What not to do to animals

1. Animals used for manufacturing Leonor Alvim nº11 Luis Campos nº12 Isabel Almeida nº16 Teresa Almeida Garrett nº17 Matilde Pêgo nº22

2. Summary Animal rights Some known facts Animals around the world 2010 Animal Survivors Fund Webgraphy

3. Animal Rights Animal rights are the idea that the most basic interests of animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of humans; Following this idea, animals should have the right of freedom and the right to live; Advocates have different philosophical positions but they all agree that animals should be viewed as legal persons.

4. Animal rights Critics argue that animals are unable to enter a social contract or make moral choices and therefore they cannot be considered as possessors of rights; Another argument is the use of animal as resources (food) . Some people say that there is nothing wrong if no suffering is caused.

5. Some known facts Every year, the global leather industry slaughters more than a billion animals and tans their skins and hides; The most commonly farmed fur-bearing animals are minks, followed by foxes; 73% percent of fur farms are in Europe, 12% are in North America, and the rest are dispersed throughout the world.

6. Some known facts Eighty-five percent of the fur industry’s skins come from animals living captive in fur factory farms. These farms can hold thousands of animals; There are about three or four kittens in each litter, and they are killed when they are about 6 months old.

7. Animals around the world In Canada, Black Bear hunting is very common. It’s called "bait and shoot“. Hunters place bait in a barrel to attract the bears, and when these intelligent, gentle, and curious animals come to eat, they are shot; This happens mostly with the purpose of getting their skin or their head as a trophy. Many of these bears are mothers, who leave their young children to die.

9. Animals around the world In China, rabbit killing for their fur is extremely violent. Chinese farmers shock screaming animals in the head with a handheld electrical device, often multiple times; Rabbits with slit throats can be seen twitching and shaking, with their eyes wide open, before they die; Designers use this furs to make top-notch clothes. Armani is just one of many examples.

11. Webgraphy https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/Donation2?idb=0&2821.donation=form1&df_id=2821&autologin=true&AddInterest=1161 https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1137 https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=885 http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_clothing.asp