When people talk about cruelty, what do they mean? According to merriamwebster.com, they define cruelty as “the desire to cause others to suffer.” Cruelty can happen anywhere, and around the nation, animal cruelty is a problem that keeps growing today. Animal cruelty can range from being beaten on a day to day basis or goes days or weeks without eating. Millions of innocent animals die each year because they were either beaten or starved to death. But the question is, how can we as humans help these poor innocent animals? The most common animals who are abuse the most are dogs, cats, horses, and even livestock. Based on numbers from pet-abuse.com, 1,880 cruelty cases were reported in the media in 2007. According to humanesociety.org, 64.5
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So bad that they kill the animals. According to Storify.com, Emily Rayburn explains the different types of effects. Rayburn stated “in dogfighting, the dog is usually in the fight until one dies.” Besides the ethical issues, Rayburn said that animals can have “both physical pain as well as psychological distress.” according to Storify.com, Natalie Richardson explains the negative effects of animal cruelty inside a puppy mill. Puppy mills are a large scale dog breeding farms that gain money on the animals. Richardson explains that these animals are severely abused and neglected. These animals can have “epilepsy, heart or kidney disease, blood disorders, deafness, eye problems, and more” Richardson …show more content…
According to petsforpatriots, there are 11 signs of animals that are abused. The first one is poor body condition and noticeable trauma. Animals that have severe matting, knotting and a filthy coat have been abused and have not been groomed. Animals will have open sores, and wounds. Also these animals would have fleas and or tick infested. Most of these animals are underweight and you can clearly see their bones. Some animals may be limping or can hardly walk. Another sign is lack of food and water. Most of the time, these animals may become aggressive due to starvation and thirst. Animals that have been abused may have a lack of shelter. Most animals have fully exposed to weather and the sun all day long. Abused animals will have a lack of sanitation, meaning that they might have feces covered all over the body. Some animals may be tied or in a caged and it has little to no room to move. According to petsforpatroits.org, a chained animal is an abused animal. People can notice if an animal been abused if the animal’s behavior is not normal meaning that the animal may become aggressive or shy to their own
So bad that they kill the animals. According to Storify.com, Emily Rayburn explains the different types of effects. Rayburn stated “in dogfighting, the dog is usually in the fight until one dies.” Besides the ethical issues, Rayburn said that animals can have “both physical pain as well as psychological distress.” according to Storify.com, Natalie Richardson explains the negative effects of animal cruelty inside a puppy mill. Puppy mills are a large scale dog breeding farms that gain money on the animals. Richardson explains that these animals are severely abused and neglected. These animals can have “epilepsy, heart or kidney disease, blood disorders, deafness, eye problems, and more” Richardson …show more content…
According to petsforpatriots, there are 11 signs of animals that are abused. The first one is poor body condition and noticeable trauma. Animals that have severe matting, knotting and a filthy coat have been abused and have not been groomed. Animals will have open sores, and wounds. Also these animals would have fleas and or tick infested. Most of these animals are underweight and you can clearly see their bones. Some animals may be limping or can hardly walk. Another sign is lack of food and water. Most of the time, these animals may become aggressive due to starvation and thirst. Animals that have been abused may have a lack of shelter. Most animals have fully exposed to weather and the sun all day long. Abused animals will have a lack of sanitation, meaning that they might have feces covered all over the body. Some animals may be tied or in a caged and it has little to no room to move. According to petsforpatroits.org, a chained animal is an abused animal. People can notice if an animal been abused if the animal’s behavior is not normal meaning that the animal may become aggressive or shy to their own