An animal is abused every ten seconds. Animal abuse can come from religious heritage like bullfighting to just doing it for fun. I believe we need to stop animal abuse. We can start by ending organized cruelty, stopping puppy mills, and we need to add more laws against it.
Organized cruelty is basically animal abuse which ends with killing animals. My first example is cockfighting. Cockfighting is when two roosters with blades strapped to their claws, fight to the death, while people not only watch, but place bets on which animal will win. Cockfighting is the “oldest spectator sport” dating back thousands of years, and although it is currently outlawed in all states, it continues to be a form of entertainment for many (Adam B. Ellick). In fact, according to an article in the New York Times, cockfighting was once
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Since there are so many, I am only going to give the most punishing laws in North and South America. In Argentina, the sentence is 15 days to one year in prison. I think that is not enough time in jail, and should have more time in jail. In Chile, the worst sentence you can get is a fine of two to 30 units, and 541 days to three years in prison. That is a lot of time in jail, but it could have more. There are no laws against animal abuse in Columbia, and cockfighting and bullfighting are considered religious heritages (Wikipedia.com). Columbia is terrible, and should do something about animal abuse. In Mexico, the worst punishment is two to four years in prison, and 200 to 400 days at minimum wage. In the United States, the worst case of animal abuse had a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. This was apart of the “three strikes law” which means that if you do two other violent crimes, and you got caught doing another crime, you would get an sentence of life in prison (Wikipedia.com). This means that you could get life in prison for just stealing a penny. In Venezuela, animal abuse is
imal abuse has been an issue since the 12th century when dogs and cats were commonly found roaming the streets. Today it has become an ever growing issue which ranges from household pets to farm animals such as cows, chickens, horses. Animal abuse also is not just in America, such as bullfighting in Spain which began many centuries ago as a sacrifice to the gods. Is still practiced today as a form of entertainment. This kind of behavior does not seem right in our everyday life and just seems wrong because animals should be treated with kindness and not hatred.
Some local solutions to do with animal abuse is on the website < https://hihs.org >. This website shows that local solutions will use all the authority that they have received to make sure that all animals have care, according to the law. This also means that lots of people are trying to stop animal abuse, so the police made a law were
All types of animals are victims of abuse including dogs, cats, horses, chickens, cows, deer, goats, rabbits, and many more. The sad fact is that no animal is safe from abuse because there are such people that truly believe that any animal they come across can be used and treated as nothing more than a defective toy for their own disgusting pleasure and enjoyment.
Mahatma Gandhi once said “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be measured by the way its animals are treated.” These words directly oppose how animals are truly treated in the world today (McDonald 30). On the news I hear about animals abuse almost every day whether it be someone leaving their dog in a locked car with the windows rolled all the way up on a hot summer day, a farmer storing their animals in tiny cages in their own feces while they wait for the day in which they are taking back to the slaughter house, or even a famous person using animals for entertainment by throwing them into a pin and making them fight to the death. These cases of animal abuse are covered closely by the media and often televised, but these
Therefore, Abusing an Animal can be the start of a very dangerous thing in life “Serial killers often start with animals before graduation to human victims. Notorious killers, including Jeffrey Dahmer,Ted Bundy,Ivan Milat and Paul Denyer, Had histories of animal abuse” (Panahi). Animal abuse can lead to many other problems. If people feel it is okay to abuse an Animal. Then they will feel it is okay to abuse Family, Children etc. Animal abuse is a matter that should not be taken lightly.
Different approaches to such laws occur in different ways throughout the world. For example, some laws govern methods of killing animals for food, clothing, or other products, and other laws concern the keeping of animals for entertainment, education, research, or pets. Some mistreat animals even though they are just using them for reasonable purposes. Cruelty to animals is not necessarily the same thing as disrespect towards animals.
Animal cruelty is a nationwide problem rapidly growing in today's society. Animals are being beaten and starved every day and millions of helpless animals die each year because of heartless owners and the way they treat them. There are many forms of animal cruelty, some of the most common forms are scientific research, abandonment, mistreatment and neglected.
This project is an in depth look at animal abuse. What is animal abuse? Animal abuse is defined as either the physical mistreatment of an animal or neglect where the animal is denied basic necessities of care. The mistreatment of animals is a serious issue in society. It often goes unreported because many people believe it is only abuse if it is intentional. This lack of understanding allows minor cases of neglect to progress into major cases that can end in the death of the animals involved.
Animal abuse contains a wide spectrum of behavior. According to Carol Thompson (2016, para.1-2), “Animal cruelty is a general term used to refer to a broad range of offenses against non-human animals, generally including such behaviors as intentional and unintentional
Too often we hear "boys will boys" or "it's just a dumb animal" but cruelty to animals, more specifically the torturing of animals, is far from just an innocent and careless incident; it's a sign of something far more serious. In fact, some of America's most notorious serial killers had a history of cruelty to animals in their childhood. Children who engage in animal cruelty are more likely to commit more violent acts as adults. There is also a strong link between abuse of animals and domestic violence, with animal abusers much more likely to batter their wives or girlfriends as well. Animal cruelty is a very broad term and encompasses a wide range of behaviors harmful to any animal, domestic or wild,
First of all if you abuse animals you are more than likely to end up in jail or with a large fine to pay. Many people who have abused animals in the past have been caught and have dealt with the consequence of going to prison for a certain amount of time or dealing with a large fine to pay. Just under ten years ago a man was arrested for starving approximately 40 puppies and dogs and was sentenced to a year in jail with five years probation where he could no longer own anymore dogs. The man was also made to participate in mental health services and pay a $100,000 fine. This makes it clear that animal abuse is indeed punishable and you’re highly likely going to be caught if you’re abusing animals. Is it really worth abusing animals if you’re going to end up suffering the consequences? This is significant because if you’re caught abusing an
Animal cruelty begins the process of rehabilitation and leads to the justice system getting involved, sometimes charging the abuser.“According to ASPCA, an animal is abused every 10 seconds in the United States(My Sananton)”. ASPCA came to the conclusion that every animal of this earth is not being treated the way that they should. The program believes that all animals should be cared for with love and respect like all humans should.
“Over 56 billion farmed animals are killed every year by humans. More than 3,000 animals die every second in slaughterhouses around the world. These shocking figures do not even include fish and other sea creatures whose deaths are so great they are only measured in tones.” (animal equality ) Animal abuse can be many forms, some of which are animal testing, fur farms, or neglecting an animal and abandoning them on them ( Types of Animal Cruelty). When people think of animal cruelty, they often think of violence inflicted on an, animal but animal cruelty is the causing suffering or harm intentionally to any animal or It can be not caring properly for the animal
A common type of animal cruelty is fur farming. Most of the animals that are used for fur live on fur farms. The most common animal on these fur farms is the mink. There are also rabbits, foxes, chinchillas, raccoons, beavers and lynxes in these farms used for fur. (“Vegan Peace”) The animals in the farms are kept in cages that aren’t comfortable of for their size, the animals can too go through emotional stress. “About 1 out of 4 trapped animals escapes by chewing off his or her own leg or paw. The escaped animals will die from blood loss, fever or gangrene, or are killed by a predator.” (Vegan Peace) Some animals that are caught aren’t even used, they are just considered “trash” this includes domestic cats and dogs. The ways of killing them insures their fur isn’t damaged. Killing methods
According to the ASPCA, “an animal is abused every sixty seconds”. That’s a lot of animals being abused for one country. There are government laws but none that have controlled animal abuse till this day. If the government had stricter laws or a new law to over control abusers then maybe the violence towards animals would stop. Should animal abuse be a felony?