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Introduction; Animal Experimentation; Animals in Entertainment and Sports; Animals as Food and Products; Other Concerns

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Concern by society over the treatment of animals has surrounded various other practices, including whaling, seal fishing, the ivory trade, the use of rhinoceros horns in Chinese medications, the use of animals in contemporary art, and the catching of dolphins in tuna-fishing nets. Different countries have passed various laws on these issues, and international discussions have taken place on the ethics and legal issues involved. The ethics of killing animals considered pests—for example, sewer rats, house mice, and garden slugs—are less commonly questioned.