Animal welfare

Animal cruelty is the act of inflicting harm or suffering upon animals for purposes other than self-defense. It may sound and be a terrible idea, but many do not notice that it is actually an ongoing issue and happens to all types of animals across the world. Animal cruelty has been an issue since the 1800’s and continues to be a problem. This act of violence is used by people and companies who we would hope would never do such things, yet we continue to support without realizing what is actually

affected animals life worldwide. They have raised the number of adopted animals, save more animals, spay/ neuter, and gain support world wide. ASPCA was founded in 1866 by Henry Bergh. ASPCA is a charity that helps prevent cruelty to animals. There headquarters are in New York City. ASPCA was created because Henry Bergh believed that animal cruelty was a terrible thing and it should be eliminated. I quote Henry Bergh, “to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout

source of packaging and transporting food. But do you know what happens in the factories and farming facilities? This large industrial operation houses animals raised for food. They treat them with hormones and antibiotics to prevent disease and maximize their growth for food output. Then transported to the factories where they are killed if animals and put on a conveyor belt to be processed by workers. For example, 91 pounds of chicken is to be consumed by Americans in 2017 (The National Chicken

it immigrated and moved to the south, and dogs were raised in households for either one of the three reasons; a watch dog, a friendly pet, or to be butchered and eaten. However, with the development of Buddhism, it had prevented the slaughter of animals in general and dogs in specific because of its loyalty and love to human beings. People started celebrating the festival starting 2009; although dog meat eating has been going around in China for centuries. Chinese people believe that dog meat eating

farms consist of large buildings that confine animals in order to prevent diseases but also to produce food fast and more efficiently. Factory farms help produce more food to feed the world. World hunger continues to be a growing issue and has caused issues for quite some time. Factory farms increase production and help feed the world. Due to an increase in population factory farms holds the world’s food supply in check. Factory farms produce more animals in a quicker matter than any other place. Factory

the first law that he helped pass is H.R. 2492, the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act, which would make it a federal crime to be a spectator at a dogfight or cockfight with additional felony penalties for bringing a child to such a fight. The breakdown of this law is basically not allowing anyone

infringement of animals’ rights to a free life in the wild. Zoos do not allow newborn animals to live in their true habitat, and these animals being held captive can develop zoochosis. Some argue that zoos protect endangered species from going extinct, but in order for species to be conserved, they must be conserved in the wild as whole eco-systems, not protected as one single species as practiced by zoos. The US should abolish zoos, and use the money that keeps zoos running to protect animals within their

spent at the Brookfield Zoo may sound like an enjoyable time; however, the zoo animals being captive in unsuitable habitats think otherwise. As one may already know, zoos were first created as a way to entertain the public. Although the main purpose of zoos has changed drastically since they were first established, modern zoos aim to “provide visitors with the opportunity to encounter the natural world” (About 1). Animals are constantly being captured and brought into captivity in order to make a profit

Mallory Henderson Mrs. Gallos English 3 6 April 2017 Animal Abuse: Puppy Mills Puppy Mills are large breeding areas where dogs are just produced at an over abundance. The cruelty that lies around a puppy mill is unthinkable. The profit of these dogs is put over the well being of them, it’s all about the money. Most of the puppies people will see at pet stores come right from a puppy mill, and are prone to either already being sick or it’s just the beginning of health problems to come. If puppy mills

Animal abuse— not a fun topic. Something that goes unheard by the news and other mass media, only whispered in a darkness that briefly reveals itself in the grey area of our local newspaper, or ignored by turning a deaf ear to those annoying “animal extremists.” Us humans, as functioning members of society, are naturally dependent on attention, love, care, or some other form of comfort that is capable of filling the sacrosanct hole in our hearts. Whether it would be seeking comfort in friends, family