Human uses of animals: - We need animals to live - Animals provide food, clothing etc. for us people - Animals help our environment
- Humans are harmed because of misleading animal test results - Animal testing also has a big impact on the environment How is this connected to my life? It is kind of connected to my life because I have a pet hedgehog and hedgehogs are exotic animals. And well, it isn’t really good to keep exotic animals as pets. But I cant actually return her to her natural habitat as she is from Africa.
Research finds a clear and compelling link between animal abuse and other violent acts. Animal abuse does not only hurt animals; it affects our entire community. Animal abuse has a strong connection to domestic violence. Victim's dogs and cats are often used by abusers as pawns to manipulate and control them.
The environmental impact is huge. It contributes to land and water degradation, biodiversity loss, acid rain, coral reef degeneration and deforestation. Nowhere is this impact more apparent than climate change – livestock farming contributes 18% of human produced greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.