Vegetarianism
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B Listen to the discussion Tracy has with her parents. Which of the following points do her parents make in order to persuade her not to be a vegetarian?
1. She has always eaten meat before.
2. Her mother is an excellent cook.
3. She needs protein.
4. She should eat solid rather than liquid food.
5. She will lose weight, and already has.
6. She needs a balanced diet.
7. Eating meat has not done Tracy's parents any harm.
8. Most people eat meat.
9. It is expensive to be a vegetarian.
10. Tracy's mother will have to work harder.
CNow listen to the tape again. What points does Tracy make in defence of her decision?
| 1. She doesn't like chicken. 2. Eating animal flesh is like eating people. 3. Eating meat makes people aggressive. 4. Animals are slaughtered in a very cruel way. 5. It is good to lose weight by not eating animal fat. 6. Proteins are found in other things besides meat. | 7. There have always been vegetarians. 8. Vegetarians live a long time. 9. She has perceived something that her parents cannot comprehend. 10. Her mother will not have to prepare special meals for her. |
D Complete each sentence with one of the words or phrases given.
| food chain slaughtered endangered species gruesome details factory farms species | balance of nature dwindled exotic breeding poachers culled | predators stray prey pelts bait prevention | vivisection free-range pests |
| 1. Leopards hunt their ............... at night. 2. In Britain, monkeys, salamanders and snakes are regarded as ............. pets. 3. In most cities, one can see ............. dogs, often abandoned by their owners, wandering about the streets. 4. In some African countries, elephants are illegally killed by............... who cut out and sell the tusks. 5. When his animals are fat enough, the farmer sends them to the abattoir to be ................. . 6. Some philosophers believe that man is intrinsically superior to all animals, whereas others argue that man is simply another ................ of animals. 7. On ................. animals are usually confined in pens, cages or stalls and not allowed to roam about freely. 8. Mrs Jones always buys .................. eggs because she does not like the taste of eggs from hens reared in batteries. 9. He makes his living by ............... dogs for show. 10. Some people argue that it is necessary to practice ................... on animals in order to develop surgical techniques. | 11. The Royal Society for the ............. of Cruelty to Animals was established in 1824. 12. Many people do not want to hear the ................. of slaughterhouse procedures. 13. In order to attract the tiger, the hunter ties a cow to a tree to serve as ...................... . 14. It takes about sixty-five ............... to make one mink coat. 15. 15. The numbers of certain animals, such as tigers and whales, have ................ to the point where they are regarded as .................... . 16. Animals in protected environments, such as National Parks, are often .............. to keep their numbers down. 17. Farmers regard rabbits, rats and foxes as ................. . 18. In the early twentieth century rabbits were introduced to Australia and proliferated because they had no natural ..................... . 19. Intensive hunting of one type of animal can often upset the ..................... . 20. If cattle eat grass growing on polluted land, dangerous chemicals can travel up through the ................... until they end up in the bodies of humans. |
E Complete the text using the words and phrases given.
| fought kept provides right exploited | well-being mistreating abuse activists safeguarded | banning cruelty resources conservation wild | experimental entertainment interference |
| Animal RightsWhen we think about animals, we usually consider them in relation to human beings, rather than in their own ................. (1). For example, people who keep pets are likely to think of themselves as responsible for the .................... (2) of their animals. If we do not have animals at home, we can still see them in zoos and circuses or on farms, where human beings are very much in control of how they are ...................... (3) and what happens to them. Only animals living in the ................. (4), dependent on their own .................... (5), and what nature ................... (6) for their survival, appear to be free from human ....................... (7). Do any of these animals have rights? If we look for a moment at today's society, and at the ways in which animals live, it may seem that most people think they do not. There are millions of animals in zoos for us to look at, in laboratories for .................. (8) use, on farms for us to eat, in circuses for our ....................... (9), and in the wild for us to hunt. Human beings, it appears, have decided that animals exist simply to be used as they think best. On the other hand, however, there are many stories in the newspapers and on television about people who have been convicted in the courts for ................. (10) to animals. There are also reports of zoos being closed down for ..................... (11) their animals, councils .................. (12) circuses from visiting their areas, demonstrators protesting against hunting, animal ...................... (13) "liberating" animals from laboratories, and a growing number of wildlife ..................... (14) programmes. So not everyone believes that animals exist just to be....................(15). More and more people are deciding that they do not have the right to use – and often....................(16) – animals, but that animals have rights themselves which must be.....................(17), and when necessary, ........................(18) for in the same way that we fight for women's rights, civil rights and all human rights. |
Theme one: All Creatures Great And Small
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