Why is volunteering worth it?

Since I have memory, I have always heard that there are illnesses and poverty problems around the World. Unfortunately, there is an uneven distribution of wealth. Some rich people are very selfish and only think in themselves, but of course, there are others that are the opposite and give their money to the needy. It’s important that we help every kind of person from children to senior citizens no matter what. Volunteering is all about helping others in different ways such as giving money, giving them love, and supporting people who need it.

Nowadays, there are a lot of ways you can give money to charity. For example, there’re organizations which appeal to people so they can help to those who are poor or ill. There are also famous people who own foundations. They have helped way too many children, women, families, and people with health issues. They also create programs to solve education problems. For me that’s amazing because they’re wealthy so it’s good that they use their money to benefit others.

I think that money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s necessary to survive. In the world, there’re many countries that are very poor and that present serious health issues. All the people that live in those places need our help but also our love, especially children. There’re may be hundreds of children dying every day and some of them don’t have a single person by their sides taking care of them. People should be more conscious and take care, and love more every child of the world.

In my case, I had an experience with a 7^th year’ old little girl who has a family that was a real mess. I met her when I was doing my community service in a little school; there we became really close. This little child had serious problems in her family like drug deals and fights. One day, she was crying in school, so I had the opportunity to support and show her how much I loved her, and I think that was awesome for her because at that moment she needed a person who made her feel how especial she was. Like her, there are a lot of children who have to live that terrible situation.

When you grow up in a close family full of love, you believe that all the families are like yours until you meet a person who makes you realize that not everything works in the way you think. In that moment, you should be grateful and do your best because you never know what you have until it’s gone. On the other hand, I think it will be amazing if everyone donates a small portion of their income to a good cause. It could be to help people or an environmental organization which is really important as well because we need to take care and to be concerned about our planet. It’s great that rich people donate the money they don’t plan to spend while they are alive because with that money, children, women, men and senior citizens can be helped in different ways. For me volunteering is worth it because if you have the chance, you can perfectly be a light in the dark life of many people.

Animals

Currently, most scientific experiments are testing with animals. It is not good to take away the animals from the environment. People should be more concerned and think first about the issues these actions will cause the ecosystem. Humans must see the animals such as living things not like an object. People should not conduct experiments using animals   because they are living things, they have rights, and they help our environment.

People shouldn´t use animals in experiments because they are living things like us. Animals have feeling as well, so we shouldn´t practice on them. Nowadays scientists try their new theories or experiments on animals such as mice and monkeys. I have always asked myself would scientists like to try their theories on themselves. I think the answer would be NO.  So, why do they do it on poor animals? They should   think in that before acting like insane people, hurting animals.

Like human beings, animals also have certain rights and they must be respected and treated in a good way like every person in the world. Scientists shouldn´t experiment with animals because they can be hurt and have severe damage.  They also have life and we must consider their rights. Many people test on animals, removing them from their habitats to take them to labs, where they will test them in different ways to see their reaction. Although testing on animals is prohibited, sometimes penalized, but people continue doing it without thinking about the feelings of the sweet animals.

People should not conduct experiments on animals because they help on environment. Animals help to preserve our ecosystem. Animals should live in their own habitat. Besides, providing food, fur, leather, feathers and medicinal products, they provide other important benefits. Some animals can help. For example,

ü  “Insects are responsible for pollination of most plants. Other animals are responsible for spreading the seeds.

ü  Many invertebrates are farmers and shredders. They the soil to improve its texture to open furrows and pores that hold water and air and house the roots.

ü  Animal droppings enrich the soil. The manure is an excellent organic fertilizer, which can be applied directly or used in the production of compost.”

http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/006/W1309S/w1309s08.htm

Humans should stop making damage to animals. We must think first if we would like that kind of situation to happen to us. Animals have rights like us, so laws should be stricter in that aspect. Animals are important for the environment because they help to preserve the ecosystem. It’s time to realize that we are affecting nature, so we should stop treating animals in a bad way because that´s damaging our world.

By: Ericka, Tanya, and Irina