The most cruel type of animal abuse is to farm animals. Did you know that chickens spend their whole lives in small cages that they can barely fit in? Or that male chick eggs are either thrown into a trash bag to suffocate and die or are chucked into high speed grinders, while still alive? Slaughter houses are where all the action happens. The chicken's legs are shackled together, their throats are cut, and they are thrown into very hot water to remove their feathers. This is unfair to farm animals. Male chickens do not get to live for one day before they are murdered.
The treatment of animals on slaughterhouse farms get treated like they have no use, when they are of great use to humans. Animals should not get treated like they are useless. The workers that treat animals poorly need to be fired. They are being inhumane and unreasonable. Those animals that are suffering are doing it to provide a meal on millions of people’s tables. The way we kill animals makes no sense. Think about being in those animals positions. What would you want to change if people were skinning you alive, or pounding your head to the ground so you’ll die?
At this time and age animals are used like slaves placed in captivity in dark, dusty and dirty cells only to be brought and put through cruel ,painful and inhumane tests. It is cruel to put unprotected animals through such experiments. I also believe it is unethical to make animals live life in a lab cage and intentionally put through harm isolation and distress. We all know how bad it is to feel fearful, frightened and terrified.
The most arguably abused animal in the world is the chicken. The common commercial way of how chickens are factory farmed is inhumane to the animals, because of the way the chickens are treated. Chickens are given insufficient living conditions in areas that make it impossible for them to live enjoyable lives, as well as the amount of birds contained in the buildings. The sake of the fowls' health and growth is cruelty altered, as chemicals and mutations are done to the them throughout their time on the farms. A chicken that is hatched for the use of a factory farm will not have the same basic quality of life of a chicken that is turned out often; the only thing factory farmed chickens get in life is depression and frustration.
What is animal abuse? For starters, animal abuse is when a person inflicts suffering or harm on any animal. Most people, all over the world own an animal; but there are still far more animals left out on the street. Homeless animals are either left out on the streets or are “thrown” into shelters. This became a problem because not all animals are domesticated. Animal shelters began as pounds. “When the system began to be used to impound wandering dogs and cats, these animals were often killed because little monetary value was placed on them” (Lila Miller, Animal sheltering in the United States: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, 1) . This issue persists because shelter workers and others truly believe that an animal life has no value, but that is not true; animals are living beings just like humans with brains, hearts, and bones. A reported case was that “authorities had seized 23 puppies, 11 cats, and four adult dogs from a self-processed animal “rescue” after they were found in the “rescuer’s” filthy home.” (‘No-Kill’ Label Slowly Killing Animals, 3). This means that an unauthorized person hoarded many animals and forced the animals into an unsafe “shelter”. The shelter being a dirty home.
Imagine being locked in a cage where there isn’t room to turn around, being hung upside down and skinned alive, de-beaked and electrocuted. This only begins to describe the abuse animals in factory farms face every day. Chickens are “typically kept in semi-darkness, and the ends of their sensitive beaks are cut off with hot blades without any painkillers” (PETA Media…) to prevent stress-induced behaviors caused by extreme confinement. They are crammed into tiny wire cages, where they do not have enough room to even spread their wings. When cattle are “still very young, they are burned with hot irons, their testicles are ripped out of their scrotums, and their horns are cut or burned off—all without painkillers” (GoVeg.com). The calves raised for veal are separated from their mothers very shortly after birth and “are deliberately and permanently squashed so that muscle growth is inhibited and the flesh is tender” (Factory Farming Database). Piglets have their “testicles cut out of their scrotums, their tails cut off, many of their teeth clipped in half, and their ears mutilated, all without any pain relief. Terrified and in extreme pain, the piglets are often put alone into tiny metal wire cages which
Each year, the most extreme cases of animal abuse receive media attention. Yet, the animal cruelty problem is more widespread than is reported in the media. Animal abuse and neglect is a nationwide issue, affecting thousands of animals nationwide. Cruelty to animals is defined as the infliction of physical pain, suffering or death on an animal, beyond what is necessary. There is a need to stop abusers from acting in such a horrific manner–preventing the neglect and suffering of the animals. What causes animal abusers to act in such a cruel way towards animals? How are cases of animal abuse being managed, and how should cases be handled? Finally, does the status of animals in society contribute to the rate of their abuse?
Animal abuse is said to be an under reported abuse stated by The Humane Society, it is also seen as a disturbing abuse. The rate in which animal abuse is going is only making it terrifying. The statistics of animal abuse are rising more and more with each year that comes. Although humans see it as something unfathomable, animal abuse occurs every day.
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,
Therefore animal abuse is cruel, has a punishment ,and has a large effect on the animal. The poor animal are treated so poorly and neglected. The punishment is not worth hurting the animals. The effect on the animal is not worth it either. So there is no reason to be cruel you get punished and the animal is harmed and is affected health wise. In the end it is not worth hurting the animal, or risking the punishment so its better to try and stop animal abuse.
This is an essay on behalf of animals receiving the respect and freedom they’ve always deserved. A big question that’s lingered in my mind and maybe even yours, is why we are still having to fight for freedom and respect? And what’s even more ludicrous to me is the fact that this is still a problem with humans! I have always been passionate about this subject, and my hope with this paper is that I bring awareness and compassion to a serious situation at hand. I believe at this time, it is best to have stricter laws against animal cruelty and mistreatment. I’m not the best at coming up with ways of preventing people from doing things (enforcement), and I hope to find those that can!
According to wikipedia, animal cruelty is defined as the human infliction of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal, for purposes other than self defense or survival. Most people see animal abuse as running over animals on purpose or the neglecting of pets, but with each passing day, the types of animal cruelty continue to increase. Although most of the world's population believes that animal cruelty is mostly found on the streets and in the homes, there are countless other forms of animal abuse. Some significant contributors to animal abuse around the world are, fishing, animal testing, and slaughterhouses.
Unfortunately today there are many cases of animal abuse happening around the world. Animal cruelty or animal abuse can be defined as the infliction of suffering or harm upon animals for purposes other than self-defense. There are many different types of abuse such as using animals for research, using animals for entertainment purposes, abandoning animals to shelters, and animal neglect. We need to raise awareness and find a solution to these issues. Animals are suffering and we need to help them.
In Southern China, “Pizza” who is also know as “the world’s saddest polar bear”, spends his life confined to a small display in a shopping mall. Every day he paces past the drawing of icebergs, sits below the artificial lights and spends his days by an air vent to sniff the outside world. This poor bear spends his entire life confined just for the mere entertainment of thousands of people. The fact that defenseless animals are nearly tortured for entertainment and profit is shameful and they must be freed. The space provided does not allow an animal to live freely causing detramental affects to their lives. it is our job to care for these animals becasue they cannot for themselves.
The abuse and cruelty by humans towards animals have been on the rise as producers and retailers of cosmetics and drugs rush to position their products in the global markets. Scientific tests remain a leading player in animal abuse, especially due to the controlled environment while being experimented (Norton, 157). While there are myriads of local and international rules and regulations guiding the human
“Over 56 billion farmed animals are killed every year by humans. More than 3,000 animals die every second in slaughterhouses around the world. These shocking figures do not even include fish and other sea creatures whose deaths are so great they are only measured in tones.” (“animal equality”) Animal abuse can be many forms, some of which are animal testing, fur farms, or neglecting an animal and abandoning them on them (“Types of Animal Cruelty”). When people think of animal cruelty, they often think of violence inflicted on an, animal but animal cruelty is the causing suffering or harm intentionally to any animal or It can be not caring properly for the animal.