The Issue Of Animal Cruelty

The debate of whether or not animals should be allowed to be used as subjects in research, entertainment, or clothing is one of the most controversial issues known in today’s society (Parks 21). Through time, animal rights have acquired several different definitions and opinions from people. Regarding their belief about the true meaning of animal rights, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a largely recognized animal rights activist organization, states:

Hunting is not a form of animal cruelty because its serves a purpose to the population of certain animals. Animal cruelty is when people force pain on animals which lead them to suffer a slow agonizing death. This is a large moral issue today that just keeps growing into a nationwide problem. For instance, morally humans believe it is okay to harm non-domesticated animals rather than domesticated animals such as our pets. Domesticated animals and non-domesticated animals still have behavioral instincts. A domesticated dog will attack if threatened and a non-domesticated wolf would do the same. Thinking of ourselves as the dominate species is untrue in the state that animals kill other animals for food, just as we as hunters do and anyone who eats animal products. Many will ask what the differences are between hunting, poaching, and true animal cruelty.

“In the arms of the angel, Fly away from here, From this dark cold hotel room and the endlessness that you fear” (McLachlan, 1998). These words are instantly remembered by many people from the 2007 ASPCA commercial. This song is known for being associated with sad and heartbreaking events, and paring it with animal cruelty would release a surge of emotions in the audience, which is exactly what the creators of the ASPCA commercials were targeting. ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is a non-profit organization created to receive monthly donations in order to save the lives of innocent animals being abused and neglected (ASPCA, 2014). The commercial is trying to persuade animal lovers and pet owners to donate to the ASPCA to help support the means to prevent animal cruelty. From the heart-wrenching pictures of abused animals, to the slow and sad music, the ASPCA uses a variety of narratives to create an advertisement that almost anyone with a heart can’t resist to act upon.

“Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to,” said Alfred A. Montapert, the author of The Supreme Philosophy Of Man. Many animals who have given people their love have been cast off or mistreated. The Humane Society Of The United States(HSUS) has made it their mission since 1954 to prevent this cruelty before it happens. The four founders of HSUS Helen Jones, Larry Andrews, Marcia Glaser, and Fred Meyers, all believed in this mission. I believe that the Humane Society Of The United States has a worthwhile and honorable mission. It is one of the best. Not only does it save thousands of animal lives each year it also works with law enforcement to investigate illegal animal cruelty. HSUS has more than 10 million members and uses its money wisely. If you donate just $19 a month to HSUS you will be doing a grand service and you will join the revolution to stop animal cruelty before it happens. You will be a part of preventing some of the

The article put even more perspective on the topic of animal cruelty. I have previously read about the harsh conditions animals are forced into as well as I have watched torturous videos. I was captivated throughout the whole article, especially through the gruesome descriptions. I could sense that the author is a clear activist against the killing, slaughtering, and raping of innocent animals. It was disturbing reading about all of the specific details, mainly the ones that involve her experiencing first-hand what occurs in the factories. The conditions are brutal for not only the animals but the humans working. From the reading, nothing seemed sanitary. Humans being exposed to those conditions can easily disable their health, especially with

Animal Cruelty is a very serious matter in the U.S about 3,000 animals die each year, from animal abuse even though it’s against the law. Those that choose to abuse a Animal should be punished, Just as if a human gets punished for mistreating a Human being.

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,

Animal abuse is a big issue in society. Most animal cruelty is caused by humans. Almost ten million animals die from animal abuse each year just in the U.S. 60% of those animals are dogs, 18% involve cats, and 22% involve other animals. Over 250,000 animals fall victim to neglect or abandonment a year and the person responsible rarely ever gets caught or arrested for what they've done.

Even though I think the movie is really persuasive and it is good to raise awareness for animal cruelty, I did not enjoy it. I found it very hard to watch the whole movie. However, overall, it is really informative, and I knew a lot after watching this movie. Before, I always thought that animal testing on drugs are necessary for our safety, but it is not. I also did not know what the animals have to go through everyday while being tested and observed. It was also heartbreaking to see how horrible the trainers train animals to perform on circuses. Before I thought the animals do trick, paint a painting, because they wanted to, but now I realized that they are being forced into doing all of these activities. I had always wanted to go to a circuses

Animal cruelty is not one of the most discussed topics that you see on the news frequently, but it is an important subject to talk about. A lot of people stand up against all forms of animal cruelty and many will abuse animals for various reasons. Since there are many forms of animal cruelty, we generally hear about the most common forms like starvation, labor, and neglect. All animals deserve legal rights.

When it comes to big universities, most are big football schools. With football comes mascots, which is something the schools can hold very dear to their heart as mascots come with much pride and tradition. Some schools will have the average mascot you’re used to seeing in high school, a person dressed up in a costume that’s designed to look like a tiger, eagle, bear, etc. However, at many universities the use of live animal mascots is taking place. While some view this as exploitation of the animals, others see the royal treatment these animals get and carry a different opinion.

The issue of ethical treatment of animals has been a subject of discussion for many years and among many scholars. It has raised legal issues especially among the animal care specialists and bodies trying to ensure that there is a standard way of treating animals. Whether the animals are pets or are for food later on, there has been a growing need for the ethical treatment of them all. This is an issue that disturbs many Americans, me included since it is unethical to mistreat animals yet they have senses just like man does.

The weather outside is harsh. The wind is blowing and the temperature is below freezing. Imagine being locked in a cage and left unprotected from this weather with small portions of food and water that has turned to ice. Now imagine being yanked from this cage and bashed on the floor, stunned, and now skinned alive. Does this sound cruel? Does this sound like something that no creature should ever have to endure? This is something that is experienced by many different types of animals across the world every single day on “fur farms.” Animals are left out in the cold to produce their thickest fur coat and then skinned for that fur. This process happens to approximately sixty minks in order to make one coat (RandomHistory). It is almost impossible to fathom the amount that this must have happened just to create all the mink coats in the world, much less the amount killed if you include all of the other species used to make coats. The saddest part of it all is that this is only the beginning of the multitude of horrendous things that happens to the most innocent of God’s creatures. God put animals on the earth to make man’s life better and to survive not for man to disrespect and torture them. Animal cruelty is overlooked and ignored and it’s time for people, all people, to stand up and defend these animals and be their voice.

Last year, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof tackled the topic of animal cruelty in his editorial, "Animal Cruelty or the price of dinner?" questioning why the public creates an uproar over cruelty towards animals, such as dogs, yet stay silent and indifferent when animals such as chickens are tortured and murdered just to be set on their plate for dinner. The food industry is dominated by factory farming and poultry production, which forces livestock animals such as chicken, cows, and pigs, to be put through torturous living conditions and to endure harmful chemicals used to manipulate their genetics. It is unjustifiable that a video of one dog being scared as it is dangled over a twelve-foot second floor balcony can go viral and produce such public outrage throughout the country, while next to nothing has been done for the millions of livestock tortured and killed each year. People try to justify their disapproval of one animal's torture and their apathy towards other animals, but it cannot be justified. All of these animals have brains, they all have hearts, they all have equal rights.

Animal testing is a cruel way of the past, now a days there are far better ways to conduct research providing far more accurate results. By raising awareness on the act of animal testing we can ultimately put a stop to the cruel treatment of animals. There is an alternate way to find safe products for human usage without testing on animals first. All around the world different species are used for research testing; dogs cats mice and other primates are the most common animals used. Animal testing has not been proven to be the most accurate by raising the awareness hopefully people will be more cautious to the products they buy thus limiting animal tested on.