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    I sat at home watching television and immediately my heart shattered. A commercial about animal cruelty came on and I was left distraught. Looking into the animal’s saddening eyes made me feel as if I was the most selfish person. I was ready to adopt every single animal in the world to prevent them from being abused. It made me sick that people harm their animals and don’t care for them, but for me, animals are extremely important and I would do everything in my power to protect them. In the middle

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    startling article written by Namit Arora, she shows the truth how animals are raised for the slaughterhouse. Almost every family in the United States has raised an animal at some point in their lives and must watch them grow and pass on, however, no one stops and considers what it is like for the animals that are not raised as pets but for the tightly wrapped meat that is sold at markets. In recent years, farm animals have went from animals grazing in a pasture to fattened pieces of meat going through

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    Domesticated Animal Abuse

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    The abuse and mistreatment of domesticated animals such as dogs isn't typically an issue that gets a lot of media attention and usually goes unnoticed by the public eye. This is due to people being either misinformed or just not knowing about the affects that abuse has in animals, how studies show that people that abuse animals are also more likely to be arrested for battery against another human, how "30 million animals in the U.S. die each year from cruelty, neglect, and exploitation ", and that

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    American Animal Abuse

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    trained to fight. Animal abuse is a serious crime. Regardless if it is a domestic animal or not, it should get treated like one. Animal abuse occurs everywhere and people do it because they are not scared of the punishment for doing it. Studies have shown that people that abuse animals are more likely to harm or kill people. Something should be done about this serious issue in society. In order to reduce the amount of animal abuse, law makers should increase punishments for abusing animals. The major

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    humans. Animals have been used for entertainment purposes in both the past and present. The total number of animals in captivity for the sake of entertainment of humans is 751,931. There are many different types of Animal abuse. Some examples of different types of animal abuse are poor living conditions, inhumane rearing practices or purposeful execution of violent and harmful acts against the animals, such as, dog fighting. Some major contributors to animal cruelty around the world are, animal testing

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    Animal Abuse Essay

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    small dog, and wrapping the dog’s mouth with duct tape. His goal was to discipline the dog. Gonzales was caught and arrested for abusing the animal. Animal abuse is an occurring problem in the U.S. But can be prevented if we take action. Robert Gonzales is only one of many people to commit animal cruelty. Kevin Brunson was also accused of harming an animal. He starved his dog, Rambo, until he weighed only fifty-one pounds. A normal dog his size would weigh around one hundred and twenty-five pounds

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    Intentional Animal Abuse

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    Animal Abuse The shocking number of animal abuse cases reported every day is nothing compared to most of those which are never reported. Cases of animal abuse are not compiled by the state or federal agencies such as violent crimes against humans. This makes it much more difficult to calculate how much it actually happens. Information available to us can help us better understand and prevent cases of abuse against animals. They're all special and talented in their own way. Animals should not be

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    how it’s like being an abused animal? Well, it's not fun. There are so many animals that are kept in cages, disgusting homes abandoned, and just plain ignored. Many people don't care about their pets and they just ignore them. Those people starve, abuse, and don't care about them. All animals need love and nurturing just like us. They live, breathe, and do just about everything that we do. Animals need respect just as much as us. Most people just neglect their animals like they are chopped liver.

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    Being able to aid abused, injured, or ill animals, see the background of different animals, and witness shy,timid animals warm up to humans is one the the many amazing experiences that one gets to witness volunteering at an animal shelter. During the time I spend volunteering at the Youngwood Animals Friends Shelter I get the privilege to aid abused, injured, or ill animals. My first abused animal that I had helped was a black collie lab mix ame Tessa. Tessa was a dog who despised humans and dogs

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    Animal Abuse And Neglect

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    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 within 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. Animal abuse needs a better definition due to the results of neglect, psychological

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