Necessary to use animals for food, clothing or medicine ??

ĐỀ 28/4/2012

 “In the world today, it is no longer necessary to use animals for food, and their products for clothing or medicine. To what extend do you agree or disagree"

For

- Animals are our great friends

- Animals protect us

- Technology develops and creates great output

- Animals are seen as sacred in some religions

- Animals are ecology-balancers

Animals are part of our lives, undeniably, but how important animals are in our lives remains controversial. To some, killing animals for food is tantamount to killing somebody while others view this as acceptable despite their acknowledgement of their essential role in our lives. My view is that under no circumstance do animals become our preys.

Admittedly, it is commonly seen that animals are used for our daily food and source of energy. The natural rule is believed that all species depend on each other for existence, and it makes sense for human to do so. Nevertheless, looking back on historical stories of animals, humans can hardly ignore the great sacrifices of these species. There have been dogs risking their lives in the protection of their masters and being commemorated as true heroes while pets are great companions of the old and little children. Such emotional attachment is so deep that our seeing them dye for mundane purpose of meat-eating is unbearable.

Another point in the favor of culling animals is for human’s medical benefit. It is proved that some animals which resemble human’s physical structure become useful objects for scientists to research and come up with radical cures for dangerous diseases. Nevertheless, the question is that whether these studies truly have effects when their long-term benefits are not yet well-examined, and sometimes, the inherent differences in biology between animals and human may even cause genetic defects. Besides, in some religions, as animals are viewed as sacred as saints, it would go against their established belief if the world allows these species to be daily consumed. Sometimes, because of this, conflicts may happen unexpectedly among people of different sets of value. In times of cutting-edge technology, why don’t we come up with other alternatives to heighten their food output through mass-produced plantation? And imagine what would occur to the world one day if animals were in danger of extinction owing to humans’ greed? There is a greater price to pay, actually.

All things considered, I strongly believe that humans should refrain themselves from exploiting animals for both daily consumption and scientific objects.

-         Sacred /’seikrid/ (adj) linh thiêng, thiêng liêng, được tôn sùng

-         Religion (n) : tôn giáo, đạo, sự tín ngưỡng, sự sùng bái

-         Tantamount /'tæntəmaunt/ (adj) tương đương, ngang với  = equivalent (adj)

-         Prey /prei/ (n) mồi, nạn nhân

-         Natural rule /ru:l/ (n) quy luật tự nhiên

-         Unbearable (adj) không thể chịu đựng được, không thể tha thứ được

-         Attachment + to/for sb/sth  (n) sự gắn bó, trung thành

-         Commemorate (v) kỉ niệm, tưởng niệm

-         Companion (n) : bạn, bầu bạn    (v) companion + with : làm bạn với

-         Cull (v) : lựa chọn, chọn lọc  = opt (v)

-         Favour (n) sự thiên vị, ủng hộ, thiện ý, sự quý mến

-         Resemble /ri’zembl/ (v) giống với, tương tự như = similar (adj)

-     Radical /'rædikəl/ (adj) gốc, rễ, căn bản - radical cures (n) phương pháp chữa bệnh tận gốc

-         Inherent (adj) vốn có, cố hữu

-         Defect (n) nhược điểm, khuyết điểm, lỗi

-         Exploit (v) khai thác, bóc lột, lợi dụng

-         Refrain + from (v) kìm chế , cố nhịn