Animals, the Environment, and Ethics
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1)Choose one of the following, and complete one page (double spaced) of notes on the main points.
- On Animal Research: DeGrazia, Chap. 7, pg. 105-116, “Do important ends justify harmful means?”, “Harms and costs”, and “Alternatives”
- On Death: DeGrazia, Chap. 4, pg. 57-65, “The harm of confinement’”, “Is death a harm?”, and “Are these harms comparable across species?”
- On Farming and Meat Eating: DeGrazia, Chap. 5, pg. 70-79, “The institution of factory farming”, “Moral evaluation”, “Traditional family farming”, and “Seafood”
- On Pets and Zoos: DeGrazia, Chap. 6, pg. 82-87 and 92-95, “Conditions for keeping animals”, “Pets”, and “Should we keep animals in zoos?”
2) Choose one of the following videos, and write a 1 page essay (double spaced) comparing it to DeGrazia’s views in the matching chapter.
Videos:
- On Animal Research: Experimenting on Animals: Inside the Monkey Lab: https://youtu.be/ocsPo53PCls (Links to an external
- On Farming and Meat Eating: Ethics: Killing Animals for Food: https://youtu.be/3HAMk_ZYO7g (Links to an external site.)
- On Pets and Zoos: Have You Ever Thought About This? The Ethics of Pet Ownership: https://youtu.be/hrwG1BHdHIk (Li
