MY ANIMALS

Cruelty to animals, also called animal abuse or animal neglect, is the human infliction of suffering or harm upon non-human animals, for purposes other than self-defense or survival. “Over 10 million animals are killed each year In U.S labs for chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing every year”. In the 1860’s dog fighting was a big deal and they were used as entertainment. People with any type of emotional problems may beat, shoot, or stab animals or set them on fire. Animal abuse is not giving an animal the right food, water, shelter or vet care. Every state in the U.S has animal abuse laws and 49 states treat some of the animal abuse as felonies. There are plenty of animal protection groups in the U.S and worldwide.

A couple of animal protection groups are Peta, 911 Wildlife, and Equanimal. The rate on animal abuse increases each and every year. It is unlawful for an owner or to fail to provide an animal with Proper food and water, Shelter or protection from the weather and a sanitary environment. It’s against the law for an animal to be cruelly killed, beaten, or tortured. It’s also against the law if you fail to notify the police after striking an animal with a motor vehicle. Each and Every state has laws prohibiting animal cruelty, and 49 of them contain felony provisions except South Dakota.

You ask how animal cruelty is related to humans. Everyday it’s more common to see a starving cat or dog or any other animal wander the street. Some people with hearts try to make lives better for animals. Animals are being abused every day and some carry diseases and we try to use animals so we can find cures for humans. Animal abuse is growing each and every day I the U.S. Each year around 10,000 bulldogs die in...

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According to peta “100 percent of Australia homicide offenders have a animal cruelty history”. Plenty of history serial killers started off killing animals. The two teens Eric Harris and his friend Dylan Klebold who attended Columbine high school started off killing animals and told their classmates about it. Later on they killed 12 classmates and then themselves. Shouldn’t an animal deserve to be in a cruel confinement system.

At many industry/ corporations that have factory farms, they have a handful of animals that get sick and die. Bernard Rollins once said “chickens are cheap but cages are expensive”. Animals that live at factory farms are kept in bad conditions. They are kept in small cages, deprived; fed drugs to be fatten, and are genetically altered. Some of the foods we eat are tampered with. They feed animals corn to get them bigger.