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The Dangers Of Animal Rights

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Animal Rights Animal Rights isn’t something that should be taken lightly. There’s animals in many places that are neglected, and unloved. The most reported cases of abuse is from dogs, cats, horses, and livestock. Intentional animal cruelty is strongly related with other crimes, including violence against people(Animal Cruelty Facts and Stats). I have three dogs, two of my dogs are rescues from situations similar to what you will read in my paper. Why are animals not given the same rights as humans? I want to know why people feel the need to hurt animals. I want to understand why it would even cross their minds to hurt a defenseless animal. I read this from an article online. I found it shocking, and made me sick to my stomach. “Earlier this week, Paul Rogers from Gloucestershire was jailed for 16 weeks after he admitted that he had microwaved his pet rabbit. Rogers – a man with a history of psychiatric problems – claimed he carried out the act because he was angry at not being prescribed some medication that he said he needed. But what typically possesses anyone to inflict such acts of intentional animal torture and cruelty? (IATC) There are many types of IATC including individuals that do it: as a religious ritual sacrifice; as an ‘artistic’ sacrifice (e.g. killing animals in films such as the controversial Cannibal Holocaust); because they have psychological disorders (such as antisocial/psychopathic personality disorders and engage in deliberate acts of zoosadism),

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