Personally, I believe in animal rights. Animal rights is something that has always been important to me. I love animals and believe they should not experience cruelty, whether the cruelty is by scientists in a lab or by the animal's own owner. I try to avoid any products from a company that reportedly uses animals to test the product. One of the reasons I am against the cruel treatment of animals is because my cat was abused by his previous owner. When I first brought him home, he wouldn't come out of hiding for a week and acted scared of everyone. Even though it has been almost three years, he is still affected by it. If someone raises their voice in our house, he runs and hides for a day, and if something falls and makes a loud noise, he gets scared and hides again. Seeing the way he acted after being treated the way he was pushed me to be even more supportive of animal rights than I already was.  

One article pertaining to animal rights discusses the idea that animals do not have rights. The author of this article, Damon Linker, is not saying that animals should be treated cruelly; however, he is arguing that animals should not be raised to the level that humans are by giving them rights. Instead, we should just treat them decently. He discusses the views of some animal rights activists and points out where he disagrees with each activists' ideas. The biggest interest at stake is the idea some people have that animals do not have any basic rights, and that they should just be treated better. People who share the views of Linker would benefit from this article because others who read it may change their mind and agree with Linker. Damon Linker is a correspondent for TheWeek.com as well as a consulting editor at the University of Pennsylvania Press. He has also written books, such as The Theocons and The Religious Test. Linker has not done anything previously with animal rights which can negatively affect his credibility on this topic. 

In another source, an overview of animal rights is given. The purpose of this article is to explain and promote animal rights. In this article, both the difference between animal rights and animal welfare is explained as well as the relation between animal rights and human rights. Some of the major concerns for animal rights activists are also listed in this article, including fur, wool, cosmetic testing, medical experiments, and more. The interests at stake with this article are both groups who support animal rights and companies who rely on animals for testing. Groups that support animal rights may gain even more support from people who read this article and agree with these views. Companies who rely on animals for testing will not benefit from this article; instead, they may lose support and customers. People reading this article may decide to stop buying products from companies who use animals to test the products. There is no specific author listed for this article, but the publisher is The Vegetarian Resource Group. This is an organization where they educate people on vegetarianism as well as issues relating to it, such as animal rights. This group seems to be credible on this topic. There are many health professionals and activists working in this group, which supports its credibility. 

The purpose of the third article is to explain why animals should be used for testing. The author gives four major points on why animals are used. They are to advance scientific understanding, to be models to study disease, to develop and test forms of treatment, and to protect the safety of people, animals, and the environment. Companies that test on animals can greatly benefit from this article. Due to the explanation of why animals should be tested on, many people may see why companies do this. If people agree with these companies after seeing the reasons why they test on animals, they may decide to continue buying products from these companies. This article has no author specified; however, the publisher is Animal Rights Info. This is a group of scientists and researchers who work to give the readers accurate information. This source appears to be credible. It has scientists and researchers working on it which boosts its credibility.

The research question I currently have is not the most arguable question; however, some could argue on whether to support or reject animal rights. The first two sources I found agree that animals should not be treated cruelly. The sources disagree on whether or not animals should have rights. The third source I found only agreed with the second source that animals should not have rights. However, that is the only way there is an agreement in the sources because the third source advocates the use of animals in different lab experiments and tests. After reading the sources, I understand why some people agree with using animals in tests, but I still don't think they should be used. I believe I need to specify my research question so that it isn't so simple and broad.
