So as many of you guys know, Earth day is around the corner and Earth has many problems that can be easily fixed. In this thread, I want to talk about a problem dealing with the Earth and that is Animal cruelty.
What is Animal Cruelty?
(Credit goes to Wikipedia) "
Cruelty to animals, also called
animal abuse,
animal neglect or
animal cruelty, is the infliction by omission (
animal neglect) or by commission by humans of
suffering or
harm upon any non-human animal, regardless of whether the act is against the law."
The goal of this thread:
The goal of this thread is basically to inform. There are other goals such as:
- Making other people aware or what animal cruelty is and why it is wrong.
- Make other people aware of what the animal might have to go through to be on your dinner plate.
- Make people aware what is going on in the world
- This thread is not made to change the way you eat.
Why is Animal cruelty wrong?
Animals are living things. They don't deserve to be tortured, killed brutally, or live horrible lives. They have feelings too. They could feel pain. They are living, just like humans. They don't deserve this. Millions or animals are mistreated or killed.
Forms of Animal Cruelty:
- Neglect: This type of form is a passive form of animal cruelty which involves dehydration, starvation, lack of shelter, infections, and more.
- Industrial Farming: The meat on your dinner plate from the grocery store? Most likely, the animal was killed brutally and inhumanely. "Farm animals are generally produced in large, industrial facilities that house thousands of animals at high densities; these are sometimes called factory farms." (From Wikipedia). In these factory farms, animals are treated far more worse then neglect. In a video footage I've seen, pigs are thrown violently, killed and slaughtered, with baby piglets tails being cut off and being killed. Chickens heads are cut off anD their beaks trimmed, and sometimes their feet are cut off.
- Any forced fights involving animals like cockfighting and dogfights are abuse.
Alleged Links involving Animal Cruelty:
- Some people who abuse and cause cruelty to animals are people who lager became serial killer and/or rapists.
- Children who were abused or see abuse are more likely to abuse animals.
- "According to the American Humane Association, 13% of intentional animal abuse cases involve domestic violence" -Wikipedia
Animal Abuse Festivals [Info]:
Photos:
Disclaimer: These photos do not show any gore.
Most Common Victims of Animal Abuse:
"The animals whose abuse is most often reported are dogs, cats,
horses and
livestock. Based on the 1,423 U.S. cruelty cases on
pet-abuse.com’s 2011 digest in which species of the victim was specified:
- 70.1% involved dogs.
- 20.9% involved cats.
- 24.1% involved other animals.
Undercover investigations have revealed that animal abuse abounds in the factory farm industry. But because of the weak protections afforded to
livestock under state cruelty laws, only the most shocking cases are reported, and few are ever prosecuted
."
Source and credits for above:
http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/abuse_neglect/facts/animal_cruelty_facts_statistics.html
What can we do to help the problem?
- Donate. These donations will be used to help the animals through treatment, food, medicine, and more.
- Some websites to donate to is: https://www.aspca.org/, https://www.farmsanctuary.org/learn/factory-farming/, http://www.humanesociety.org/, and more.
- Raise awareness. Animal cruelty is WRONG. Make sure as much people know that it is. Tell your friends, show your friends this, show your family members. Just make sure the word gets across.
- Report any types of animal cruelty you see. Make sure you don't put yourself in danger.
How to report Animal Abuse [Internet]:
Click this link for more information on reporting animal abuse:
https://www.americanhumane.org/fact...MI7vPLxLXE2gIVAhgMCh3E3AgJEAAYAiAAEgK_1fD_BwE
It involves information on how the law handles Internet animal cruelty also.
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Thanks for reading. Remember, you can make a difference. Save the Earth.
-Shive
