Animal Abuse: Social Injustice

There is a varying degree of social injustices in the world today. A social injustice is defined as a situation when some unfair practices are being carried in the society. Animal abuse is the intentional infliction by humans of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal, regardless of whether the act is against the law(Humane Society). Animal abuse occurs everywhere but is more commonly found in places with more poverty where people can’t always afford to take proper care of their animals. Regardless, animal abuse is a reoccurring issue all over the United States. A few examples of animal abuse are; dog fighting, animals in poor conditions and animal cruelty and torture. Animal abuse is becoming a growing problem in the U.S. and for this …show more content…
Animal hoarders may seem well on the outside and can have professions such as teaching or nursing. Hoarding is seen as a mental illness linked to obsessive compulsive disorder. Most hoarders are not aware of their problem or choose not to believe it which is why increased awareness is good thing. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) estimates there are between 2,000 and 5,000 new hoarding cases each year with up to 250,000 animals involved with an average of 50 animals per case. Animal hoarding is such a problem because it can lead to neglect and inbreeding. Animal hoarding would be better addressed by enforcing city-level limits on animals. In Arizona, if you have a measuring glass of water in your backyard for your animals, it’s legal. In only Hawaii and Illinois is animal hoarding explicitly prohibited. Prosecutors are hesitant to pursue these cases because they require lots of work such as finding care for the animals. However, it is very important to charge animal hoarders the first time because they are likely to reoffend. Surprisingly, it is said that rather than giving criminal penalties to hoarders and banning them from having pets, it's better to leave a few healthy animals in their care for long periods of probation. Animal hoarding is another form of animal abuse just not as direct yet still leads to more problems and needs to be stopped. (Breitenbach …show more content…
Michael Vick is a NFL football player that in 2004, had 10 year $130 million contract with the NFL and in 2006, was named the NFL’s highest paid player. In 2010 the Philadelphia Eagles named Vick starting quarterback paying him $5.25 million. Although very famous, it was found that Vick and his associates operated “Bad Newz Kennels” on Vick’s property. This kennel housed and trained over 50 pit bull dogs, staged fights, killed dogs, and ran a high stakes gambling ring. According to a witness they fought their trained pitbulls with pet dogs and “thought it was funny to watch their dogs injure and kill other dogs.” After further investigation officials found that one dog had no teeth. All of her teeth were pried from her mouth to make sure she wouldn’t harm male dogs during forced breeding. One vet said one tooth takes an hour of excruciating pain and dogs have 42 teeth. The fighting dogs and the kennel were tested and poor perfomers were executed either through hanging, shooting, or electrocution. Police found a “rape stand” which is a device that holds a female dog down during breeding if she is too aggressive to submit to males. This inhuman device straps the female down with her head in a restraint. Along among other things, performance enhancing were found on the property as well. These drugs are commonly used to increase the fighting potential in dogs, as well as keep