Animal Punishmenting Animals

• 6 – 8 million cats and dogs enter shelters each year, of which 3 – 4 million are euthanized (nearly 10,000 per day).

In the United States, about 7.6 million companion animals enter animal shelters every year. The overpopulation of these animals and the fact that they have no homes leads to about 40% of them being euthanized (ASPCA). This is a global issue, but the root of it can be found within the local community at The Humane Society of the Ohio Valley.

It’s estimated 2.4 million healthy, adoptable cats and dogs—about one every 13 seconds—are put down in U.S. shelters each year! http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/?referrer=https://www.google.com/

Although, these groups are generally organized in breed specific categories, such as Greyhound Rescues or Pekingese Rescues, they share the same problem. That problem is finding homes for their rescues that they acquire from their local shelters. Sometimes if they have no potential homes in their data base, they are force to leave the dogs in the shelters, where they are generally euthanized on average after 3 -5 days if not adopted. Even no kill shelters eventually euthanize dogs as well. According to the Humane Society, “about 2.4 million healthy, adoptable cats and dogs—about one every 13 seconds—are put down in U.S. shelters each year” (The Humane Society of the United States, 2016). For these dog enthusiasts, the practice of euthanizing canines is heartbreakingly problematic, which is occurring at an alarming rates despite of their best efforts to find

Let me start by saying I do agree that we should not be brutal and mistreat animals. Singer stated “If a being suffers, there can be no moral justification for refusing to take that suffering into consideration. No matter what the nature of the being.” (Singer, P., 1989). I do see his point however, Humans have hunted for their food since the dawn of times. We have caves where they show printed men hunting animals to feed their own. Back in the day’s food was not wasted which we do in today’s time. I believe it is not ethically wrong to consume meat; however, people should not mistreat animals, now they should treat them with dignity mistreating animals is ethically wrong. My family was brought up on a farm where everything was fresh, and

Each year, 3-4 million animals are euthanized in shelters. That means every 7 seconds an animal is euthanized (Paws). Most of these animals are healthy, young, and adoptable. Each day 10,000 humans are born in the US, and 70,000 puppies and kittens are born. That represents and human to 15 dogs and 45 cats. As long as that ratio exist, there will never be enough homes for all these animals. The sad reality for the majority of the companion animals that end up in shelters is that the final act of kindness they will experience is a gentle hand ending their life. The number of strays living in the US is 70 Million. The number of animals that die each year from cruelty, neglect, and exploitation, 30 Million. There are 4,000-6,000 animal shelters in the US and the number of animals that enter those shelters each year is 6-8 Million (Oxford Pets). 5 in 10 dogs and 7 in 10 cats in shelters are euthanized simply because there is no one to adopt them.

Unfortunately today there are many cases of animal abuse happening around the world. Animal cruelty or animal abuse can be defined as the infliction of suffering or harm upon animals for purposes other than self-defense. There are many different types of abuse such as using animals for research, using animals for entertainment purposes, abandoning animals to shelters, and animal neglect. We need to raise awareness and find a solution to these issues. Animals are suffering and we need to help them.

Anthony Douglas Williams once said, “When humans act with cruelty we characterize them as ‘animals’, yet the only animal that displays cruelty is humanity.” Animal Cruelty has been a significant issue since early documentation of abuse in the 12th century. However, even though animal cruelty has been an issue for a long time the laws that govern the mistreatment of animals have only been around for a short period of time. There are numerous types of cruelty ranging from the mistreatment of circus animals, experimentation on lab animals, and physical abuse in households. In addition, there are several different links that show a connection between animal abuse and abuse towards humans.

Animals aren’t actors, circus clowns or prisoners. So, how come it’s okay to force them to perform confusing tricks or travel across the country in cages and trailers? Why are they exploited for human amusement? Unfortunately, some of these animals even lose their lives from incessant physical punishment and abuse. Animal suffering can be seen in many forms of entertainment including rodeos, circuses, and zoos. There are around eight hundred professional rodeos and a number of smaller ones in the United States each year (Francione 25). They involve a series of timed events using horses and other farm animals designed to challenge the skills of the contestants. Circuses are also a very popular form of entertainment that began in the late

Do you think animals should be treated and raised brutality ? No animal cruelty should be stopped there’s other ways to raise a animal , they shouldn’t go through pain and suffering . Now a day people think it’s perfectly fine hitting a animal , not feeding them , and not giving it the proper care . If you can’t give them what they need there’s no need for you to buy a animal .

In 1997, 2.7 million out of 4.3 million animals were euthanized in 1000 shelters, thats 64%.Many people are are working hard to bring the percentage of euthanasia down, for example, one shelter is trying out

Why are people so mean to animals? It’s one of the hardest questions to answer. Animals all around the world are abused every day. Around 1,880 animal abuse cases, were reported in2007, just from the media (humanesociety.org). In this essay, I’m going to inform you about some examples of animal torture, laws against animal abuse, how to help stop creature cruelty, and Kat Graham, a young activist making a difference in the animal world. You can be more like Kat and help fight peacefully against animal cruelty!

According to Humane Society of the United States, anywhere from three to four million dogs and cats are euthanized in the United States each year (Rogelberg E. A. 2006, p. 332). The overpopulation of abandoned animals in shelters has become a major problem. It affects not only the shelters budget, but also animals themselves and our community. “As of 2011, it is estimated that there are over seventy-eight million dogs owned in the United States, only twenty-one percent of which were adopted. Over $2.13 billion were spent in the U.S. market in 2010 on live animal sales” (Albany Law Review, 380). A lot of those pets end up on the streets, or in shelters. They all have different reasons of being in a shelter: their owners

Animal neglect or abuse is a crime and should be treated and punished as such, no one should get away with endangering or abusing an animal. While thinking of animal abuse being a crime or felony people may have may questions such as, what is a crime? what exactly is animal abuse? or why should I care about animal rights? Although there may be an array of different questions asked about this specific topic but animals should be treated like humans, since both humans and animals are living beings. Abuse to any living being is highly unacceptable and could possibly be a danger for anyone. “Reporting, investigating, and prosecuting animal cruelty can help take dangerous criminals off the streets” (By the Time) this is because most people who grow

Shouldn’t all animals have the right to live? Dogs could receive and give happiness if they were not put down. Animals do not really have a chance to actually live life.Many places simply do not have enough room for all of the animals, so they resort to euthanasia to control the population. There are many dogs and cats that are euthanized only because they take up room.