Have you ever wanted a puppy from a place called a puppy mill? I bet you thought it was a nice place where they take care of the puppies. I bet you thought it was a place where they give the dogs homes and when they run out of puppies they breed more in the spring . It isn´t a nice place for puppies and puppy mills should not be legal. Have you ever gone to a circus that has animals? Have you ever thought that those animals are having a good time performing for you? I’m here to tell you the truth of it all.
I'm an owner of a dog, a cat and a few other animals and when I heard the truth about what happens to some of these animals I was astonished. Let me tell you a little bit about puppy mills. Puppy mills breed too many dogs, and I'm sad to
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The first problem I found was Puppy Mills. Puppy Mills force dogs to breed and have puppies. If the mother dog can’t have puppies or can’t have any more puppies the humans think, “Oh this dog is useless” and they kill it. Because they force dogs to breed and dogs should only breed when they are ready, some puppies are born without a leg or maybe sometimes without eyes. I Don't think that's right because animals have their own things to do too. Dogs care for their young and so do cats, dogs give you love and care almost no matter what you do. We as humans and fellow animals should care for animals because they care for you. This is a huge world and we should share it with the rest of the animals. I also researched some more and I found another website: https://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/article?urn=urn%3Asirs%3AUS%3BARTICLE%3BART%3B0000155017. It shows the myths and then the truth about those myths here is an example of what they had to say: MYTH: Circuses teach children to enjoy animals. FACT: Children learn that forcing wild animals to do what we want is acceptable. They learn that it is permissible to reduce and degrade animals to the level of mere puppets that will do foolish tricks for our entertainment. They are teaching little kids to abuse animals and not help to save them from the people that do that kind of stuff. Even though I can’t change a whole lot I hope this …show more content…
Let's start with puppy mills, puppy mIlls don't give dogs food or water and they make them sleep in wired cages which hurt their legs, and their paws. You could give puppy mills food for the dogs and water and some nice dog beds, then the dogs could eat, sleep, and drink some water. Also, you could adopt one and take it to a vet and make sure it doesn’t have a sickness or an infection. Let’s move on to the circus. Ok so, first you could write a law kinda thing that says something like this, “ No circuses if animals trained to be in the show.” Get kids from your school and other places and other people to sign it and present it to your government or mayor in your area and try to make that a rule where you live so no animals will be abused. Also you could boycott circuses and tell your friends to do the same because if people stop going to the circuses that abuse animals then they will be out of business. Tell your friends to go to the circuses that don't have animals, but if they say, “I wanted to go see a lion or a tiger.” Say to go to a zoo because they take care of animals and you get to see them up close! It will be way better because the zookeepers make it look like their habitat and the animals are acting like themselves. These reasons are only a few ways to help with those two reasons and help enforce animal
Although it’s entertaining to watch these animals perform, most people don’t take the time to think about the issues that the companies that are involved in this type of entertainment encounter. The frequently asked questions of how
“A dog is not a thing. A thing is replaceable. A dog is not. A thing is disposable. A dog is not. A thing does not have a heart. A dog’s heart is bigger than any “thing” you can ever own.” -Elizabeth Parker. According to the ASPCA, a puppy mill can be defined as “a large-scale commercial dog breeding facility where profit is given priority over the well-being of the dogs” (Puppy Mills 1). Dogs are more than just items that are sold for profit, they are part of many people’s families. The way dogs are being treated in the mills is not the way one would want someone in your family to be treated. Because puppy mills do not care for the animal’s health, wellbeing, or safety they should be banned federally.
There are about ten thousand puppy mills nationwide. (ISAR) There may be even more puppy mills than we know because they are unlicensed and do it in their own homes. These thousands of puppy mills are taking advantage of the breeding abilities of female dogs. There are over two million puppies bred in these mills per year. (PMP) That is more puppies than the entire population of Houston, Texas! The worst part about this is that one 1.2 million dogs are euthanized in shelters every year because no one will adopt them. (PMP) I, along with thousands of other people, believe that it is completely ridiculous that puppies are being killed because of unpleasant human beings. They deserve to have a full life and not be put to sleep because there is not enough good people in this world to take care of them and give them the life that they deserve. If you decide to purchase a puppy from a pet store, it keeps the cycle strong by encouraging more breeding, which leads to even more killing of the canine’s. (ISAR) However, if you adopt a dog from a rescue facility, it saves the puppies lives. If we stop the breeders from breeding more dogs, this would settle down and nearly all the dogs in the world will have a home. But to fix this problem, we need to get attention towards the breeders and have them
Puppy mills are mass breeding facilities that show little to no care for animals. They are created so companies can breed animals to make purebreds. The animals are not well taken care of and many of them die from either disease or giving birth too many times in their life span. There should be laws and guidelines to regulate the operation of puppy mill facilities. Puppy mills bring torture to animals and need to be stopped.
This association supported legislative changes, conducted investigations, and promoted public awareness and education. The HSUS also worked with local authorities when called upon to help shut down Puppy Mills. According to HSUS, there’s an estimated of 10,000 Puppy Mills in the United States (this includes both licensed and unlicensed facilities) and an estimated 1.2 million dogs are euthanized in shelters every year. An estimated 2.11 million puppies are sold from Puppy Mills, while 3 million are killed in shelters because they are too full and there aren’t enough adoptive homes (US Puppy Mills: Facts and Figures). This explains to us that since there are too many dogs being produced, there is no place for dogs in shelters, consequently, the shelters have to euthanize dogs.
Let me ask you a question, where do you think puppies come from. Well we know that we can buy them from pet stores but where do they come from before that. The thing is, many people don’t actually know. All across Australia, dogs are being bred en masse in inhumane and cruel puppy farms (also known as a puppy factory’s or puppy mills). Our best friends are being treated as like moneymaking, breeding machines that produce puppies for profit.
These poor animals are being severely abused. What would you do if you were separated and abused since you were born? To save more money the owners of the mills often give the dogs there on veterinary treatment or none at all.
The ugly truth is that animals are dying at the hands of their owners everyday, some in very violent ways that can be avoided given the right solution. Slaughterhouses, puppy mills, dog fighting, and so on, are just a few examples of how animals are being treated badly by people. Animal cruelty is a form of violence which, unfortunately, sometimes goes hand in hand with child abuse.... ... middle of paper ... ... Also, violence towards animals needs to be included in assessments for child protective services, in order to better prevent animals being placed in dangerous hands.
Since the beginning of the modern day circus in the early 20th century millions of Americans have enjoyed the performances by both the people and the animals that perform for our entertainment. However, the audience is blinded by shock and awe of the show from what really happens behind the curtain. Animal cruelty, poor living conditions, and lack of legal regulation scars the animals and becomes very dangerous to the overall health of the animals and those who are around them. The mistreatment of animals in circuses has been occurring for far too long, and new laws need to be implemented in an effort to prevent future acts of cruelty toward these animals.
One thing that helps puppy mills exist are licenses that the USDA issues to people. These licenses have minimal requirements that need to be met in order to get one. (Johnson 155) Not just that, but the USDA itself helped start up puppy mills back after World War II, encouraging farmers to breed dogs as a cash crop. The abuse that these animals went through did assist in triggering a law to be made, the U.S. Animal Welfare Act, in 1966.
The sad and terrible truth to animal abuse in the entertainment industry is most animals are poked, prodded and beaten. There have been several incidences where the predatory animal attacks their trainer. Entertainers using animals have been known to starve, beat, and trap animals for days on end. Animals are separated,
The world of entertainment is constantly growing and changing in exciting ways. As a society, we have found pleasure in watching exotic, and wild animals by visiting zoos, circuses, and aquariums. When visiting these places, we are not focused on the mistreatment of animals as the corporation often disguises it. The harsh truth, is that these beautiful animals are neglected, abused and live a life of misery. An animal used for entertainment purposes is a horrible social norm, which has been proven to cause psychological and physical damage.
Identifying the Problem: The problem to identify at hand is obvious; it’s the mistreatment of animals being used in the entertainment industry. Animals are ripped away from their natural habitats or bred in captivity to provide us humans with sources of entertainment. The article “Ten Fast Facts About Animals In Entertainment” explains that the majority of captivity-bred animals will not be returned to the wild. In fact, when a facility breeds too many animals, they are sometimes sold to laboratories, traveling shows, canned hunting facilities, or to private individuals (“Ten Fast Facts”). Private individuals, who inquire about wild animals, almost always lack the proper caregiving skills, and this leads to animals being neglected.
Many people who abuse animals do not realize that they are actually hurting animals, this is known as unintentional. When some people try to discipline their pets they use tactics that they think is acceptable, when in reality is probably not the best way. People also abuse animals due to lack of attention, such as forgetting to feed and water the animals for a number of days. A family may take the animals with them when they leave the house, and forget to leave a window down with the animal inside. One of the biggest unintentional ways of animal cruelty is a way that many people think is helpful but is actually has a negative impact on all of the animals involved, this idea is trying to take in more animals than one can handle, they have good intentions but this is harmful to animals because it forces them to live in unhealthy conditions. There are many new cases of animal hoarding every year, with over 250,000 animals falling victim. Puppy mills are large dog breeding’s that care more about making money than the wellbeing and health of the animals. Many dogs become ill with diseases such as kidney or heart disease as a result of the conditions in which they live.
Because there are some irresponsible breeders, animals are born with disabilities and perfectly good pets are filling humane societies. These animals could ...