I
want to illustrate my moral statement in four points.
Firstly,
I think the use of domesticated animals is justified, as long as humane
treatments are ensured, and this is guaranteed by not placing our profits and
other benefits over the welfare of nonhuman animals.
Secondly,
while we may have special bonds with certain animals, like dogs and cats, we
should be a ware of speciesism. The idea of speciesism does not only mean that
we should consider the welfare and rights of animals of different species and
in different conditions equally; it also suggests us consider about the
influences on other animals brought by the ways we look after certain species—for
example, we should dispose the feces of cats properly to ensure the health of
sea otters.
Thirdly,
for wild animals, if we want to keep them with us, we should ask ourselves about
whether we can provide them with better living conditions than what they have in
the wild (or at least the same living conditions). Based on this premise, any
intentional killings toward wild animals cannot be justified. Any entertainment
against the nature of wild animals or is cruel cannot be justified. Any captures
of wild animals with an aim of making them into products cannot be justified.
If we want to keep those animals in the zoos, we should ensure that they have
adequate (both physically and psychologically) environment, enough freedom, and
professional vet care.
Watch this video to know about how hunting activities
have hurt biological diversity, and what we can do to help save endangered
species in Africa:
Finally,
to ensure a humane and sustainable environment for both nonhuman animals and
human beings, not only should we concentrate on the welfare of individual
animals, but also we should consider the environment as a whole. Such
consideration leads us to think about the questions of deforestation, air and
water pollution, invasive hunting towards endangered species, overexploitation of
natural resources, and overconsumption of energies. We should be aware that
humans and nonhuman animals all live on the same planet and share the
resources, and it is our responsibility to live eco-friendly in order to
protect the habitats of other animals and the environment of the earth.
Why it is so important to live eco-friendly? See here:
Sources Used:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Sea_otter_pair2.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Sea_otter_nursing02.jpg
http://lpfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/SaeOtterRaft.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Sea_otters_holding_hands.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlR1tSGVUVg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWzm58EPemU
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