Cruelty

allow Northup to experiment and show off his creativity and independence. It goes without saying that this is fairly unheard of for white, southern plantation owners; normally, as we see later on in the novel, are bent on using their sheer sense of cruelty to instill obedience and never autonomy in their slaves.…

collecting taxes and enforcing community rules. However, in the south the police force was used to keep slaves in order. In my opinion this difference in policing between the northern and southern states is what led to today’s occurrences of police cruelty. Since the time of slavery an animosity…

Approximately 70 million dogs and 74.1 cats million are assaulted per minute; this is an average 10 million a year (The Humane Society of the United States). What is animal cruelty? Cruelty to animals, called animal abuse or animal neglect, and also animal testing is both the unintentional and the intentional infliction of suffering or harm upon any animal by humans, regardless of whether the act is against the law. Why is this so important? It is important because people who abuse animals often…

Animal cruelty has been a continuous subject in the North Miami Beach community for quite a while now. I am sure that many people in my community would agree that animal cruelty needs to stop. Laws for animal cruelty need to be strengthened and it all starts by raising awareness. I believe that we can decrease the number of incidents involving animal cruelty and neglect in my community and across the nation. Addressing the importance of proper pet care is just one out of many ways to increase…

ignore or miss the signs of animal abuse. This issue is addressed in the advertisements created by Mikayla Slom and Alexandria Wai at the ISF Academy. Designed to appeal to an audience of animal lovers, the two advertisements suggest that animal cruelty is hidden away in many aspects of our lives and aim to make the viewer take action. These two advertisements both convey their messages using short sentences, slogans and symbolism to make the viewer think about their own part in the problem and…

with the month of April because it is Animal Abuse Awareness Month. “April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, and the ASPCA is urging supporters across the country to support their efforts to fight animal cruelty” (Chester). Organizations are reaching out for people to join and support the fight against animal abuse. The mission of the ASPCA was told in the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals…

man by his treatment of animals”. Thus, it is in the self-interest of humanity to treat animals humanely. Kant’s view was that we should avoid pointless cruelty to animals, and since animals are here only to serve man, causing animal suffering is justified whenever it suits our interests. Conversely, animals do have the right to live without cruelty and abuse, and it is our obligation to make sure these things do not occur. We have domesticated many animals for our own pleasure, like dogs, cats,…

Animal cruelty is a class A felony! Cats are one of the most common pets for average people to keep in their very living space, These domesticated animals are often mistreated, harmed or even killed by ruthless neighbors and owners who do not tolerate other feline feces on their property. Cats however are kicked dayly as a punishment by ruthless owners. Many other harming punishments are very unnecessary in educating their pets. Cats and other pets should not be harmed, especially in training…

Animal abuse is categorized in many different ways. Lots of humans don’t recognize it when it’s right under their nose. The signs that point to animal abuse are very obvious, yet many choose to ignore it. Constantly people are trying to rid the world of animal abuse, yet they themselves don’t speak up when they do see it happening. Animal neglect is seen as an animal’s caretaker failing to provide food, water, shelter, or veterinary care needed for an animal to survive. Animal neglect has been…

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has been working on saving any animals they can from abuse and peril for 150 years. The audience that This website is intended for is any person who cares about the safety and wellbeing of animals. The ASPCA helps rescue animals from abuse while operating on volunteering, activism, and donations from people around the globe. This can be easily found within the top taskbar on the homepage. This taskbar is present throughout the website…