TYPES OF ANIMAL EXPLOITATION

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Informative links in support of ending animal exploitation.

Links are grouped into basic categories and subcategories, with all subject matter in the links relating to animal exploitation.

Next to each link are the United Nations SDGs that relate to the subject in the link. This is to demonstrate to the UN the need for the adoption of SDG18 (Zero Animal Exploitation).

Categories of Animal Exploitation

ANIMAL TESTING

1 – Animals in Testing:
Product Research and Medical Practice / Commercial Breeding / Workers Rights

ANIMALS BRED FOR FOOD AND OTHER MATERIALS

2 – Animals in Agriculture:
Product Research and Medical Practice / Commercial Breeding / Workers Rights

Food and Manufacturing Animal-Derived Products / Rendering Plants / Pathogens / Waste Pollution and GHGs / Soil Degradation / Deforestation / Chemical Animal Enhancement / Genetic Manipulations / World Hunger / Misappropriation of Resources / Food Waste and Contamination / Components of Addiction to Foods

ANIMALS IN THE WILD

10 – Ocean Animals:
Toxic Chemical and Structural Waste / Bycatch and Abandoned Fishing Gear

5 – Land Animals:
Poaching / Hunting / Zoos / Natural Habitat Deterioration and Climate Affects / Biodiversity Loss / Harm via Human Infrastructures and Chemical Usage

OTHER DIRECT FORMS OF EXPLOITATION BY HUMANS

3 – Animals in Sports and Entertainment:
Breeding / Drugging / Commercial Promotion / Forced Performance

8 – Animals in Service Roles:
Force Training / Inappropriate Handling / Lack of Supportive Funds / Service Areas of Severe Risk / Military uses

9 – Animals as Laborers:
Cart Animals / Farming Animal Laborers / Industry Animal Laborers / Animals in Tourism

4 – Animals in Pet Industry:
Commercial Breeding / Euthanasia and Culling / Pet Food and Equipment / Role of Breed Fancy Clubs

SOCIETAL CAUSES OF ANIMAL EXPLOITATION

15 – Speciesism:
Cultural Disparagement / Historical Hierarchy of Species / Indoctrination of Youth / Holiday Celebratory Habits

6 – Animal Abuses in Religion:
Anti-Animal Rights Views / Dominion vs Compassionate Care / Animal Sacrifice Past and Present / Religious Influences in Animal Agriculture

7 – Animals as Victims of Crime:
The Link / Zoosadism / Crush Videos / Animal Fighting Rings

ROLE OF LAW AND LEGISLATION IN ANIMAL EXPLOITATION

11 – Anti-Animal Legislation Lobbying:

12 – Anti-Animal Legislation:
Laws and Government Regulatory Agendas

ROLE OF VESTED INTERESTS IN ANIMAL EXPLOITATION

13 – Anti-Animal Corporate Manipulation:
Industry Collusion / Illegal Corruption/Misleading Marketing / Voter Influencing

14 – Animal Activism Suppression:
Suppression of Freedom of Speech / Blocking Transparency / Ag Gags

HUMAN AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS

16 – Workers Rights Abuse in Animal Exploiting Industries:
P.I.T.S / Trafficking / Health and Safety Risks / Prejudicial Hiring

17 – Human Risk in Animal Exploitation:
Antibiotic Resistance / Zoonotic Diseases / Wild Animal “Selfie” Exploitation

18 – Economic impacts of Animal Exploitation

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