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[[David Gelernter]] argues:
[[David Gelernter]] argues:
*the moral universe of Judaism and Christianity centers unequivocally on man. Human beings have rights and moral duties—kindness to animals being one. Animals have neither. The duty of kindness to animals is a duty owed not to nature but to God, a morally crucial distinction. <ref> [http://www.city-journal.org/html/6_4_the_immorality.html] </ref>
*the moral universe of Judaism and Christianity centers unequivocally on man. Human beings have rights and moral duties—kindness to animals being one. Animals have neither. The duty of kindness to animals is a duty owed not to nature but to God, a morally crucial distinction. <ref> [http://www.city-journal.org/html/6_4_the_immorality.html] </ref>
Political writer and President of the [[Heritage Foundation]] Edwin J. Feulner writes,
{{cquote|I'm sure many of today's animal-rights activists don't know that nearly 58,000 cases of polio were reported in the United States as recently as 1952. Today, that crippling disease has been eradicated thanks to research on rabbits, monkeys and rodents. And while it was tragic when animal-rights activist Linda McCartney succumbed to breast cancer earlier this year, at least her life was prolonged with chemotherapy—another treatment made possible by animal research.<ref name=EFAR>Edwin J. Feulner, [http://www.heritage.org/press/commentary/ed110498.cfm Animal Rights and Wrongs] Heritage Foundation</ref>}}
The animal rights movement is gradually loosing their support.<ref name=EFAR/>
==Animal rights and Nazism==
Animal rights was supported by the [[Third Reich|Nazi regime]] in [[Germany]] under the dictatorship of [[Adolf Hitler]] which lasted from 1933-1945.<ref>{{cite book|author= Thomas DeGregori|title= Bountiful Harvest|publisher= Cato Institute||year= 2002|pages= pp153|isbn= 1930865317}}</ref> It was the Third Reich where scientific experiments on living animals were outlawed. The Nazis used this animal rights as a tool to persecute the [[Jew]]s as part of their genocidal campaign know as the [[Holocaust]].<ref name=>{{cite book|author= Kathleen Marquardt|title= Animalscam: The Beastly Abuse of Human Rights|publisher= Regnery Publishing|year= 1993|pages= pp125|isbn= 0895264986}}</ref>
===Animal rights and neofascism===
Neo-fascists, i.e. modern day people who advocate the [[fascist]] and [[Nazi]] ideology of [[Benito Mussolini]] and Adolf Hitler, support animal rights. Neo-Nazis in Germany used the slogan "Stop animal experiments - use Turks instead". In the United Kingdom, fascist groups have demonstrated animal rights policies. The aim of a group of fascists in the United Kingdom include "Total ban on all animal experiments, Total ban on the use of animals in ANY form of entertainment, Total ban on ALL hunting or shooting of animals."<ref>[http://www.armyths.org/]</ref>
==Terrorism==
Domestic [[terrorism]] by animal right organizations in the [[United States]] is on rise.<ref>[http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed040804b.cfm]</ref> The animal right group [[Animal Liberation Front]] (ALF) is considered to be a terrorist organization by the United States Department of Homeland Security.<ref>[http://www.cq.com/public/20050325_homeland.html Animal Rights Groups and Ecology Militants Make DHS Terrorist List, Right-Wing Vigilantes Omitted]</ref> The ALF is considered to be terrorist threat by both the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) and [[Scotland Yard]]. The tactics used by the ALF include vandalism, economic damage, arson and burglary. In the [[United Kingdom]], the ALF used mail bombs and car bombs. In [[North America]], the ALF activities resulted in millions of dollars of damage.<ref>Harvey W. Kushner, Encyclopedia of Terrorism, pp 32, SAGE, 2003, ISBN 9780761924081</ref> According to John Lewis, deputy assistant of FBI, animal rights extremists together with [[environmentalist]]s are involved in over 1,200 criminal incidents since 1990.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/05/19/domestic.terrorism/index.html FBI, ATF address domestic terrorism]</ref> Terrorism expert professor Paul Wilkinson at St Andrew's University said animal rights movement in the United Kingdom now tops the list of causes which result in violence in the country.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/902751.stm Animal rights, terror tactics]</ref> Frankie Trull, founder of the Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR),<ref>[http://www.fbresearch.org/AboutFBR/FBRBoardandPresident/tabid/441/Default.aspx]</ref>, wrote in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' "Animal rights extremism is getting worse. ... These extremists have chosen to circumvent the legal system and use fear and terror as their primary weapons. ... Animal rights groups sensationalize animal research by portraying scientists as violent animal torturers. In fact, researchers who use animals in their quest for new drugs and medical breakthroughs are human beings who dedicate their lives to alleviating the pain and suffering of both people and animals. Animal research is done humanely and only when necessary. ... It's time for law enforcement to send a message to animal rights extremists by making a more concerted effort to apprehend those involved."<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-trull18-2008aug18,0,1625747.story Animal rights terrorism]</ref>
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