Some Argue That Animals' Deaths Are Regrettable but Perhaps a Natural

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Essay

Some argue that animals' deaths are regrettable but perhaps a natural consequence of the need of humans to survive by exploiting the Earth's resources.Is it more humane and ethical for animals and plants to become extinct rather than people? Comment on the implications of your view.

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Definitions:

White Rats

Commonly used laboratory animals that serve as subjects in a wide range of scientific experiments, notable for their role in psychology and biology research.

Classical Conditioning

The process of learning in which two stimuli are systematically paired together, so that a response first drawn out by the second stimulus is in time drawn out by only the first stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally triggers a reflex or response without the need for prior learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response.