Care For The Environment Flashcards
(30 cards)
What is Stewardship?
Accepting responsibility and caring for Earth is known as Stewardship
What do Methodists think about caring for the environment?
Believe that there is an ecological crisis, and that actions must be taken now. Concern for environment is integral to faith
What does the Roman Catholic Church think about caring for the environment?
They believe that Earth is a gift from God, and that their actions have consequences upon nature. They also believe that they need to consider the welfare of future generations
What does the Church of Ireland think about caring for the environment?
They believe that human activity has already destroyed many of Earth’s resources, and that people must be willing to accept change. This church is also actively involved in addressing environmental problems
What do Presbyterians think about caring for the environment?
They believe that by exploiting earths resources, gods children pay high prices. They also think that those who are friends of God should be friends of his creation
What do Baptists think about caring for the environment?
They think of themselves as stewards of creation, and that their duties of caring for Earth is a fundamental gospel commitment. They also encourage people to care for animals
Give 3 Conservation Issues?
- 1 in 6 people suffer malnutrition and by 2025, 2/3 of planet may suffer severe water shortages. This leaves people with no choice but to exploit the environment, in order to survive
- Change isn’t easy for everyone
- Fossil Fuels are running out rapidly, and we currently rely upon them on a large proportion of things
Give 5 areas in which Animal Rights are debated?
Animals for food Animals for research Animals as companions Animals for work Animals and hunting
Name a famous vegetarian?
Paul McCartney
Give an argument for Animal Research?
The benefits from experimenting on animals makes it morally acceptable to harm a few of them
An argument against using animals for research?
Severe pain and discomfort is given to the animal in these experiments, and this makes many feel that it should be banned
Why do scientists argue that we can’t afford to ban experimentation upon animals?
Doing this means new drugs will have to either be tested on human subjects, or on nothing at all, meaning progress in medical research will be substantially slowed
Argument for having animals as companions?
Keeps the owner and pet company, keeps them happy and gives them both plenty of exercise
Argument against having animals as companions?
Many owners can be neglectful or even cruel to their pets. The selling of pets in the market can also be cruel, as breeders and sellers may keep the animals in poor living conditions, where they aren’t properly cared for
Give 4 terms for cruel owners in the 2007 Animal Welfare Act?
- £20,000 fines
- 51 weeks prison
- Lifetime ban on having pets
- All owners must give their pets sufficient food, water, veterinary care and living conditions
Give an argument for using animals for work?
Animals like horse can be used to plough fields, which can bring about great benefits, which outweigh a few horses being used, making morally acceptable for some
Give an argument against using animals for work?
Some animals are kept in small cages or enclosures in zoos and circuses for entertainment
Give 3 arguments against Hunting and Animals?
- Morally wrong to kill for pleasure
- Animals suffer pain and fear during the chase
- Animals who escape may be injured or suffer prolonged deaths
Give 3 arguments for Hunting and Animals?
- Being hunted by other animals is natural
- Being killed by dogs is quicker less painful than being killed in the wild
- It’s a form of pest control
What are Animal Activists?
They are people who are concerned with the treatment of animals and campaign using peaceful tactics and an animal friendly lifestyle
Give 3 things animal activists campaign against?
- Keeping animals in inappropriate environments
- Mistreating animals
- Using animals for painful experiments
Give 4 things animal activists do to keep an animal friendly lifestyle?
- they don’t eat animal products
- avoid products tested on animals
- avoid zoos and circuses
- campaign about animal issues
What are Animal Extremists?
They are animal issue campaigners who believe in taking direct action and even use violence. Basically militant versions of Animal Activists
Give 5 tactics used by Animal Extremists in their campaign for animal issues?
- Staging protests
- Releasing animals from captivity
- Sending threatening letters
- Spreading false rumours
- Physical assaults
