Stricter animal cruelty laws are needed to prevent and stop the horrendous crimes committed against animals. Animals are abused in many different ways and that’s why stricter, more detailed laws are needed in society. Right now there isn’t many things that seriously discourage animal abusers, even though their are several reasons why we need stricter laws. Not only is abuse harmful to the animals but the animal abusers are likely insensitive and at risk of committing other crimes. Humans subject animals to dog fighting, hoarding, neglect and abandonment. With stricter laws there will be more enforcement and more severe punishments.
As of today there are few states that have very strict animal cruelty laws. In Idaho, a first violation with animal abuse laws won’t have a jail sentence for more than six months and a fine thats not less than $100 or more than $5,000.( Idaho Cruelty to Animals) Therefore even …show more content…
When children are exposed to these situations they become insensitive to animal cruelty, bringing up another generation of people who overlook animal abuse. Taking children to these events also teaches them that it’s okay to disregard the law and that is the opposite of what this situation needs right now. If we had stricter laws to punish people who organized these fights then they would be discouraged from this practice and hopefully it would come to an end. To the people who run these the punishments are nothing more than a slap on the wrist and part of running their business. “In short, strictly speaking, if your neighbor beats his dog, or fails to feed it, he or she is violating a national law. Then again, who’s afraid of the consequences? Certainly not the Korean dog-fighters, for example, who probably never even blinked at the fine.”(Honasan) If we had stricter laws and more severe punishments there would be better chances they don’t get these operations up and running
As of today there are few states that have very strict animal cruelty laws. In Idaho, a first violation with animal abuse laws won’t have a jail sentence for more than six months and a fine thats not less than $100 or more than $5,000.( Idaho Cruelty to Animals) Therefore even …show more content…
When children are exposed to these situations they become insensitive to animal cruelty, bringing up another generation of people who overlook animal abuse. Taking children to these events also teaches them that it’s okay to disregard the law and that is the opposite of what this situation needs right now. If we had stricter laws to punish people who organized these fights then they would be discouraged from this practice and hopefully it would come to an end. To the people who run these the punishments are nothing more than a slap on the wrist and part of running their business. “In short, strictly speaking, if your neighbor beats his dog, or fails to feed it, he or she is violating a national law. Then again, who’s afraid of the consequences? Certainly not the Korean dog-fighters, for example, who probably never even blinked at the fine.”(Honasan) If we had stricter laws and more severe punishments there would be better chances they don’t get these operations up and running