Cruelty to Animals

Cruelty to animals refers to the infliction of suffering or harm to animals as an in and of itself. However, it has also been defined as causing harm for a specific gain such as killing animals for food or fur.

There have been two approachs to the issue of animal cruelty: -

ANIMAL WELFARE

They believe there is nothing inherently wrong with using animals for human purposes,
such as:
food
clothing
entertainment
research
but that it should be done in a humane way that reduces unnecessary suffering.


ANIMAL RIGHTS

They criticize animal welfare position by arguing that the words "unneccessary" and "humane" are subject to widely differing interpretations.

Films are known for cruelty to animals just for the purpose to entertain the audience. Films such as Rambo 3 and The Thirteenth Warrior used tripwires against horses and in the film Apocalypse Now an ox was nearly sliced in half.

Is this cruelty to animals really neccessary to entertain the audience?

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