Animal Welfare Essays and Research Papers Page 3

Can you imagine being taken away from your family as a child and forced to learn extremely dangerous stunts your whole life? This is the case for many wild animals that are in circuses. Many wild animals such as elephants, tigers,bears and many others are taken from their families when they are young and never…

PANG! PANG! PANG! The blacksmith’s hammer sends sparks flying as he pounds a metal horseshoe against his anvil. With an ease that can only be achieved after years of repetition, he turns the shoe and continues pounding, his skilled hands forming the shoe to his exact liking. Once shaped to perfection, the blacksmith sets his…

Back in the Wild West, a horse that had a broken leg would most likely have been shot by its owner. Despite advancements in veterinary medicine between those days and today, horses are still put down due to this injury. Today, horses are often euthanized after breaking their legs because they have a very limited…