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    This document discusses animal abuse and cruelty. It begins by outlining the important roles animals play in human life, including being used for food, transport, protection, hunting and companionship. It then notes that some animals, like rats and rabbits, are used in medical research testing before drugs are given to humans. The document also states that cruelty to animals can take many forms, such as physical violence, neglect, psychological harm, and failure to provide adequate care. It provides examples of cruel acts like beating, torturing, transporting unsafely, and withholding food, water or medical care from animals. Finally, it stresses the importance of laws to protect animals and punish abusers.

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    This document discusses animal abuse and cruelty. It begins by outlining the important roles animals play in human life, including being used for food, transport, protection, hunting and companionship. It then notes that some animals, like rats and rabbits, are used in medical research testing before drugs are given to humans. The document also states that cruelty to animals can take many forms, such as physical violence, neglect, psychological harm, and failure to provide adequate care. It provides examples of cruel acts like beating, torturing, transporting unsafely, and withholding food, water or medical care from animals. Finally, it stresses the importance of laws to protect animals and punish abusers.

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    Animal Abuse

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    This document discusses animal abuse and cruelty. It begins by outlining the important roles animals play in human life, including being used for food, transport, protection, hunting and companionship. It then notes that some animals, like rats and rabbits, are used in medical research testing before drugs are given to humans. The document also states that cruelty to animals can take many forms, such as physical violence, neglect, psychological harm, and failure to provide adequate care. It provides examples of cruel acts like beating, torturing, transporting unsafely, and withholding food, water or medical care from animals. Finally, it stresses the importance of laws to protect animals and punish abusers.

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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

    animals. The following acts are considered to be cruel to the animals;

     Beating or torturing an animal

     Transporting or confining an animal in a manner that is not following the animal welfare

     Failure to provide adequate water or food for an animal

     The killing of an animal in a way that is inhumane

     Failing to provide medical services to an ailing animal

     Subjecting an animal to poor leaving condition

     Shooting, stabbing, or beating an animal or even setting them on fire

    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

    following signs are vital to note;

     Having wounds

     Patches of missing hair

     Limping

     Untreated infected eyes

     Animals that are always chained

     Skinny animals

     Animals left outside - with no shelter

     Severe infestation by ticks or fleas

    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

    Merck, Melinda D., and Richard A. LeCouteur. "Special Considerations in Animal Cruelty

    Cases." Veterinary Forensics: Animal Cruelty Investigations, vol. 1, no. 3, 2015, pp. 6-

    96.

    Tiplady, C. "History of animal abuse." Animal abuse: helping animals and people, 2015, pp. 8-

    16.

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