Should Animal Cruelty Be Illegal

Should animal cruelty be illegal? Animal cruelty is also known as animal abuse or animal neglect, which is when someone hurts and animal or does not care for an animal responsibly. Animal cruelty has been apart of the society since the ancient ages. People don’t actually see the different parts of animal cruelty, they just see it as having pets, going hunting, using them for experiments, making them fight each other, and used for entertainment. According to the ASPCA, “150,000 American horses are slaughtered each year for human consumption.” ( Animal Cruelty. (2016). Retrieved from http://www.aspca.org/animal-cruelty ) Animal cruelty should be illegal due to the effect of factory farming, health risks, and emotional. Factory farming is a system of rearing livestock using intensive methods, by which poultry, pigs, or cattle are confined indoors under strictly controlled conditions. Majority of our foods like meat, milk, and eggs come from industrial farms. “In polling, 94% of Americans agree that animals raised for food deserve to live free from abuse and cruelty.” ( Farm Animal Welfare. (2016). Retrieved from http://www.aspca.org/animal-cruelty/farm-animal-welfare ) Eating food that contains any part of an animal is considered a crime. “ 97% of the 10 billion …show more content…
People who believe that factory farming can increase the amount of food, increase job opportunities, and it is less dependent on people. Some people will say that we have to eat meat to become healthy but that statement is not true, we eat meat because it’s good. Foods are being processed and produced at a faster rate by employing efficient processes. Hunting is a good example of why people don’t think animal cruelty should be illegal due to the fact of having something to do. Deers, bears, foxes, raccoons, squirrels, and other wild animals are killed for clothing and decorations for walls or other house item