Intentional Animal Abuse

1. Violent criminals often have a history of abusing animals. In fact, “The FBI sees animal cruelty as a predictor of violence against people and  considers past animal abuse when profiling serial killers (“The animal abuse violence connection”, 2013).”

Thankfully, many solutions are available for those who seek them out. Multiple organizations can be reached whenever suspicions arise regarding questionable households. Not only does the ASPCA, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, get involved with animal cruelty cases, but also the Police forces help find animals alternate homes when they are being deprived of care. There are many outlets for these animals today, and there are certainly more to come. The more and more people become aware of this subject, more branches of help will be created.

There could be stricter laws against committing this crime. After abusing or neglecting an animal, a person should have to take classes. These classes can include on how to care, and what an animal needs. A person can also have to do community service, jail time, and pay fines. All of those would depend on the severity. If the crime committed is not severe, they should be able to keep the animal. Only if these people take the classes, and have random house checks. These checks would include seeing where the animal living conditions, if they look healthy, and that all their vet checks are up to date. "Animal Protection Laws of the United States of America and Canada is the top resource for lawyers, law professors, law students, legislators, other legal professionals, and anyone who wants the most comprehensive animal protection laws collection of its kind available" ("Animal Protection Laws"

This site page is a database of the considerable number of cases that have been accounted for in the U.S. against animals. You can look in changed fields as in the "Mishandle sort" in what kind of animal it was, what case it was, and who was the abuser. This can be utilized to see where an animal abuser lives, and to check out what occurred for the situation. This is an extraordinary source since you can backpedal to it and hauls out cases and uses them as cases to join into my discourse, and is likewise an extremely helpful source so individuals can see all the diverse cases and convey more attention to the

Animal abuse and domestic violence occur in today's society and is overlooked by the general population, but should not be taken lightly. These forms of abuse are usually seen as different matters at hand, that is until the two become connected. Many people think nothing of this issue of animal abuse and domestic violence being connected, but little do they know this problem is continuing to grow everyday and you may not even know it. This issue is a very serious matter and should not be taken lightly. Adults or children in fact abuse animals to show and feel many different things. For example animals may be used as a pawn to show the victims what will happen to them if they either misbehave or not do as they are told. Also even victims themselves

Animal cruelty occurs all over the world, but you can step up and help stop it. “Animal cruelty is a serious problem. If you see an animal being hurt, remember that you can help speak up for that animal”(Paws). In other words, do not be a bystander when you see an animal being abused because you can speak up. “Abusers of animals are five times as likely to harm humans. Nearly half of the victims who stay in violent households do so because they are afraid for their animals. Countless more never leave the home for this very reason. Companion animals like cats and dogs may be threatened or harmed; the vulnerability of other animals like horses may also make it difficult for victims to escape in emergencies” (Animal Legal Defence Fund). There are many types of animal cruelty, but all of them might lead to the abuse of actual humans. “It is important to distinguish between the different forms of animal cruelty. While fundamentally different at the source, all forms result in the physical and/or emotional suffering of the animal victim” (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). Animal cruelty will lead to harm

Have you ever thought about how lots of animals are abused around the world? Well, animals are abused ALL around the world. Animal cruelty is classified in two categories. Those two categories are passive (neglect) and active (abuse). But there are ways to help prevent animal abuse around the world.

Two studies of college undergraduates, one from the midwest (Miller & Knutson, 1997) and Flynn’s (2000) from the southeast, found that half of the students had witnessed animal cruelty. In the Miller and Knutson study, approximately half of the students (48.4%) reported some exposure to animal cruelty. Although most students (about 57%) who had been exposed to animal cruelty had only witnessed it, one in five had perpetrated abuse. Approximately one out of seven respondents had killed stray animals, about one in ten had hurt or tortured animals, and 3.2% reported killing their own pets. Males were particularly likely to have experienced animal abuse, being twice as likely as females

Animal Cruelty is a major problem in today's society, and the consequences of these actions are not as severe as the consequences should be. These crimes should be punishable and equal to human assaults. For example if anyone were to assault a human and get two years, then the person abusing an animal should get two years as well. Animals are living things just as humans are so the crimes should be equal in punishment. Several animal crime punishments are dependent on the severity of the crime which is not acceptable. They should be two year minimum if anyone decided to hurt an animal, it would be the right consequence to hurting a living creature. There are several types of animal abuse in today's society, such as dog fighting, hoarding, puppy mills (animal breeding) and other cruel acts of torment. Dogfighting is one of many acts of torture upon animals which has become a huge problem due to the fact that people do it to entertainment themselves or for a profit. The ASPCA said “Dog fighting is often associated with other forms of criminal activity including illegal gambling and possession of drugs and firearms. By our estimate, there are tens of thousands of dog fighters in the U.S., forcing hundreds of thousands of dogs to train, fight, and suffer every year” (ASPCA 2017). Another major issue that abuses animals is animal hoarding in the United States, with certain people not knowing when enough is enough. For example most people who hoard animals are not usually aware of how many animals are on the premises and that they are in fact hurting the animal instead of making a difference in these animals’ lives. In addition the ASPCA has found that, “Every year in the United States, a quarter of a million animals fall victim to hoarding” (ASPCA 2017). Another type of animal cruelty that not to many people think about are the puppy mills, which are just dog breeding factories who care about nothing but the profit of the puppies. When people go into the malls and they purchase a puppy from the pet store, these people may not realize but are helping the people who run the puppy mills make a profit and continue to hurt these innocent animals. “In addition, puppy mill puppies often arrive in pet stores and in their

You watch the news. You see a dog fighting ring busted, a hoarder’s house being cleaned, and an animal testing site uncovered. You probably didn’t know this, but these are all examples of animal abuse. Millions of animals are hurt, suffering, and eventually dying because of animal abuse.

People don’t know the full scope of animal cruelty, but they should know so they can properly report situations. People might not understand the ways in which animal cruelty can show itself and may not know the frequency and effects of these criminal acts today. Animal cruelty, briefly defined, is the inadequate caring, beating, hurting, or some other abuse/neglect of an animal. Animal cruelty is an illegal act in the United States, but there is a controversial discussion around whether animals have rights in the first place. There are many different cases and situations of animal abuse, but the main ones include dog fighting and animal neglect and abuse.

According to PRNewswire, more than half of US households include dogs or cats as pets. Most people see this pet as a family member and treat them as one. Sadly, many of those animals’ experience abuse and trauma that lasts a lifetime. Animal Cruelty may not seem like much however, it can be linked to multiple other social problems. As stated in Understanding Social Problems, “Domestic violence and animal abuse are linked.” The abuser often assaults the family pet to demonstrate their power and control over their family or spouse as well as create an environment of fear. Animal cruelty can also be linked to crimes such as murder, illegal firearms possession, gambling, and drug trafficking. Many famous serial killers such as Albert DeSalvo,

When someone hates cats, or have neighbors with cats, they try to attempt to kill them. If someone is having a bad day, they would take it out on the animal. People say if you abuse an animal, it is showing strength, or toughness. Many people think that, if you punish your dog, it will help your dog do its duties, and listens to you. That statement is wrong!! People abuse their animals, if they fail to do the perform right, than animal will do the stunt in fear. If a dog is abuse 24/7, that dog will bite someone or the owner. Many people hold a grudge against someone; they

and adolescent histories of serious and repeated animal cruelty. A web page that goes by

This project is an in depth look at animal abuse. What is animal abuse? Animal abuse is defined as either the physical mistreatment of an animal or neglect where the animal is denied basic necessities of care. The mistreatment of animals is a serious issue in society. It often goes unreported because many people believe it is only abuse if it is intentional. This lack of understanding allows minor cases of neglect to progress into major cases that can end in the death of the animals involved.