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Animal Abuse
Animal Abuse
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Animal Abuse
Animals are very imported in human life since they play essential roles in our lives. They
have been used in various ways for human’s beneficial purposes. Some animals are considered
as a source of income whiles some areas resource to human. However, they have been used as
means of transport, food, protection and also for hunting. Above all animals provide a
companion to human (Merck and LeCouteur 4). In research laboratories, animals like rabbits and
rats have been used in testing drugs before they are administered to human beings (Tiplady 8).
They can as well be used by astronomers during research; for example, a dog can be sent to the
rocket to find out if human beings can be posted there. The bond between animals and human
beings seems to be deteriorating as some people decide to mistreat the animals by being cruel to
them.
Cruelty to animals is also known as animal neglect, animal abuse or animal cruelty; it
takes place in different forms. This includes international and overt acts of violence against the
animals (Tiplady 11). It also entails failure or neglect to provide for the welfare of animals under
one’s control. It is important to note that animal cruelty is not that much looked into more so in
cases involving physical harm, but when one causes psychological damage in the form of
torment and distress or even through terror, contravenes the animal cruelty (Merck and
LeCouteur 6). Since there have been so many forms of animals abusing, animal welfare
legislation both at the territory and state levels have failed to define it in an elaborative and
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particular manner (Merck and LeCouteur 9). But otherwise, animal abuse is described as the
general way of neglect or omission that causes unreasonable and unnecessary suffering to
Transporting or confining an animal in a manner that is not following the animal welfare
Sometimes it is not easy to recognize animals that are mistreated since the owners do pretend
to be a friend to them (Merck and LeCouteur 13). For one to know an abused animal, the
Having wounds
Limping
Skinny animals
Since animals play essential roles in human life, it is therefore vital to take good care of
them. It is also essential that states with no policies on animal protection should come up
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with acts for the sake of saving the animals (Tiplady 14). The rules should implement to
punish those found guilty of breaching animal welfare legislation. Serious offenders should
be fined or imprisoned.
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Works Cited
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Tiplady, C. "History of animal abuse." Animal abuse: helping animals and people, 2015, pp. 8-
16.