WATER: DO WE NEED TO SAVE IT?

Name	Nessa Suzon
Age	12 years old

How does my water affect that of others?

No because I use it. I don’t give it to other people.

Do I need to make an effort to save water?

Ofcourse because we can’t live water and if we waste it we’ll run out.

How could I do this?

Use glasses instead of just pouring water in plastic bottles. Don’t use the bathtub.

Who pays for clean water?

My dad.

Name	Cameron Smith
Age	25

How does my water affect that of others?

Well, MY water won’t affect others. Not unless of course I use it on them.

Do I need to make an effort to save water?

Yes definitely. Water is a necessity for anything to live. Anything at all, be it organisms or the biggest of mammals. And sadly, even though the world is 70 per cent water, there is very little drinkable water.

How could I do this?

Save water as much as I can. As an individual, if I wanted change, I’d start with me.

Who pays for clean water?

I do.

Humans and Other Species

How will our relationship with animals benefit our world in the long run?

Starting from a smaller scale, having a pet companion is therapeutic. It can help in the emotional release of human emotions. Caring for a cat or a dog stimulates the sensory feelings of human. This also benefits the animals.
"Being around dogs can have a calming effect,” pet writer Maryann Mott reported for National Geographic News a few years ago. “Studies have shown that physiological changes occur when people touch dogs: a drop in heart rate, lower blood pressure, and reduced stress.”


Looking at a larger scale, today's biggest industries benefit from animals. The tourism industry of Africa contributes largely on their economy. The breeding and domestication of animals help produce enough food for the world's largest fast food chain restaurants. 

What pleasure do humans get from torturing animals?

Zoosadism is a term coined by Ernest Borneman referring to pleasure (sometimes sexual pleasure) derived from cruelty to animals. Zoosadism is part of the Macdonald triad, a set of three behaviors that are a precursor to sociopathic behavior.

Studies have shown that individuals who enjoy or are willing to inflict harm on animals are more likely to do so to humans. One of the known warning signs of certain psychopathologies, including antisocial personality disorder, is a history of torturing pets and small animals.

How will the extinction of humans affect the food chain?

Possible causes of extinction:

Environmental collapses 

Long-term habitat threats 

Evolution 

Population decline

Scientific accidents 

In reality though, if humans are removed from the food chain there would be no much difference. If we take a look at the food chain in a pyramid structure. Obviously us humans would be on top because no other animal feeds on us. Just like a pyramid structure, if a piece is removed at the top there would be not much disturbance at the bottom. Similarly, if the vice versa happened, the whole human world as we know it, would crumble.

Animal Rights and Laws in the Philippines

AN ACT TO PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE IN THE PHILIPPINES OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT OF 1998"

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1: It is the purpose of this Act to protect and promote the welfare of all animals in the Philippines by supervising and regulating the establishment and operations of all facilities utilized for breeding, maintaining, keeping, treating or training of all animals either as object of trade or as household pets. For purposes of this Act, pet animal shall include birds.

SECTION 2: No person, association, partnership, corporation, cooperative or any government agency or instrumentality including slaughter houses shall establish maintain and operate any pet shop, kennel, veterinary clinic, veterinary hospital, stockyard, corral, stud farm or stock farm or zoo for the breeding, treatment sale or trading, or training of animals without first securing from the Bureau of Animal Industry a certificate of registration therefore.