Animal Violence And Animal Cruelty

The rate at which animal cruelty occurs is at an alarming 71% in the United States according to ASPCA. Every 60 seconds, another animal is abused by a caretaker. Overall, cruelty encompasses neglect, abuse, abandonment, sexual abuse of animals and animal fighting. Due to efforts by organizations such as PETA, ASPCA, HSUS in educating and providing awareness to the topic of animal cruelty, many more individuals have become more aware of their actions against animals. In conjunction with these listed organizations, states such as Maryland have adopted legislation to help combat animal cruelty and serve as advocates for animals. The three most rigorous forms of animal abuse that need to be tackled are as followed, neglect, hoarding, and

1. In a study done in 2005 by Christopher Hensley and Suzanne E. Tallichet,  it was discovered that “inmates who were younger when they first witnessed someone hurt or kill animals and those who  witnessed a friend hurt or kill animals were more likely to commit animal cruelty more frequently (Dutkiewicz,Hensley, and Tallichet, 2011).”

Each year billions of animals are being tortured, blinded, scaled and used. Humans create these devastating events that occur. Animals experience pain and confusion throughout their life. There is great entertainment seeing animals in circuses and zoos but, there is a very dark side on how the animal performs. An elephant is beaten and trained until they are stripped from their spirit. Breeders are breeding large amount of animals, and shelters are becoming increasingly crowded. Animals are even sharing breathing space. The ignorance of our society is convincing that breeding animals are honorable. In reality, society is not just using animals for entertainment and breeding, but mass production of food. People are killing these animals

The anecdote at the start of the article highlights the writer’s contention with its message of warning. This is heightened by her references to Ted Bundy, Jeffery Dahmer, Paul Denyer and Ivan Milat, who are some of the most notorious killers to this day, which urges our support for the contention by the use of prior cases and evidence. The anecdotal evidence in the phrase “the most notorious criminals, here and abroad…… were torturing animals long before they gradated to killing people”

This study focuses on evaluating the potential causal relationship between animal cruelty and later violent offenses, as well as the factors that form the foundation of that potential relationship. This study served to further a good deal of past research, most notably the work done by MacDonald (1963), who introduced the threesome of fire setting, enuresis, and cruelty of animals as predictors of aggression. Although there has not been a good deal of research linking the first two aspects to future violence, much research has focused on the relationship between animal cruelty and aggression. However, the majority of these studies had limited causal application as a result of using either a cross-sectional design or being dependent upon participant reflection on events that occurred decades earlier. Thus, this study sought not only to determine whether a causal relationship existed, but also if factors such as age, sex, or race played a role in predicting aggressive behavior. The researchers presented four hypotheses. First, they predicted that animal cruelty would predict aggressive offenses after controlling for age, sex, race, and early onset of behavior problems. The second hypothesis held that violence against animals would serve as a stronger predictor of aggressive offenses than of non-aggressive offenses. In their third hypothesis, researchers predicted that sex would serve as a moderator variable in the relationship between animal cruelty and aggressive offending.

One such study explored whether the method of childhood animal abuse was related to repeated acts of adult interpersonal violence among 261 incarcerated inmates convicted of violent crimes (murder/attempted murder, rape/attempted rape, and aggravated assault). The researchers examined the relationship between six methods of animal cruelty—drowning, hitting or kicking, shooting, choking, burning, and having sex with an animal—and the number of times inmates had been convicted of violent crimes. Inmates who had drowned animals or who had sex with animals as children or teens were more likely to have committed repeated acts of interpersonal violence.12 What’s the common connection between drowning and having sex with an animal and committing murder, rape and aggravated assault? They all involve controlling and overpowering another

Animals are an important and valued part of many families and cultures. In many households, animals are considered members of the family, receive Christmas and birthday presents, and are cared for just as a human child would be. Opposition to animal cruelty has even become a sort of universal value in American culture(Kordzek 604). But animals are uniquely vulnerable to abuse, and despite this they still do not receive much needed protection from the law. The penalties for animal cruelty are not frequently severe enough to even deter one from harming an animal. This is dangerous not only for animals, but for human beings too. Animal cruelty and domestic violence have been proven to correlate in countless ways, and recognizing animal cruelty as a serious criminal offense and a form of domestic violence would serve to protect both animals and human beings from needless acts of violence. Instituting stiffer criminal penalties for animal cruelty and increasing the protective measures for victims of abuse is necessary to further the protection of both animals and human beings.

The talk was about the contradictions in the treatment of various non-human animals based on their species, and how we often accept animal cruelty without even realizing it. As a lawyer, the lecturer used court cases as a tool to demonstrate inconsistencies in our justice system as well as in our ways and habits as a society.

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.

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 .

Mahatma Gandhi once said “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be measured by the way its animals are treated.” These words directly oppose how animals are truly treated in the world today (McDonald 30). On the news I hear about animals abuse almost every day whether it be someone leaving their dog in a locked car with the windows rolled all the way up on a hot summer day, a farmer storing their animals in tiny cages in their own feces while they wait for the day in which they are taking back to the slaughter house, or even a famous person using animals for entertainment by throwing them into a pin and making them fight to the death. These cases of animal abuse are covered closely by the media and often televised, but these

Bruised, beaten, and bleeding. You gaze into the forbidding, yet impuissant eyes of the creature before you - a whimper evades your taut throat as you know those eyes are bottomless pools of blood: each drop signifying a past hardship. Tears deluge your vision as the taste of blood floods your mouth. The taste of salty, acrid blood escalates from the recesses of your essence to the tip of your reluctant tongue as you feel the eyes of the creature scrutinizing your morals. The picture in front you is poignant - exposed ribs from a scarcity of food, obscene teeth carved into knives to impair its own kind on command, tail drooping as it falls into a submissive pose by baring its belly, raw skin from sundry lashes, and chunks of missing flesh, the remnants coated in blood. The blood forms a million words trapped within, yet the creature in front of you say numerous more. Unfortunately, this creature is no beast - it is the repercussion of a lifetime of dog fighting, Greyhound racing, and puppy mills - in other words - animal abuse. From inhumane homes to forced labor as a sport, animal cruelty takes a multitude of forms. In many cases, animal abuse is a result of zoosadism or the sensation of pleasure which is derived from inflicting harm on animals. It seems paradoxical that while we mourn petty things, animals are tortured for recreation, however, every sixty seconds, another animal is abused. The matter of animal cruelty is undebatable - it is barbaric - however, it is disputed in a legal manner. While critics may argue that rigorous animal abuse laws put people who depend on animals as their livelihood at risk: money earnt by dog racing and fighting supports countless people. Raising dogs also becomes exponentially more expensive when animal cruelty laws become more expensive which puts small shelters out of business: this, in turn, raises the price of dogs for consumers. Dogfights and racing, however, is a form of gambling on the wellbeing of dogs and should be eradicated by enforcing the laws regarding it. Laws about puppy mills should also be invigorated however, loans should be issued to humane shelter more regularly to encourage animal rights. Overall, critics defenses of animal abuse are trifling points

In addition to rationalizing their behavior, abusers may even also enjoy inflicting cruelty upon an animal. This sadistic pleasure may be due to a lack of empathy or some other mental defect. Others commit abuse for different reasons. Animal abuse at times seems attractive because it is similar to inter-personal relationships in humans. In, Just a Dog: Understanding Cruelty and Ourselves, Arnold Arluke discusses the motives behind animal abuse through interviews with college students. Arluke writes, “Students remembered their play as cool because their abusive interactions with animals had a pseudo-human quality; animals responded to abuse in ways that were similar to the reactions of humans with whom students played” (Arluke, 67). Acting a certain way towards animals gives some abusers the same satisfaction as interacting with humans. Even though these abusers may not enjoy acting in a cruel manner, they do enjoy the feeling of being with a “playmate.” The abuser enjoys the dominance over the animal and the reaction of the animal. Finally, environmental conditions may lead to animal abuse. For example, those living in a culture of violence–where they frequently witness violence or experience abuse themselves–may become desensitized to the violence and more likely to commit animal abuse. The psychological state of abusers creates an atmosphere in which animal cruelty is accepted.

Nonetheless, it can be debated that taking care of innocent creatures commands an even higher level of social responsibility. As a result, Alan’s animal crimes are perceived

In the last decade, the views and forms of animal cruelty have changed. Many people have different views of an animal’s rights or purpose. Some people believe that animals have no rights and are a piece of property to be utilized by humans. To others, animals can still be used by humans, but they have emotions as well. A few people consider that only certain animals with high intelligence like chimpanzees or monkeys, should not be used by man, and they should have all the rights that man has currently (“Animal Rights” , 2009). Domestic violence has a correlation with animal abuse. In a survey, 71% of domestic violence victims also reported that their abuser also targeted pets/animals. The most common animals who are abused are cats, dogs, horses,