Zirae

I would love to be a stay at home mom and write books though.

I'm currently still a student (secondary school, woo...) but I'm going to be a vet someday. If I'm really honest, I want to work on a safari in Africa, but after five years of university and good knows how long of building up enough experience to work with exotics, I'll probably be on my death bed. IT'S WORTH A TRY THOUGH.

But I'd give it all up to be a mother :')

Oh, and I don't have a day job because I'm too busy volunteering at animal places. Yay animals.

The "end of the world" sounds like a good excuse to party. Party like it's the end of the world, then party cause it's not. Yay!

I'm male. I have a penis. That makes me an expert on sex then?

Are you like this in real life?

If I've learnt anything throughout my conservation/veterinary studies, it's that pretty much all problems animals suffer from are caused by humans. I think by now, though, that it's too late to undo the majority of what we've done.

For example, we probably should never have domesticated animals. Many domesticated animals suffer from a variety of unpleasant hereditary conditions; such as the respiratory difficulties faced by pugs. And looking at some animals, such as sheep, I can't help but wonder if they were always such a useless species. Honestly, they just die all over the place and very creatively, might I add. Very little survival capabilities. I don't know if their ancestors were the same, but it wouldn't be surprising if at least some of their issues were due to artificial selection. All that inbreeding does have consequences. Nonetheless, what's done is done and many of these animals would stand a chance in the wild now that they've been domesticated. Therefore, while I think domestication was probably bad for the animals initially, but as long as we care for them appropriately having done so, it's okay. After all, where would the human race be without agriculture?

Equally, I feel a similar way about zoos. I would in no way condone taking animals from their native habitat (unless it is for the sake of their or their entire species' survival) and especially not for aesthetic reasons, but these days, most animals in zoos have been captively bred. They rely on their keepers to feed them and take care of them, and without this, many would be incapable of surviving on their own. And, as long as a zoo, etc, is well-run, animals are often happy with their lives. This isn't always true of course, for example, dolphins may suffer from depression if kept in captivity, however for the most part animals are content and live long lives. Zoos are now most often used for educational purposes, which, for obvious reasons, are vital in order to maintain the biodiversity we have in the world today. And I totally support this.

As for testing? Well, I think cosmetics testing is just downright selfish on the part of humans. It's not that hard to survive without make-up, or, if you really are that ugly, splashing out a little bit more won't do you much harm either. I'm not being a hypocrite when I say this: I thoroughly research any companies I purchase from to ensure my cosmetics are ethical. It's much harder with some products, admittedly, as companies can be a little sneaky about thing's like this. But I don't feel that cosmetics testing is even that necessary these days: many ingredients and products have already been tested in the past, and we know how dangerous/corrosive they are. On top of this, modern technology has seen the development of artificial skin and organs that can be used to test products and may even prove more reliable, such as "Corrositex" and the artificial liver designed by Mertsching and Schanz. Some of these are still under development, but there are many options out there today.

Medical testing on the other hand I believe is a bit more justified. I do value human life above animal life, despite feeling strongly about animal rights, and if sacrificing an animal might save a life then I suppose it's the price we have to pay. If technologies such as those I mentioned above are perfected, it would be marvellous to switch, but in the meantime, because medicine is so vital, I feel researchers should use all options given to them to make the treatments people need available as soon as possible. And as safely as possible.

I am a vegetarian, but I don't believe eating animals is wrong. The human body needs proteins: there are nine amino acids that the human body cannot synthesise, so it is important that we get them through other means. While all of these are found in soya, most people get their essential amino acids from meat. And it is important that they do so for their health. However, my choice to be a vegetarian is based on the conditions in which the animals were raised and killed. Chickens are labelled: battery, free-range. Pigs, cows, sheep, etc, are not. Sheep may be stupid, but I still want them to lead as good a life as they can before they end up on my plate. And I can't always guarantee that my money will be going towards farms that do this. If I lived next door to a marvellous farm, where the cows were frolicking around and having a jolly good time, I'd be happy to buy their meat, but as it is, I don't. So I won't buy meat.

I'm sure I could easily ramble on about this for hours but I doubt anyone is that interested in my opinion.

But before I finish my ramble, someone tell me... This iargue guy, is he being serious? I don't get him? ._.

This is completely different then animal, who do not fight back at all when we test drugs or cosmetics on them. They are incapable of knowing that what we are going to feed them, might kill them, or make them grow an extra leg, and thus they do not fight back. ... Animals do not protest what we do to them, unless it causes them physical pain (As anything in the world that can experience pain, will react to pain). <br style="color: rgb(28, 40, 55); line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(243, 249, 246); ">
If they where an intelligent species, they would not allow us to abuse them in the first place

You could say the same about babies (although granted, they are not a different species)...

EDIT: Oh good God, I've just seen what an essay this is. I'M SO SORRY.

We've been through this already.

Sorry, I must've missed that ^^