BAN ON THE USE OF ANIMALS
AGAINST :
Good morning everyone, Today I am going to express my views against the motion "Banning the use of animals for dissection".
Dissection of animals in the school laboratories, provides a practical experience for the theoretical knowledge that students gain from books. They procure an opportunity to actually put their learning into practice. It should not be looked at as unjust practice because such an activity is meant to develop the student's knowledge of the elements and functions of the living being.
The dissection of animals has a scientific purpose; it is a mode of hands-on education for students such that they learn outside of the pages of the textbook and actually look at what they are being taught. We should give more credit to the sensitivity and intelligence of our students, so as not to believe that a dissection class will make them more prone to animal violence. Students should be taught the value of animal life by making them understand how an animal has the same kind of organs as human beings that perform similar functions. The governing philosophy behind teaching students to dissect animals should be that life, whether human or animal, is the same; each living being is tied to each other by their inner similarity.
Thus, a ban on dissection of animals in school laboratories would not be the best course of action. I hope my views on this topic were substantial enough to throw light on this topic.
Thank you.
FOR :
Good Morning judges, teachers and friends Today I am going to express my views in favour of the motion, 'Ban on the use of animals.'
Animals are used for various purposes such as transportation, recreation, and scientific research. It is wrong on all grounds to use animals for human benefits and this should be banned.
As PETA founder ingrid Newkirk has said, 'When it comes to pain, love, joy, loneliness, and fear, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. Each one values his or her life and fights the knife'.
Over 115 million animals-mice, rats, dogs, cats rabbits, monkeys, birds, among others-are killed in laboratory experiments worldwide for chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing every year.
Next, humans use products made from animals. It is estimated that more than 50% the fur in the US comes from China, where millions of dogs and cats are often bled to death and skinned alive for their fur.
Many animals are ill-treated, starved, die/a painful death in circuses and zoos where people go for their personal entertainment. Such places do not follow the set standards of care to be given to the animals.
Also, the exotic pet trade is a multi-billion-dollar industry. Some wild pets are bred in captivity, many are taken from their native habitats and this causes a number to die prematurely.
Animal killing is against humanity. Therefore, the use of animals for these purposes should be banned.