Namrata JainAIR 12 · CSE 2018 · 490 wordsTheir whole copy
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The ethical dilemma of tackling the concerns of farmers due to the financial loss verses the compassion for the animals (Right to life ensured who can't themselves fights for their rights and concerns).
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- The dilemma of deciding the priority
and concern : animal life v/s human cause - Is animal life not important over the human concerne?
The Facts are : Compassion, fair play to Justice to both animals as well as the human, Encroachment by human taking into account as well as other environmental concerns.
- Following are the options available; Option 1 : Allow culling of the animals solving farmer's issue and concerns.
| Positive Evaluation of option | Negative |
|---|---|
| a. solving population rise. | a. face the opposition by PETA group (Ethical Treatment of Animals) and other animal lovers. |
| b. Farmer's concern - will not lead to suicide or other adversities. | b. Human needs and wants kept over Right to Life (animals) |
Option 2: Clearly do away with the request of culling with no further action.
| Positive | Negative |
|---|---|
| 1. Animals right to life ensured. | 1. does not set precedent of action |
| 2. Compassion displayed. | 2. Does not solve the public issues |
| 3. No measure of financial loss over the life of being. | 3. Poor display of leadership. |
| 4. will lead to adverse actions by farmers and protests. |
Option 3: Committee formation to decide the measures to be taken to solve the problem for the benefit of farmers without killing the animals (like sterilization measure to stop further growth in population)
| Positive | Negative |
|---|---|
| - Proactive step with balance of action. | - may delay the process. |
| - Sterilization can stop the growth. | - face opposition from farmers group. |
| - separation by the boundary creation in the farms will ensure no loss. |
Option 4 : Report the situation to senior officer and to the state government depicting the situation:
| Positive | Negative |
|---|---|
| → Engagement for best action | - shifting of responsibility. |
| → Taking into account all possible stakeholders. | - delay the process. |
| - no role of leadership and decision making shown. |
- Some long term measures can be:
a) Stop encroachment of the humane into the animals' space for personal benefits and profit making.
b) Ensure there is clear division between space of human and animals and justice to the group (animals) who cannot speak/fight for themselves.
c) Boundary creation, sterilisation, injecting, transferring to other forest areas can be other options but to be taken with due care and precaution.
d) Work for maintaining the ecological balance by making it space for all to live.
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