Animal Rights in Animal Shows

Running head: ANIMAL RIGHTS IN ANIMAL SHOWS
Animal Rights in Animal shows
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ANIMAL RIGHTS IN ANIMAL SHOWS
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The species on Earth are divided in to living beings and non-living beings. The main
difference in their criteria is that living things have the factor of emotions instilled in them. It
means that they feel certain emotions in the form of joy, happiness, pain and disappointment that
the other non-living things do not (Rowlands, 2016). As a result of this, a lot of importance is
paid to the living species on Earth. The growth and development of the human civilization is
therefore, dependent on how well the living species grow within their own respective field
(Laine & Vinnari, 2017). The living species can be further sub divided in to human beings and
animals, each of them having their own feelings and a host of emotions (Freeman, 2016). This
research paper tries to understand the feelings of the animals in the cases when they are
compelled to participate in certain activities of the zoo. In this scenario, the rights of the animals
and the way they are abridged in the context of the freedom of the human beings has also been
shown in this paper. The main objective of this research paper is to understand how the zoos lead
to the infringement of the rights of the animals. The thesis statement is that zoo entertainment
programs violate animal rights, and hence, must be put to a stop.
Often times it can be observed that the animals are subjected to a lot of distress as a
consequence of the activities of the human beings. This is due to the fact that the rights of the
animals are not recognized or hardly recognized in the human society. People are observed to be
more interested in the earnings of their income and for this, they are ready to use animals as
show objects. This, in turn, has a severe impact on the rights of the animals. There is a need to
research on the various ways in which the rights of the animals are abridged, one of which is the
organization of the animal shows in various parts of the world.

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The aim of the research paper is to understand the concept of animals as form of
entertainment whereby they are kept in the zoos while their rights as being living species are
severely abridged.
The objectives of the research can be stated as follows –
1. To understand the importance of maintenance and guaranteeing of the rights for the animals.
2. To critically examine the issue of zoos as platform of entertainment and the impact it has on
the animals who perform in the events organized by the zoo committee members.
3. To recommend various measures which would help the animal rights activists to ensure the
survival and happiness of the animals.
The research questions can be stated as follows –
1. How important is the element of animal rights and how can it be maintained and guaranteed to
all the animals of the planet?
2. What is the issue of zoos as platform of entertainment and what impact does it have on the
animals who perform in the events organized by the zoo committee members?
3. What are the various recommendations which would help the animal rights activists to ensure
the survival and happiness of the animals?
Rights constitute one of the most significant place within the sphere of human activity.
According to Garner (2016), in the twenty first century, there is a lot of emphasis on the
maintenance and the preponderance of rights. However, it is important to understand that rights
simply does not mean human rights. As stated by Scruton (2018), animals are also living species
and in this sense, they require some protection in the form of their own unique rights.