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Giving animals rights is about protecting them since they cannot speak up for themselves. We are their voice. We should not go around harming them or beating them. Some people have pets in their house and it amazes me how people can adopt an animal and then go and abuse them. They did not ask to be adopted by you to have you do that to them. They can feel, and they deserve to be happy and live their one life.

The issue of pit bull bans, breed specific legislation, animal abuse, and the over population problem in animal shelters.

Hunting allows individuals bring dinner to their table, helps keep the population at a reasonable number so the environment is not over ran. Hunting also bring s in a large profit for the wild land service.

Argues for a person's right to hunt animals. Uses several examples of how hunting generates revenue to keep national forests and protect nature.

Zoo's already have their hands full taking care of the animals they have so why is it so wrong for us to help by taking some exotic animals to care for? We should have to right to take care of exotic animals if we have the ability to do it.

To avoid activist conflict and keep consumers unaware, the ALEC is working to pass laws that make reporting factory farm abuse and act of terrorism. ...This law has actually passed in some states and I am amazed.

FDA monitors the steriod hormone use in the beef catte and sheep. This article discusses the 3 different kind of hormones found in meat.

Marijuana has its advantages which can ease the pain of a patient with cancer or AIDS. But some signs have also shown cancer cells growth in animals. Many believe that Marijuana can have an adverse affect on the brain. Long term effects can happen after a person has been on marijuana for a very long time and decides to get off. There are many pros and cons to this drug.

This article talks about 10 facts about sustainability. How we need to grow our own food because now a days the food is being genetically modified and the government is subsiding with it. My favorite way of sustainability was to eat animal products because "organic" foods in marketplaces may be mono cropped.

This article talks about whether or not terminally ill, suffering people should have the right to choose to end their own life in a painless manner, like we do with animals, or even how we use it with the death penalty in some states. It talks about it as a Global issue. It gives you the history on the issue. It gives you the whole ethical debate on the issue.

This article by Alan Caruba is very opinionated about his views on how the government is trying to comtrol the foor we decide we want to eat. He state that it is a scam from many diffrent sources. One is animal right advocates how just want people to stop eating pork, milk, beef and anyother product that comes from animals. Another is pharmaceutical companies that want people to invest in their products.

This is an article that discusses a personal experience of someone who is facing issues with HOA due to the fact that his dog is above weight limit. The article discusses the unfair restrictions of animals in your home, even if you purchased it.

This is an article that covers why the states do not have the right to drug test those applying for Welfare benefits. It poses ideas of citizens and employees who should be drug tested and are not.

How eating meat contributes to many of the worlds problems. Eating dead animals on the 4th of July violates the spirit of the holiday.

This site discusses the benefits of removing animal based products and processed foods from your diet. It claims that certain illnesses may be avoidable by changing what you eat. It provides suggestions to help alter the way you eat.

I try very hard to recycle as much as possible. This article reminded me to use my reusable water bottles instead of buying case after case of bottled water and also inspired me to buy the reusable grocery bags that I see so many people using. It makes me sick to read that there is a plastic garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean that is twice the surface area of the U.S. and hundreds of feet deep. We need to take care of the earth.

In certain parts of Northern California, you have to bring your own bags for your groceries. Or they will charge you an extra .10 cents per plastic bag they give you.

"The genetic engineering of plants and animals is looming as one of the greatest and most intractable environmental challenges of the 21st Century. Already, this novel technology has invaded our grocery stores and our kitchen pantries by fundamentally altering some of our most important staple food crops."

"Genetically modified organisms are living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering. This relatively new science creates unstable combinations of plant, animal, bacteria and viral genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods."

This site, gives a lot of information on the details and introduces what stem cells are and why they're important. They can develop into practically any cell and are incredibly useful in help aid and cure many diseases and health issues

Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body during early life and growth. In addition, in many tissues they serve as a sort of internal repair system, dividing essentially without limit to replenish other cells as long as the person or animal is still alive. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential either to remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, or a brain cell