Persuasive Essay On Animal Cruelty

Animal Cruelty is a problem that many ignore. People are oblivious to these animals and the negligence their owners show. Animal cruelty is an underlying problem in today’s society, and the only way to counteract these problems, is for this generation to do something about it.

Why would anyone abuse an animal? Animal abuse is rather common, you could be doing it even if you don’t think you are. There are many animals that deal with abuse or neglect, about 1,423 animals a year. That’s in the U.S. alone. Animals are living creatures, just like you, and they’re not cheap. Neglect is another version of abuse, and it can come in many forms. Neglect could be starving them, not giving them medical care, not paying attention to them, etc, etc. Animals are just like humans, I mean, sure they can’t make their own meals, and they can’t drive a car, but that doesn’t mean they have fewer rights than you do. If an animal is abused or neglected the animal will be taken and the owner should be charged. If someone abuses an

Something that i haven’t consider is how the way they kill the animals to get the meat. And how they are treated. They should at least not kill them like that. It horrible the way they do. They are not thinking what pain and suffer the animals go through when they are killing them savagely. And how they treat them is no way any human should be treating an animal. They should really consider other ways of doing it but not in a savagely way.

Animal cruelty is a serious issue in the U.S. and it needs to be stopped. Why would anyone be cruel to animals? Why are animals used for entertainment? Should people I try to stop someone from abusing an animal if they I see it? How can people I find out if a company tests its products on animals? Data has stated that in America, 70.1% animal cruelty cases involved dogs, 20.9% involved cats, and 24.1% involved other animals. Finding the answers to these questions will help people to become more aware of animal cruelty and hopefully change their treatment on animals.

Animal abuse is a worldwide known problem, but what do people think of when the abuse is mentioned? Animal abuse is beating animals, not feeding them enough, testing products on them, giving them drugs, making them fight, and multiple other forms. There are countless people who would say that most circuses, zoos, and other animal entertainment places cause abuse to the animals, but just how many of these captive animals are actually abused? People say that keeping animals in cages at zoos and not letting them free roam is a form of abuse that should not be allowed. That statement can easily be argued as most do not recognize that as an animal abuse situation considering the animals are well cared for in most zoos. Sadly, the abuse of captive animals is cruel and dangerous and can cause increased death rates in the animals. Forty tiger cubs were even found dead in a freezer in a so-called tiger sanctuary in Thailand. People can be ignorant of the fact that plenty of zoos or other animal forms of entertainment are mistreating their animals; the abuse should be recognized and punished.

Lastly, one of the serious types of animal cruelty, that usually gets neglected, is animal testing. DoSomething.org states that over 100 million animals are burned, crippled, poisoned, and abused each year through animal testing. (11 Facts About Animal Testing). Also according to DoSomething.org, 92% of the products that tested safe on animals, failed to meet the correct standards for humans. (11 Facts About Animal Testing). Animal testing is a cruel, inhumane thing to do to and kills too many innocent animals to be

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” The social issue of animal rights first arose in the 1970s; since then the animal rights movement has gained momentum and a considerable amount of followers “Animal Rights.” Organizations like PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) hold demonstrations and protests in the streets and outside businesses to denounce the maltreatment of animals. There are two sides on this issue, those who believe that the life of an animal is inferior to that of a human’s and those who deem that animals deserve to have a life free of human interruption “What Are Animal Rights.” Without animal rights, our society can be deemed unfettered by empathy and restrained by immoral values.

Animal rights is a very complicated issue. It’s not fair that they get tortured in a very inhumane way. Believe it or not that animals feel pain just like humans because we’re just a different species of animals. “Human demand for meat has led to a quicker production for demand, which means the meat industry production line doesn’t stop for anything, especially sick, disabled and not effectively stunned animals.” (Animal Rights) There are many cases of animals being mistreated and countless videos of them being tortured, getting kicked also bleeding to death. “Animals that are not stunned correctly are still butchered even when they are still conscious.” (Animal Rights) When eating meat, you’re “kidneys work 3x times hard than the kidneys of a vegetarian. There are some cases of retailers rejecting the meat because of the condition when delivered.” (Animal Rights)

The Animal Bill of Rights are laws that provide animals with rights to protect them and their dignity. Over the years there's been quite a controversy whether if animals should be given rights and a curiosity about their capabilities and if it's enough for them to be guaranteed the rights that a human has. Although it has been proven that animals indeed to have feelings and knowledge to their existence and even causes and effects of life or death, many people in the US still don't agree that animals should have rights. Many of the people who don't agree are more curious as to what would happen and the lengths these rights would go for animals and how it would affect the lives of humans. They laugh at the fact that these rights could possibly apply to all animals even the smallest ones when it shouldn't be a matter of humor. I think the real reason they laugh is because they're afraid of what these animals can do that could possibly outsmart humans in any way. These animals have suffered for years and they finally get to shine and their abuse finally comes to light and more people are realizing the inhumane acts these poor animals go through.

Imagine being thrown in cage, beaten, starved or forced to do something for no reason… other than someone else’s entertainment. We have all seen those ASPCA commercials showing depressing pictures of beaten and starved animals asking for help, yet animal cruelty/abuse is still a major problem. Even though on average, 1,920 animal cruelty cases are reported in the media each year, thousands of cases are unreported or unnoticed by the public (Animal Cruelty Facts and Stats). Regardless of animal cruelty being a felony which can result in jail time and thousands of dollars in fines, it is still something which occurs on a daily basis across the United States and it needs to be addressed in affective ways.

Today we live in a world of opposites: animal lovers and activists who strive to make equality for all living things and people who have anthropocentric mindsets which causes them to believe that animals are undeserving of rights. Should not there be rights for all living things? Well, at least this is what I believe, and I did not come to this conclusion on my own. The way I view animal rights is tremendously influenced by my exposure to media, my personal experiences, and the values of my generation.

A social issue impacting our community and many others around the world, is the epidemic of homeless pets. According to ASPCA, “Approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, approximately 3.3 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats.” This statistic only seems to be accounting for dogs and cats, which make up a large number of animals entering shelters, but definitely not all of them. Livestock, reptiles, birds, small mammals, and even fish should not be forgotten. I have personally seen all of these animals end up in shelters. Care for the animals that end up in county animal shelters comes out of our taxes, so everyone paying taxes is affected. Because shelters are receiving so many animals, finding one with the promise of rehoming rather than euthanasia and willing take more animals can be hard. Sometimes people simply cannot keep their pets and must find another place for them to go. A death sentence for a beloved pet is not an opinion most families, or individuals, want to choose. The ones who are most affected by this are the animals. Animals are often put in crowded shelters, euthanized due to lack of room or funds in shelters, left to live on the streets, etc. This problem is furthered by animal breeders, people accidently allowing their animal to breed, and people purchasing animals on a whim without doing proper research on the care required, and later having to surrender the animal.

Animal cruelty has been around as far back as the 12 century. Animal cruelty is the infliction by omission or by commission by humans of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal, regardless of whether the act is against the law. Animal cruelty is practiced all over the world and is a major issue in the world, although no one takes action upon it. Animal cruelty has many forms, some not as extreme as others but they still affect our poor animals. It includes unconcealed and intentional acts of violence towards animals. Animal cruelty also includes dog fighting, cock fighting, bull fighting, greyhound racing, bull riding and bull runs, animal torture, killing animals in inhumane ways, and failing to provide food and water for an animal and of course much more. This action only punishment according to Google is, three months to three years in prison and

Hundreds of animals are dying and getting hurt each year from animal cruelty. According to Animal Abuse Statistics, the average of 1,920 animal abuse and cruelty cases is reported each year; dogs leading at 60 percent, and neglect leading the reported cases at 32 percent. That is only the cases that are reported. According to an article by U.S. Newswire, Cruelty Free International estimates that about 500,000 animals are still being used in cosmetic testing each year.

You shouldn’t have to be an animal lover to get upset over the treatment of these animals. 99% of animals raised in farms are raised in factory farms, and of those, 97% are tortured. On top of that, most of the animals do not receive antibiotics for the abuse they go through.