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.

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It has become a debatable topic about the exploitation of animals by
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. Some people believed that animals should not be exploited and should be treated fairly by human beings.
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, others think animals should be utilised to assist humans in various kinds of ways,
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as the source of food or for medical testing. The following essay will discuss both views in details, but in my opinion, I believe that animals can be used as the source of food or to assist human beings in the proportionate way and human should treat them properly. On the one hand, a group of people believe that
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does not have the rights to exploit animals, as they are
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living creatures. It is true that animals live by following their instinct, but they have the same feeling as human beings,
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it would not be fair for
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to exploit them. In several cases, it has been reported that some of the cows had cried before they were slaughtered in the slaughterhouse, which means that they
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had the same feeling as human beings. In
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reported cases, some of the animals
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treated poorly by their masters, though they had been exploited heavily and made them sick or injured.
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, it is undeniable that
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needs the assistant of animals in various kinds of ways.
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, some animals are needed by humans to assist them in producing and providing foods. In many countries, cows, buffalos or horses are used by farmers to cultivate their farming areas, and some dairy farms animals
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as chicken and sheep are slaughtered for their meats. Without the existence of these animals, there would be a humanity issue about the lack of food supplies and starvation for
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.
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, some animals are used in certain scientific experiments or medical testing for the sake of humanity. Several new drugs are being tested in some mice or monkeys before they are being tested on human beings.
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an inhuman act,
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these experiments have saved thousands of human lives. In conclusion, people have different opinions about the exploitation of animals. Some people agree with the statement but others disagree with it. In my opinion, I think the employment or the usage of animals to help human beings is not a problem, as long as we exploit them in a proportionate way.
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, as many farmers use dogs as their assistant in their field and the dogs should be treated and fed properly.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Exploitation
  • Animal welfare
  • Ethical treatment
  • Vegetarianism
  • Veganism
  • Cognitive dissonance
  • Humane
  • Live stock
  • Cruelty-free
  • Bioethics
  • Conservation
  • Habitat preservation
  • Ecosystem
  • Biodiversity
  • Animal testing
  • Synthetic biology
  • Genetic engineering
  • Speciesism
  • Animal husbandry
  • Sustainable farming
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