Abdul Moontarin Entry # 2

 We didn't have any readings this week to discuss. However what we did was go over our drafts of the first essay. Going over our drafts helped me understand what to write. I was having a problem in how to write my essay and how to flow with it, but after the class where we had peer editing, it really helped me organize my thoughts. I'm writing about the article "Animal Rights and Beyond" By David Quammen. My article talks about explaining what Quammen's article was about and also explaining who I felt had a stronger point when it came down to the two people Quammen mentioned who were Singer and Regan. I go on explaining that I feel Singer's point is stronger than Regan's point because of how realistic it is. Honestly, after thinking awhile I strongly believe that we shouldn't harm or have animals suffer that can feel and understand pain. Just think about it. Put yourself in their shoes. Would you want to be tortured and harmed by people who don't care about how you feel? If no, then what gives you the right to harm these animals that can understand pain. Recently i read this article where this lady volunteered herself to go through the same testing as animals do. She goes through the testing for about 8 hours in a store window where anyone in the public can see what she is doing and what is happening to her.  She was yelling because of all the pain she was going through. At the end of the experiment she felt weak and she still felt the pain that she experienced during those 8 hours. As you can see, she showed everyone how much pain animal testing can cause. So if she went through all of this and feels hurt, just imagine how much pain animals go through