Academic papers on Animal Rights & Zoology

Northern Swift Fox
5 pages in length. Cat-like in appearance yet every bit a member of the dog family, the northern swift fox may have borrowed an extra life or two from its feline counterpart. Its bonafide extinction from Canada earlier this century was met with...
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Political Actions of Special Interest Groups
10 pages in length. Interest groups, a major part of American politics today, are organizations of people who share the same interest and attitudes about a particular topic. They endeavor to influence public policy. These groups are normally...
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Organized Interest Groups: Political Participation On A National Level
7 pages in length. Mankind has deceived its furry, finned and scaled friends by its disgraceful disregard for their basic rights as living beings. Nowhere is it written that humans, while perhaps the most developed of all species, are the rulers...
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Alewife Management And Ecology
10 pages in length. The water sources of late are clearly demonstrating the consequences of overwhelming pollution and encroachment by killing off a significant percentage of alewife, which, in turn, serves to threaten those species that depend...
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The Lemurs Of Madagascar: Conservation Efforts
8 pages in length. The writer discusses endangerment, extinction and conservation as they relate to the lemurs of Madagascar. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Alice Walker: Am I Blue.
(3 pp) In literature or the arts we used to hear of something being "banned in Boston," supposedly one of our more "ethical" appreciators of good taste. Can you think what it must be liked, in current times, to be banned in California? ...
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Dogs And Cats: Compare/Contrast
5 pages in length. When comparing and contrasting the individual characteristics of dogs and cats, one might consider the differences between an apple and an orange to truly grasp the variants that exist between the two animal species. Indeed,...
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The Study of Non-Human Primates
This 3 page paper focuses on the importance of studying non-human primates and what can be learned from a trip to the zoo. The difference between studying animals in captivity and in their natural environment is touched on. Bibliography lists 2...
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Spreading the Message of Conservation
A Comparison of the Dallas and Fort Worth Zoos A 5 page comparison of two zoos. Cautions that many zoos stand as much in testament to economics as they do to ecology. Contends that some zoos manage to accomplish a very important purpose far...
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Do Dogs Have Feelings?
5 pages in length. Do dogs have feelings? If they do, are they the same as humans? And if they are not the same as humans, how do we really know they have feelings? Can anyone truly argue that some dogs do not express feelings of fear toward...
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Arjuna & Karna/Mahabharata
A 16 page research paper that examines the characterization of two heroes, Arjuna and Karna, who appear in the great Indian epic the Mahabharata. As epic heroes, both men are presented as the embodiment of all admirable qualities. Both men are...
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Pit Bull Fighting And Laboratory Research: Animal Rights
8 pages in length. Animals provide a significant supply of goods for human beings, not the least of which supports man's medicinal, food, companion and entertainment needs. However, in spite of all the various ways animals serve mankind, there has...
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"The Next of Kin": Bilingual and Bicultural
A 6 page paper which discusses how Washoe, from Roger Fouts' "The Next of Kin," written with assistance along with Stephen Tukel Mills, is bilingual and bicultural. The paper also discusses how this challenges the powerful notion, and existence,...
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Argument Against Animal Experimentation
6 pages in length. Characteristic of any living being is the inherent right to live its existence free from intentional pain and suffering, as well as to exist within the context put forth by nature. This concept has been completely lost on...
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The Positive Aspects of Pet Ownership
This 5 page paper provides an opinion about why pet ownership is desirable. The positive effects of pets are explored. Various types of animals and pet owners are discussed. No bibliography.
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