human need vs endangered animals presentation

7/28/2019 Human Need vs Endangered Animals Presentation

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HUMAN NEEDS

VS.

ENDANGERED ANIMALS

Sharifah Norsukhairin1, Nadia Azreen2

Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia,

43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor.


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3 Conflicting Attitudes

1.Believe that human needs should take priority overthe needs of other species.

2.Believe that it is important to preserve other

species because they may someday be useful tohumans as sources of food, medicine, or

knowledge.

3.Believe that biodiversity should be protectedbecause all living things are vital parts of the web

of life and have a right to exist, regardless of their

value to human beings.


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Causes of Extinction

1. Destruction of habitats

2. Overhunting for wildlife trade

3. Animal testing


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Destruction of Habitats

Benefits on Human?

Expansion of human populationNeed for living space

Built of mines, damsDemand for resources

Logging activities

Manufacturing wood products

Built of commercials, high-rise buildings, roads Need

for income, job opportunity

Clear land foragriculture Need for

food / export for foreign

exchange


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Forcing animals to relocate.

Move into nearby residential areas

looking for food or shelter.

Destruction of Habitats The Issue


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Overhunting / Illegal Wildlife Trade

Food

Clothing and ornaments

(Picture) leather, furs,

feathers, skins, etc.

Sports and entertainment falconry,

trophy hunting, circus show

Traditional medicines

Collections wildlife specimens

are collected by museums and

private individuals (Picture)

Benefits on Human?


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Animal Hunting The Issue

In circus:

Confined to small cages.

Animals obtained by capturing

since they were babies.

Trainer use electric prods,

sticks and chains to beat

(Picture).

Silly tricks often lead to the injury of the animal

involved.

Their teeth knocked out with hammer.


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Is it too late for the tiger? Elephant abuse in Thailand, use in circus

Snakes have become somewhat of a food

trend in China in recent years A Dog Carcass Being Prepared in Beijing


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Animal Testing...something that most people know about,

but don't bring it up.

Rats, mice, rabbits, guinea

pigs, hamsters, goats,

sheep, cats, dogs, pigs,

monkeys, primate, birds,

fish, etc.

Class A specifically breed; expensive

Class B random sources excess animals from the

zoo or caught in the wild (preferable)


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Animal Testing Benefits on Human

Biomedical research Product testing

Education

Trauma exercises

Soap & detergent test on monkey


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Animal Testing The Issue

Animal rights activists animal testing is crueland inhumane.

Mentally and physically abused.

Held captive in cages with no outside exposure. When they are finished being used, they will be

killed.

Skin irritancy test on rabbit


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Those animals have their eyes held open with

chemicals poured in them to see how long it

takes to make them go blind.


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Opposing Viewpoint

Along the way, wed likely lose some of our mostbasic freedoms: to consume whatever we can afford

to, to prosper in the global free market, etc.

Animals HAVE NO RIGHTS. Not naturally, anyway.


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What should we do?

Voice opinion on issues like indiscriminatedevelopment, illegal logging and poaching;

Not buying wildlife clothes and souvenirs such as

elephant-skin wallets and tiger-tooth amulets;

Avoid buying exotic wildlife that is traded as pets;

Boycott all wild meat restaurants;

Request for herbal alternatives instead of wildlife-based medicines.

When the buying stops, the killing can, too.


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Should we continue to clear cut forests for the sake of humanconsumption?

Is it right for humans to knowingly cause the extinction of aspecies for the convenience of humanity?

What else should be done to protect those animals fromextinction?

Are there enough actions have been taken by the community

levels?

Conclusion

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