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Animal Cruelty

By: Kelcey Watson. Animal Cruelty. Animal abuse is cruel and wrong. Animals provide so much for us that the least we can do is provide them with humane treatment. . Why we shouldn’t abuse animals. We use them for… Food Clothing Transport Protection Entertainment Companionship.

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Animal Cruelty

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  1. By: Kelcey Watson Animal Cruelty

  2. Animal abuse is cruel and wrong. Animals provide so much for us that the least we can do is provide them with humane treatment.

  3. Why we shouldn’t abuse animals We use them for… • Food • Clothing • Transport • Protection • Entertainment • Companionship

  4. Cruelty Types • Passive - neglect or abandonment • Active - deliberate harm to an animal

  5. Examples of Passive Cruelty • Starvation • Dehydration • Parasite infestation • Inadequate shelter

  6. Passive abuse cont.

  7. Examples of Active Cruelty • Beaten • Mutilated • Set on fire • Shot • killed

  8. Active cruelty cont.

  9. What is animal hoarding? • When you have more than the typical amount of animals • Inability to provide nutrition, sanitation, shelter and veterinary care. • Denial to the inability to provide the minimal care

  10. Animal Hoarding cont.

  11. Why people abuse animals •    Ignorance•    Personal gain & pleasure•    Believing abuse is justified•    Lack of empathy•    Animals suffer in silence•    They are defenseless, making an easy target•    Little or no consequences for perpetrators•    Traditions, customs or rituals•    Desire to assert power or authority

  12. Cruelty entertainment

  13. Bull fighting

  14. Bull fighting cont.

  15. Dog fighting

  16. Dog fighting cont. • Dog fighting is illegal in all 50 states, and a felony offence in almost every state

  17. Animal testing 50% of all test animals will die from their wounds 2 to 3 weeks after testing.

  18. Animal testing cont.

  19. Domestic abuse

  20. What’s being done? • There are organizations such as PETA that protect and protest for animal rights, and many others "Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead

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