When You Get to Class: Brainstorm Possible Topics

For Essay #3, you will be able to choose your own topic to research in human-animal relations. Starting with one of the general subjects below, brainstorm ideas in your notebook or in a separate Word document. With brainstorming, you don't need to worry about organization or grammar. Just try to work out some ideas on the paper or on the screen.

Animals as test subjects (medicines, makeup)

Animals as clothing (fur, leather, wool)

Animals as religious objects (animal sacrifice, snake handling)

Animals as entertainment (circus, zoo, Central Park horse and carriage)

Animals as sport (cock fighting, dog fighting, hunting)

Animals as therapy (dolphin therapy for autism, dogs and cats in nursing homes)

Animals as workers (guide dogs, cadaver dogs, drug-sniffing dogs)