The document discusses animal rights and the treatment of animals in various contexts such as zoos, farms, laboratories, and the work of PETA to promote ethical treatment. It notes that over 5 million animals are kept in zoos worldwide, while millions more are used for experimentation each year, including over 25 million mice, rats, fish and birds. PETA advocates for animal freedom and ethical treatment, focusing on issues like captive animals, laboratory testing, and celebrity supporters who help spread awareness of their cause.

1. The Importance of Animal Rights

2. The Unfortunate Truth
• At the moment, there are estimated over 5 million animals
held in zoos worldwide.
• This means that over 5 million animals are taken out of
their natural habitat so that we can enjoy their presence.
• However, we really want to enjoy and appreciate these
animals, we should provide better conditions to ensure
their safety.

3. The Unfortunate Truth (Cont.)
• In addition to zoos, many farmers, that provide
meat, dairy, and hide, are guilty of unethical
treatment for their animals.
• Many of these farmers cram their animals in
small pens that are rarely cleaned. This is most
likely done to maximize profit with the space they
have.

4. PETA!!!
• PETA stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals.
• This organization helps spread awareness and push for
freedom and ethical treatment of animals in captivity
• PETA also focuses on the abolishing the use of animals
in laboratories as test subjects. However, with new
legislation, this isn’t as big of a problem as before.

5. Animals Used In The Name of Science
• In addition, to the 5
million animals kept
in zoos, there are
another 26 MILLION
animals used for
experimentation.
• These animals are
restrained while the
scientists perform
agonizing
procedures on

6. Types of Animals Being Used
• We can see here that
mice,
Rats, fish and birds are
highly used
In research experiements.
On this
chart we can see they
make up 96%
of all the animals used
that year.
• That’s 25 million lives
we took in
just one category alone!!!

7. Silver Spring Monkey Case
• This was PETA’s first case against the use of animals as test
subjects for research experiments.
• This case involved 17 macaque monkeys, being taken from
their home and brought to Maryland to be tested on.
• In response, PETA began working undercover in the lab and
documenting the unethical treatment of the monkeys.

8. Celebrity Support
• PETA is not short of powerful supporters, in
fact they have over 100 celebrity followers.
Some are:
• Wendy Williams
• Lea Michele
• Ariana Grande
• Paul McCartney
• Ryan Gosling

9. PETA Appeals to the Audience
• Like any organization trying to achieve a goal, PETA has to draw in
followers. To do so PETA plays to our emotions.
• To do this, PETA, would use graphic images to provoke the
audience’s emotions and uses their sense of guilt to have them
change what they’re doing.
• Another way PETA plays to our emotions, is by directly blaming the
audience for the animal’s misfortunes. This will in turn evoke a
sense of guilt because we know what we’re doing is hurting the
animals, yet we’re still doing it

10. Bacon Explained in 60 Seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUQnMvigcdQ

11. Get Involved!!!
• Visit PETA’s webpage at PETA.org for more information
on their mission.
• Other ways you can show support is by participating in
their public demonstrations.
• Or you can donate to PETA themselves to help fund
their crusade against unethical treatment of animals.
• What if you’re not old enough to participate in
demonstrations or don’t have enough money to
donate? Don’t worry, you can start by boycotting goods
that were produce at the expense of an animal’s
freedom.

12. Works Cited
• http://www.vickimoorefoundation.org/conten
t/zoos.php
• www.PETA.org
• http://animalresearch.thehastingscenter.org/f
acts-sheets/animals-used-in-research-in-the-
united-states/
• https://www.looktothestars.org/charity/peta