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1、2018年可锐考研英语复习阅读练习题(三)Since1975advocatesofhumanetreatmentofanimalshavebroadenedtheirgoalstoopposetheuseofanimalsforfur,leather,woolandfood.Theyhavemoanedprotestsagainstallformsofhuntingandthetrappingofanimalsinthewild.Andtheyhavejoinedenvironmentalistsinurgingprotectiono
2、fnaturalhabitatsfromcommercialorresidentialdevelopment.Theoccasionfortheseaddedemphaseswasthepublicationin1975ofAnimalLiberation:ANewEthicsforOurTreatmentofAnimalsbyPeterSinger,formerlyaprofessorofphUosophyatOxfordUniversityinEngland.Thisbookgaveanewimpetustotheanimalri
3、ghtsmovement. Thepost1975animalrightsactivistsarefarmorevocalthantheirpredecessors,andtheorganizationstowhichtheybelongaregenerallymoreradical.Manyneworganizationsareformed.Thetacticsoftheactivistsaredesignedtocatchtheattentionofthepublic.Sincethemid1980stherehavebeenf
4、requentnewsreportsaboutanimalrightsorganizationspicketingstoresthatsellfurs,harassinghuntersinthewild,orbreakingintolaboratoriestofreeanimals.Someofthemoreextremeorganizationsadvocatetheuseofassault,armedterrorism,anddeaththreatstomaketheirpoint.Asidefrommakingisolateda
5、ttacksonpeoplewhowearfurcoatsortryingtopreventhuntersfromkillinganimals,mostoftheorganizationshavedirectedtheirtacticsatinstitutions. Theresultsoftheprotestsandothertacticshavebeenmixed.Companiesarereducingrelianceonanimaltesting.Medicalresearchhasbeensomewhatcurtailed
6、bylegalrestrictionsandthereluctanceofyoungerworkerstouseanimalsinresearch.Newtestshavebeendevelopedtoreplacetheuseofanimals.Somewell—knowndesignershavestoppedusingfur. Whilethegeneralpublictendstoagreethatanimalsshouldbetreatedhumanely,mostpeopleareunlikelytogiveupeati
7、ngmeatorwearinggoodsmadefromleatherandwool.Givingupgenuinefurhasbecomelessofaproblem,sincefibersusedtomakefakefursuchastheJapaneseinventionKanecaroncanlookalmostidenticaltorealfur.Someofthestrongestoppositiontotheanimalrightsmovementhascomefromhuntersandtheirorganizatio
8、ns.Butanimalrightsactivistshavesucceededinmarshalingpublicopiniontopressforstaterestrictionsonhuntinginseveral
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