Animal Abuse Research Paper

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We have all heard the term man’s best friend but, is that true?I used to think that everybody loves their dogs, unfortunately that’s far from the truth since over 3.9 million dogs are abused and enter shelters each year. Some of us get our dogs from shelter which is amazing but, do you know what their life was like before you adopted them? Most shelters are overcrowded which makes disease spread easily. Dogs can be in their metal cages for year making them withdrawn, depressed, and more aggressive which makes the odds of somebody adopting them even slimmer. People who work in the shelter often abuse the animals. My neighbor's dog was in a Texas kill shelter, his jaw was broken and they tried to put him down three times but, couldn't because of his personality. This is the same situation for stores and breeders, although breeders can over breed the dog making them sick and weak. …show more content…
Some people don’t even realize that their doing it, like leaving their dog in a hot car with the windows rolled up, not giving them water for a few days. Some people think they are helping the animals but, sometimes they can take so much in that they can’t care for them and the place becomes unsanitary, this people are called hoarders . Other people do it because they think it’s funny to see the animal run away, not realizing that they are hurting them . These people are the worst, the people who do it because they want to. They are usually suffering from a hard life at home, a divorce and they need something to take their anger out on, or they think that animals are more useless than humans and since they can’t hurt humans they hurt dogs. Even famous people do it, Michael Vick was a NFL quarterback and had a chance at the hall of fame until they discovered his dog fighting. He had over 54 dog in his basement, he had a blood stained fighting arena, and he killed over 4 dogs and buried them in his

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