of cruelty to animals. The animal welfare position holds that there is nothing inherently wrong with using animals for human purposes, such as food, clothing, entertainment, and research, but that it should be done in a way that minimizes unnecessary pain and suffering, sometimes referred to as "humane" treatment.

Utilitarian advocates argue from the position of costs and benefits and vary in their conclusions as to the allowable treatment of animals. Some utilitarians argue for a weaker approach which is closer to the animal welfare position, whereas others argue for a position that is similar to animal rights. Animal rights theorists criticize these positions, arguing that the words "unnecessary" and "humane" are subject to widely differing interpretations, and that animals have basic rights. They say that the only way to ensure protection for animals is to end their status as property and to ensure that they are never used as commodities.

Answer 2

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In our own country, we have many much civilised laws. One of them is called the Prevention of Animal Cruelty Act. It came into force almost fifty years ago, in 1960. But it is one thing to have civilised laws, and quite another to have civilised people. One of the purposes of having laws is to civilise uncivilised people. Unfortunately, when uncivilised people ignore laws and the law-enforcing agencies look the other way, the laws become only so much print on paper.

We call ourselves civilised. We go to school. We go to college. We travel in buses and cars. We fly in aeroplanes. We work on computers. We don’t paint our faces and run around naked in jungles with spears in our hands.

An interesting thought comes to mind: what if a jungle-man was more considerate towards his fellow-men and his fellow-creatures than a so-called urban ‘gentleman’ in a well-cut suit who goes around, shall we say, in a Cadillac? Who would be called more civilised?