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Animal Abuse Cited http://animalcrueltyfacts.org

http://www.aspcapro.org/resource/disaster-cruelty-animal-cruelty-animal-fighting/facts-about-pit-bull-cruelty http://www.paws.org/human-violence-connection.html http://m.humanesociety.org/issues/abuse_neglect/facts/animal_cruelty_facts_statistics.html#.UzxVtye9KSM http://m.humanesociety.org/issues/abuse_neglect/facts/animal_cruelty_facts_statistics.html#.UzxVtye9KSM

What is animal cruelty? It is the abuse of animals. Everyday life, everywhere, humans, us, inflict harm upon animals. Types of animals cruelty can be passive or active such as some people don’ t mean to inflict harm on these creatures, but sometimes the ones who want to help them overwhelm themselves with too much responsibility and don’t have the money or resources to take care of them. Active cruelty is a want to hurt the animals. Why do people abuse animals?.. People abuse animals for emotional communication barriers between animals and humans, ignorance, personal gain or pleasure, etc. they know right from wrong yet what they see is right is actually wrong. Why we shouldn’t abuse animals is an obvious reason, because animals were placed on earth before us, and alongside us. They were here when we are sad, angry, upset, happy, through the ages animals have helped us. So why should we harm them? ASPCA, which is a protection program for animals from cruelty, helps these animals that are helpless and can’t speak out for them. 63% of US households own a pet. 71% of domestic violence victims (humans) report that their abuser also targeted their animals. The most common victims are: · 64.5%(1,212) involved __ Dogs __ · 18% (337) involved __Cats__ · 25% (470) involved __other animals (livestock, horses, etc.)__

Animal hoarding is a passive abuse to animals, its not intentional but the owner wont gives up to save them even though they are hurting in their care. National and states studies that have been looking at these situations have seen that 71% of women seeking shelter from abuse reported that their partners have threatened, injured, or killed one or more family pets. So hey surround themselves with animals to make sure hey are saved. So what is animal cruelty? It is the abuse of animals. Why do people abuse animals? People abuse animals for emotional reasons, ignorance and personal gain of pleasure, etc. Who can you contact if you have known somewhere or someone to abuse any animals? ASPCA, a protection program for animals. These animals need peoples help. They don’t have a voice. They cant say what they feel. So we need to speak for them and help them.

References
Animalcrueltyfacts.org, (2012). //Animal Cruelty Facts//. [online] Available at: http://animalcrueltyfacts.org/ [Accessed 15 May. 2014].

Animalcrueltyfacts.org, (2014). //Animal Cruelty Facts//. [online] Available at: http://animalcrueltyfacts.org/ [Accessed 7 May. 2014].

Aspcapro.org, (2014). //Facts About Pit Bull Cruelty | ASPCA Professional//. [online] Available at: http://www.aspcapro.org/resource/disaster-cruelty-animal-cruelty-animal-fighting/facts-about-pit-bull-cruelty [Accessed 7 May. 2014].

http://www.paws.org/human-violence-connection.html, (2014). //Animal and human violence//. [online] Available at: http://www.paws.org/human-violence-connection.html [Accessed 7 May. 2014].

M.humanesociety.org, (2011). //Animal Cruelty Facts and Statistics : The Humane Society of the United States//. [online] Available at: http://m.humanesociety.org/issues/abuse_neglect/facts/animal_cruelty_facts_statistics.html#.UzxVtye9KSM [Accessed 7 May. 2014].