Animal Abuse And Animal Neglect

Animal cruelty is more common than what most people may think. Although sometimes people may forget to feed or take care of their pets, it is still considered animal abuse, even though it is unintentional. Many companies spend millions of dollars to invest in companies and organizations that work to save and support the animals in need of help. Even workers in slaughterhouses can have problems with animal abuse. Although people may not believe it, animals have the same physical and emotional feelings as people, and of course need the same love and care as we do, nobody wants to ever be abused or neglected.

In the state of Washington, there is a complex law that has been designed specifically to deal with animal cruelty. “A person is guilty

It does not matter whether or not the animal is intentionally neglected because either way the animal suffers greatly. When an animal experiences pain for an extended period of time, it can induce serious health problems and/or eventful. Death. “Animal control agencies nationwide report that animal neglect cases are the most common calls to which they respond,” (“Animal Neglect”). There are many organizations that have been developed to rescue animals and give them, the proper and necessary care needed. One of the most famous of these organizations would be the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The Humane Society of the United States “is the largest animal advocacy organization in the world,” (“The Humane Society of the United States”). The Humane Society of the United Sates has over 11 million members and their headquarters is centered in Washington D.C. The organization’s campaigns are focused on five major issues: “Factory farming, Animal Fighting, The fur trade, Puppy Mills and Wildlife abuse,” (“The Humane Society of the United States”). In 2011 in the United Sates there were over 98 cases of Animal Fighting. A total of 8, 891 cases involving

Cases like this are much like this are much more uncommon. The majority of shooting and poison cases are quite often times situations where an irritated neighbor has reached a point at which he or she can no longer tolerate the nuisance and will do anything for peace and quiet. Some people are careless about the way they treat their animals, those are the people who forget the animals have emotions just as humans do, but are unable to express them the way we do. Science has shown that animals experience pain like we do, but they are more closely related to humans than originally thought. Animals can suffer in many ways from animal cruelty and neglect. The Humane Society if the United States’ website says, “the pain of an animal who lingers with untreated illnesses or wound, or without nourishment or shelter, can be tremendous-sometimes even more so than those who are victims of directly inflicted violence, because their suffering is so prolonged. Animals who starve to death experience a myriad of painful symptoms throughout each stage of their physical deterioration,” (“Animal Neglect”). The process of starvation is the initial loss of body fat, and muscle loss and atrophy, which eventually results in organ failure. “In long-term starvation, deterioration of the liver, cardiac changes, anemia, and skin lesions may develop,” (“Animal Neglect”). When an