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    Animal Cruelty Most Americans have pets like dogs, cats, and fish. Americans cherish many animals but some people use animals for different reasons that should be illegal. Many people visit zoos and don’t understand the treatment the animals go through. Animals are trained to go out and kill for people’s entertainment. All of these misuses of animals result in insignificant punishments. The use of animals constitutes animal cruelty because people don’t see that as a form of abuse. Punishments

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    Animal abuse and cruelty does not just specialize in just one type of animal. It is more diverse that it is right. Animal abuse can mean many different things, like an animal tied to a tree or something where they do not have the mobility that they need or have access to food and water. It can also mean making animals fight till one or both can no longer stand up for themselves of till one of them is dead or not both. Another type of animal cruelty or abuse is poaching whales for their blubber or

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    Animal cruelty is defined as a crime of inflicting pain, suffering, or death on an animal beyond necessary means for normal discipline. This crime comes in many different forms; it is not only limited to neglect and domestic animal abuse, but it can also be seen in today’s “entertainment” industry. Although it is frequently overlooked, animals are being mistreated in various famous places that attract large crowds: SeaWorld, zoos, and the circus. The use of animals for entertainment purposes should

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    The Different Forms There are many ways animals can be victims to cruelty. The two main ways are: dog fighting and animal neglect and abuse. Dog fighting is a felony in all 50 states, and animal neglect and abuse is illegal in every state. The history of dogfighting goes back to the ancient Roman times. Dogs were exploited for the use of blood sports, putting dogs against animals like bears and bulls. It continued into the English medieval times until “it was outlawed in 1835 by the Parliament in

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    Why is animal cruelty not a focus? Using books, articles, and a court case, I argue that animal cruelty is a much more serious problem than most of us realize; we need to work harder to protect animals’ rights and stop their suffering. Animal cruelty is a much bigger problem than we know, but we all should know about. Animals suffer everyday and nobody knows or cares about but they don’t deserve to suffer because of us. There are ways we can take care of this, many of us never thought about. Focusing

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    reports about abused animals. Many people do not seem to care about what happens to animals. Even some pet owners do not think that there is anything wrong with keeping their dog out in the backyard, tied up. There is approximately 3 to 4 million animals that are abandoned each year and many, like dogs or cats, are euthanized in animal shelters. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), estimates there is nearly one million animals that are abused each year. Many animal abusers go unnoticed

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    Animal cruelty and the link to deviant criminal behavior. A few weeks ago I sat down to Sunday dinner with my mother and my uncles the complaint this evening was about ‘all the money being spend on state of the art ASPCA building in Tucson Arizona.’ The consensus was it a waste of money that could be spend on repairing roads or building more prisons. I mentioned the expansion is to accommodate and increased unit to investigate animal cruelty cases. I believe it’s a short transition from abusing or

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    The Link between Animal Cruelty and Society “The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but "Can they suffer?” ― Jeremy Bentham, The Principles of Morals and Legislation. As a society we have come to see animal cruelty as a heinous crime, and that’s great progress. However, not everyone is following the notion. Animal cruelty is still very prevalent, and sadly its abhorrent results are often neglected and overlooked. Although it isn’t always to the same extent of atrocious consequences

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    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. Therefore, Abusing an Animal can be the start of a very dangerous thing in life “Serial killers often start with animals before graduation to human victims. Notorious killers, including Jeffrey Dahmer,Ted Bundy,Ivan Milat and Paul Denyer,

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    While there is a common belief that Animal Cruelty and Domestic Violence are two separate issues, but, upon closer investigation proves there is a prominent correlation between the two. Despite the whether you believe animals and humans should be given equivalent attention remains a debated subject. Many people would answer that they should, as both human animals and nonhuman animals share many characteristics in the sense that they are both sentient living beings; both can feel pain, experience

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