Animal Cruelty Essay

My Thoughts on Animal Abuse and Cruelty “Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures” (Dalai Lama XIV). This quote derived from the Dalai Lama’s point of view is similar to my own and many other people in the world. As this quote suggests, my topic is about animal rights and cruelty. Now, you may be thinking that doesn’t really pertain…

Animal Testing Every single year in the United States millions of innocent animals die due to animal testing. Animal testing really should be called animal cruelty or animal abuse because the animals are burned, crippled, isolated and traumatized by these tests. It is not okay to do such in humane things to poor, innocent animals that have no way to stand up for themselves, therefore we have to speak up for them. Animals are tested on to make sure products or medications are safe for…

In 2008, a video was released by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) that showed severe animal cruelty at Mowmar Farms Hog Confinement, located just outside of Fairmont, Minnesota (Genoways). The video showed employees prodding hogs too crippled to stand with electric prods and beating hogs repeatedly on their backs with metal gate rods (Genoways). Adding to this, the video also revealed the method the workers used to euthanize underweight piglets: a technique called thumping…

Congress finally recognized Animal cruelty as a federal offense in 2014. Unfortunately, although a huge problem in the United States, animal cruelty had to wait many years before our legislators declared it to be “illegal”. The growing awareness of animal cruelty has been the impetus for the enactment of new laws (Animal Cruelty Facts and Statistics) aimed at stemming the continued abuse of animals; however, these laws constitute only a beginning toward the solution to the problem. We as a…

Without going into detail, ‘animal cruelty’ is just another commonly used and overlooked word. However, the real truth about animal cruelty is horrific. Each year millions of animals suffer and die from animal abuse from humans. Why should humans be able to torture innocent living beings who have no voice to speak up? Animal cruelty is more than just treating animals in an unkind behavior. There are different types of animal cruelty including animal experimentation, use of animals for sports and…

For most people, it’s hard to wrap their head around the idea that animals all over the world are being abused, neglected, or even used in animal fighting. It’s a very sad concept to fully understand because most people think, “Why would someone do terrible things to an innocent animal?”. That is a type of question that many organizations are asking themselves today. Every day thousands of animals are brought to shelters because of the hardships that they had to go through during their life…

There is a difference between an exhibit of art and an exhibit of animal cruelty. And today I am here to bring forth very pertinent evidence to convince you that Space World has committed animal cruelty. They froze 5,000 fish under a skating rink, do you call that an exhibition of art? All the evidence points to animal cruelty. They froze thousands fish under ice just for amusement. Let me ask you, does that not sound like cruelty? Would you like to be frozen under ice for the amusement of…

Numerous menageries and marine exhibits all over the world have left animals to rot in their cramped cages when they die; left animals unfed, untreated for wounds; or left in areas so minuscule they cause psychological trauma. Seaworld has some of the worst cases of animal cruelty on documentation. One of the most notorious cases of animal cruelty in Seaworld is their care of orcas. Seaworld keeps orcas in containers inadequate for their size. At night, the orcas are placed in a cramped shelter…

For quite some time now the issue of animal cruelty has rapidly grown within Queensland. Animals are beaten, neglected, or forced to struggle for survival. They are left in unsanitary conditions with no food or water with little hope as they live out their days without the compassion they deserve leaving helpless animals to die each year. The penalties imposed by the current Queensland Criminal Code 1899 (Section 242) and the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (QLD) (Section 17, 18 and 19), are…

Animal Cruelty Video Analysis Television viewers are exposed to advertisements on a daily basis. Since TV viewers are inundated with so many ads, writers must capture the attention of their audience and convince them to listen to their advertisement. To make the commercial effective, the writers appeal to the audience by using rhetorical appeals. One such advertisement is presented by the ASPCA organization that focuses on rescuing abused animals. The goal of the video is to raise monetary…