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Three main ethical issues in human-animal relationship

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Three main ethical issues in human-animal relationship

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Testing on animals for drug development purposes : important for human health, but creates health issues for tested animals : to which extent do we consider it necessary and how to minimise suffering ?

Meat consumption, animal product consumption overall (including eggs, dairy products) : in which amount per person, how are the animals kept, how are they slaughtered, should we regulate the amount per person and how do we regulate the amount produced and consumed ?

Leisure / entertainment : I personally think using animal for leisure purposes (zoo, circus, even horse riding in some ways) is a non-necessary "use" of animals and should be avoided. But how do we engage humans into caring about animals, their preservation and/or well-being, without the intervention of these entertainment examples ?

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3 ethical issues that I can think of most:

1- slaughtering: method of slaughtering is not always humane. Different legislations in different countries apply.

2- Animal used for leisure like horses that carry more than their capacity and being tortured to do the work.

3- stray dogs that are mistreated sometimes by the public.

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1. Adopting Animals: especially cats and dogs. I understand some people love these animals, but do all of them have the condition to take care for one of them, do they have space in their place. I feel bad when I see these animals who live in small apartments, and they are all day I alone there, and the only entertainment they have is going to the windows and watch outside.

2. Climate changes and deforestation is another issue that affects the wildlife and their future. By building different factories around, and making new neighborhoods for architecture purpose this is affecting the life of the animals in those areas. Each of the animals create their zone of living and working on their space make them move away and loose track.

3. Their meet consumption should be another thing to be taken care more. In respect of the animals who we feeding ourself with, like cow meat, chicken meat, sea food, etc. Should be controlled more and be watched closely from the government of each state by controlling the farms, and shops who produce and sell the meat, in order to have e better public's health. The borders should be another one to be watched more carefully.

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-pet industry: commercialization of animals as pets. Because animals can be easily "bought" in some countries, irresponsible owners are not giving adequate care and love towards their animals

-animal use for entertainment and leisure: examples are hunting and circus often leading to only human satisfaction and amusement

-overconsumption of animal product: cheap food and mass consumption

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-Culturally-related hierarchies among beings as a direct consequence of the Modernity Project

-Profitability and economic wealth driving a heavy meat consumption culture and changing culinary habits (burger restaurants widespread) and inhumane animal welfare conditions of livestock

-Fear as a mechanism for an anthropocentric society

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Physical safety of humans: Some (wild) animals threaten the heath of humans nearby, either by attacking them or by transmitting diseases.

Economical factors: Farmers need to make money to survive. The capitalistic system urges to maximise the monetary income.

Culture vs environment: Some cultural traditions have a huge negative impact on the environment (for example the extend of fish consumption in Japan).

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Dog breeding

Are we humans allowed to decide over a dogs aesthetics? Many breeds of dogs suffer from how they are bred: Some of them cannot properly breathe because their nose is "flat" (eg pugs), others have really short legs in relation to their body mass (eg sausage dogs) or they cannot see well because of their google eyes.

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Animal testing (biomedical and toxicological): The ethical dilemma lies in weighing human health gains such as vaccines and drug safety against the suffering of animals. A central question is whether alternatives like in vitro and in silico models can adequately replace animal testing.

Meat and milk production: Industrial farming compromises animal welfare through confinement and mutilations, while also driving environmental harms like greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution. It poses public health risks (zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance) and reinforces global food system inequities.

Animal breeding: Selective breeding for productivity often causes health problems and reduces genetic diversity, undermining resilience of food systems. Emerging practices such as xenotransplantation raise concerns about animals being turned into organ farms.