Do people need animals? What do animals mean for us? Do we treat them well? Many people ask these questions frequently. Since the beginning of mankind, animals have accompanied us. Many centuries ago, animals were mostly the source of meat and leather to make clothes from. Nowadays, people breed sheep, cows, hens, pigs and other animals for food. It would be difficult for us to live without eggs, milk and meat. There are people, who love wearing natural furs and clothes made of leather. We should realize that to make them, numerous animals are cruelly killed.
Most people I know cannot imagine themselves killing an animal. However, we all profit from their death. We do not want to know that the animals are often tortured and tormented. They have to suffer to make our lives easier. Moreover, people have been taking away the area, which used to belong to animals. To build new factories, housings and cities, the natural environment of animals is destroyed. Many animals die as the result of that. Some animals are taken to the zoos, which are real prisons for them.
There are many people, who consider killing animals pure entertainment. A hobby of many men is hunting. They say that killing an animals is extremely satisfactory for them. Hunting and killing an animal they prove themselves and their friends that they are strong, bright and cool. In Spain people organize shows, where a toreador kills a bull and in Britain there exists a tradition of hunting and killing foxes.
Nowadays, a big problem make stray cats and dogs. There are special laws, which encourage their owners to pay fines for them, but this law is not realized. Many people, who get bored with their pets, throw them out. Those people do not care, if their animals die of hunger or freeze to death. Numerous animals all around the world suffer terribly for that reason. These animals, who live on the streets are also dangerous for us, as they may carry very serious diseases.
Moreover, many scientists experiment on animals. They use mainly rats, mice and rabbits to test different medicines and do their experiments. These animals suffer terribly and many of them die. In the genetic experiments many animals are born disabled and they die immediately.
I think that people really need animals in their lives. However, it seems terrible for me that people cause so much suffering to animals. We also are responsible for the death of numerous animals. We do not need to kill as many animals, as people several centuries ago. We do not need to wear clothes made from their leathers. We also do not have to eat only meat. In my mind, every intelligent person should oppose against cruel behaviors towards animals. It is unacceptable that so many animals are brutally killed by people in the 21st century. We have to take good care for all rare and least numerous species of animals. In our menus, we may replace meat with soy, bean and other vegetables.
M. G.
