Category: Animal Abuse

The Philippines is an archipelago with diverse ethnicity, culture, tradition and spiritual practices.The practices involving animal care and use are sometimes influenced by regional differences. However, Filipinos started to have standard rules and regulations that extensively promotes the protection of animals’ right to exist, live and be treated in the most humane manner since the enactment of Republic Act 8485 or widely known as Animal Welfare Act 1998 in the Philippines. This law emphasized the duty of humanity in utilizing animals as pets, economic source, sale and trading and objects or specimens in research. A lot of people may believe that this law is only to give respect and recognize the animal’s existence to nature but this paper wanted to make a synthesis on its effectiveness in terms of its psychological impact on cognitive behavior of a person and its usefulness in conducting a scientific study. In this regard, the following are my hypotheses: 1. If the promotion of animal welfare is practiced in all regions in the Philippines, then there will be an increased positive adaptation of cognitive behaviors among Filipinos due to less exposure to cruelty whereas some research found that cruelty to animals can be a psychological disorder symptom (Flynn,2000); 2. If animal testing and euthanization will be eradicated nor limited then there will be a decreased mobility with the collection of data in the field of psychological research due to conflict with Animal Welfare Law in the Philippines which authorizes the psychologists in using animals as an object for research study (Fraser, 2010).

Psychology and Animal Welfare

Many animals in the world were suffering and dying due to animal cruelty. Different researchers examine the behavior of prisoners and make documentary or self-reports trying to prove that animal cruelty co-occur with aggression and antisocial behavior of person (Quinet, 2014). Flynn (2000) argues that any form of harm or abuse to these animals can be a symptom of cognitive behavioral disorder.Another author Gullone (2012) has provided a discussion in her book and she claim that animal cruelty behavior can be explained rationally using the existing theories related to aggression and antisocial behavior.

Flaws and Human Harm on Animal Experimentation

Some animal activists in the world like in the U.S. protest to stop euthanization and killing of animals in laboratories due to certain studies that show a wide range of unreliable animal experimentation in the world (Akhtar, 2015). Animals have long been used in the medical field for empirical evidence but animal suffering is involved and different reports show that the majority result of experimentation involving drugs, and other harmful practices are ineffective in treating human diseases (Akhtar, 2015).

Animal Welfare Law in the Philippines

The Philippines had established a law in 1998 which was enacted as R.A.8485 or the Animal Welfare Act. This act is headed by the Bureau of Animal and Industry (BAI) whereas the rules and regulations are reviewed by a Committee on Animal Welfare which are composed of representatives from different government agencies. This provision provides guidelines on the establishment and registration of animal facilities such as veterinary hospitals, animal clinics, pet shops, zoos and others that should be maintained clean and safe for animals, the limitations in killing animals used in research and other circumstances , and the transportation of animals from one place to another by dealers. Section 7 of this law legalizes the killing of animals when it is used by an authorized person in a research field. The code of ethics in psychology provided guidelines to ensure that the killing is done in the most humane manner. One of them is the process of euthanization.

Conclusion

Animals have their rights and they deserve to be treated in the most humane manner so in this paper there are two major points to be considered. First, since some findings claims that animal cruelty may later arise with psychological conflicts such as aggression, antisocial behavior (Gullone, 2012) and cognitive behavioral disorder (Flynn, 2000) then the provision and implementation of this law wil have positive impact to both human and animals. The animals will be protected from torture,abuse,neglect and any harm from human and likewise, human will have better cognitive behavior and psychological well-being. Further, animal experimentation and testing (euthanization) may cause animal suffering (Akhtar, 2015) but the opposition must understand that animal welfare is not violated in gathering empirical data because killing of animal is legal and indicated in Section 7 of this act in the purpose of having advancement with discovery, medicine and psychology. Overall it is important to conclude that this law is significant but it is still not perfect.

Animal abuse comes in many different forms, from physical assault, neglect, filmmaking, circuses and organised fights, these innocent animals endure hardships that are all classified as cruel. In 2017 there were over 70 thousand reports of animal abuse in Australia alone. 70 thousand pets, best friends and innocent animals were in some way abused. There are no background checks that are mandatory for people before they are allowed to own a pet. This puts the animals at risk of being abused, neglected and not being treated fairly. People could argue that animal abuse is just a side effect of a drunk man who was stressed out from his day at work or a mother who juggles 3 kids but animal abuse has been proven to be linked to homicidal tendencies towards humans.

When these animals are then shipped off to shelters because of their unfit owners they then end up in places that aren’t any better. Every year approximately 2.7 million cats and dogs are killed because shelters are too full and there aren’t enough people to adopt them. Pets, especially dogs, aren’t just brought into peoples lives for entertainment and cuteness they also serve many other greater purposes. There is not an effective way of preventing this type of abuse from happening in the first place just yet, but there is a way to prevent it from happening multiple times to the same animal, by conducting animal abuse evaluations on offenders.

Men under 30 are more likely to be animal abusers, while those involved in animal hoarding which involves housing far more pets than they are sufficiently able to take care of, are more likely to be women in their 60s and above. Standardized animal abuse evaluation tests would be a tool used to determined the offenders mental state and the cause of the abuse because serious animal abuse is believed to almost always be a symptom of other issues in one’s life. The evidence strongly suggests that serious cruelty behavior toward animals is indicative of an increased risk of other anti-social actions which could lay a direct path to future murder or extreme violence.

From 1978-1991 Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 people, Aside from killing these 17 innocent people this man, and a notable percentage of other serial killers, often tortured or killed small animals from an early age, years before committing murders. The FBI state that, animal abuse is highly associated with violence towards humans, and people who commit child abuse or domestic violence are more likely to harm household pets as well. “If somebody is harming an animal, there is a good chance they’re also hurting a human,” a quote from John Thompson, the deputy executive director of the National Sheriff’s Association.

So how can we prevent animal abuse before it spirals into violence against humans? We can encourage family, friends and carers to report it so then animal abuse evaluations can be conducted. It’s really important to focus on rehabilitation to help the person recover from the mental illness they have, especially if it’s a child, rather than sending that person to jail. Oftentimes people will turn a blind eye to things they notice, instead of acknowledging what is wrong with the person.

In my opinion, humans are not superior or more intelligent than animals. We are different and have different intelligences, but that doesn’t mean I’m superior. As such, animals must have rights, protection, and care. All life is sacred.

I also believe that the earth is self-existent and that the trees, the rivers, the mountains, the oceans, everything. We have such a beautiful planet, but we are destroying it. Ultimately, the earth will survive and regenerate over time. That’s us, and unfortunately the animals most likely to die. Our greed, our lust for power, and our materialism are killing us. If we don’t wake up and realize what’s important (earth, nature, and fellow humans), we will most likely destroy ourselves. Unfortunately, we took the wrong turn.

I believe that the concept of ‘rights’ is 100% human and that applying it to other species is unfair anthropomorphism, inability to help them, and huge potential to cause harm. for them, promoting or even directly causing species extinction. The concept of animal rights is a tool – it is used to pursue an agenda by people who believe that people should separate from all other animals and not interact with, influence use, Or take advantage of what they follow in any way. There is no justification behind it – it’s a faith. An unfair belief in this course is medium and moral.

It is often disguised as sympathy – the assertion that other animals may feel pain or emotions, so they must be able to live their lives without interfering with us. But this is an important point of this – only from us. Not each other’s. And the reason becomes much more ambiguous when you ask why humans are special this way and not any other way. Animal Rights aims to make humans vegetarian and then use the legal system to protect animals from humans.

Animal welfare really cares about the welfare of animals as individuals and species. Animal welfare deals with symbiotic relationships between humans and animals of different types. These relationships range from family members (pets) to predator-prey relationships.

Even for the animals we eat, their health is important to theirs and ours. How we deal with the benefits or harms of the ecosystem will bother us together. So even in the poorest parts of the world, animal abuse is bad for people.

Before the start, here are some useful tips for those who are afraid of animals, especially dogs. If you don’t touch them first, I’m sure they’re not going to hit back. I suggest that you take a few steps away and then watch them, not challenging. The second tip is don’t touch them from behind! As they have very narrow eyesight, they might feel like someone attacks them, which leads them to attack you.

The reason why I gave those tips is I’ve experienced people who didn’t follow the tips. It was TERRIBLE, AND UNRESPECTFUL BEHAVIORS. Last Friday, I saw a little child trying to play with a street dog. She rushed to the dog and suddenly, the dog barked at her. Of course, the child started to cry as the dog scared her. At that moment, I thought that it was such a relief that the dog didn’t bite her. But the problem is, that her mom was mad at the dog, and she kicked the dog. It was not the dog’s fault, the dog thought that she would attack him and that’s the reason why the dog barked at her to protect himself.

Recently, I read a BBC newspaper about the number of animal cruelty, according to the article, around 1 million animals are abused each year, and 36% of it is committed by children. Children generally don’t know about animals very well. They don’t know how to treat animals. To prevent animal abuse due to lack of knowledge, their parents should control their children. The problem is parents don’t know how to treat them, either.

So, I strongly believe that we need to learn about animals to reduce animal cruelty. There is no excuse for animal abuse. But I think most children didn’t know that what they did was animal abuse. For example, children tend to love sweets, such as candy and chocolate. Chocolate is one of the favorite sweets for children, and at the same time, it is harmful to dogs due to a toxic component called ‘theobromine’. My cousin loves dogs. He gave the dog his favorite food, which is chocolate. He thought the dog would like it because it is his favorite food. Do you think that he knows that chocolate is toxic to the dog? I don’t think he does.

The memory in childhood tends to last longer and it is often related to parents because children spend most of their time with them. If children do something that is related to animal abuse without the control of their parents, they don’t care about animal’s rights when they grow up. So, it is important to study them, and adults, especially parents, should stop their children and tell them specific information about animals. This helps reduce the number of animal abuse committed by children, which has high proportion of total animal abuse.

Animals have emotions like us and rights to live like we have. There is no need to tease them, we need to treat them like our family. Animal abuse is one of the biggest mistakes of humans. We need to correct this.

Since ancient times, Greeks and Romans used horses to compete and amuse people, as well as cultural traditions such as bullfighters in Spain. Mankind has used animals in all kinds of sport events, and these are some examples of how people take advantages of animals simply for their entertainment. We must understand that animals are living beings and may have feelings, such any human being. For this reason, they also deserve rights and any kind of sport and entertainment that exploit animals should be banned.

First of all, animals should not be treated as if they were objects; all forms of sport and entertainment that exploit animals where they suffer should be banned. For example, one of the main victims of exploitation in sports activities are horses and dogs, in most cases. According to the article “Greyhound Racing And Drugs” (Karol Orzechowski, 2018) dogs are illegally injected with drugs, in order to improve performance and also to treat the pain they might feel during races. In the case of Horses are frequently whipped and as a consequence, they may result injured and they even can die on the tracks.

Therefore, the use of animals in sports not only entails suffering, which is present in the way animals are trained, maintained and transported in cages, all this represents a method of suffering for any living being. In addition, there are people who take advantages and get a lot of money through these activities with the enrichment of a gambling industry, all this without taking into account animals’ suffering. When the welfare of animals should be major and primordial, gamblers’ concerned is, undoubtedly, how much money they can get from bets.

Some people may think that the use of animals in sport is a cruel activity, while others may say that animals enjoy healthy competition as much as humans do. As it is stated in the article “Are polo horses abused” (Ocean Style, 2013) people guarantee that horses receive the best possible attention, from food, medical check-ups, to the stables where they are keep. Their owners invest a lot of money in them, so that they ensure that its care can be reflected in the field. Even, their physical performance is evaluated before and after each competition, moreover horses are treated with great supervision and respect.

In conclusion, the practice of animals in sports should be banned because once the animals cease to win races they are likely to be neglected, abandoned, or sacrificed because gamblers cannot obtain gains anymore. Nowadays, there are many other ways to be entertained, instead of observing suffering animals. Do people need to hurt animals to have fun? Undoubtedly, mankind has evolved enough during thousands years to find new entertainment, so people should try to live in peace with another species.

We already use animals for food clothing, etc.… so there is no reason to abuse them. Places like factory farms keep animals in small closures. Animals being harmed terribly for clothing is also happening nowadays. Animals should be treated humanely.

According to The Human Society of the United States animal cruelty is common in both rural and urban. Animals are being mistreated in factory farms as well. NAMI (North American Meat Institute) said that 93 billion pounds of meat were produced in 2012. In 2013, American meat companies produced: 25.8 billion pounds of beef, 23.2 billion pounds of pork, 5.8 billion pounds of turkey, 286 million pounds of veal, lamb, and mutton, 38.4 billion pounds of chicken the animals in the factory are used not only for food but their fur or skin for clothing.

Jaya Bhumitra wrote on One Green Planet, “Animals on factory farms live nearly their entire lives without ever feeling the sun on their backs or the grass beneath their feet. Instead, they spend months on end crammed inside barren, often windowless sheds, standing in their own feces and urine and breathing in toxic, choking fumes from accumulated waste”. These animals are our food but, they should be treated humanely because they are still living creatures.

In addition to finding animals are also used for clothing. Some animals are trapped and killed, others are bred for their fur. An article from the American Humane society stated that getting fur/wool from animals is a very painful process for the animal. First, they electrocute the animal, if they don’t die they bash a blunt object on the forehead of the animal. This is very painful and not necessary.

The Animal Cruelty Exposure Fund stated that animals are trapped and killed in order to get clothing out of the animals. When getting some fur out of animals, don’t rip their fur aggressively, instead gently scrape some fur out.

Animals in labs always are beaten, animals get locked up in cages for experiments that aren’t useful to us, just some curious scientists trying to solve something. Think about it has no power to do anything anywhere, these animals have no right, like an article in PETA read, “You can’t choose when and what you eat, how you will spend your time, whether or not you will have a partner and children, or who that partner will be.” That is the life of rats, mice, rabbits, and other animals that are experimented on.

Animals always get scared when someone walks by their cage thinking if they’re next to be experimented on. These animals already know it is a painful process because they watched their friends or family members scream in pain. Most of these experiments happen for no reason, just curious scientists trying to discover probably useless information.

A rat was experimented on in Japan. An article by Ali Venosa, who is a journalist for neuroscience, stated that Japanese scientists have used stem cells to create an adult size, ear on a rat’s back, yes, a rat. They even tried to get rid of the 5-inch ear.

Lois Sepahban wrote a book on animal testing. A lot of the bad things about animal testing were statistics, in that book, Sepahban said, “More than 72,000 dogs and 24,000 cats were used in research labs in the US in 2012.” (13).

She also said that a 2012 USDA program report showed that 1.1 million animals at the Animal Welfare Act were used in labs, scientists estimated, based on that report, from 13 million to 25 million mice and rats each year are used in the United States for research, he added that they were “experimented on and eventually killed”. Which is a reason why animal testing is terrible even in the name of science.

The author also said that rabbits are a common choice for scientists because they aren’t as aggressive as other animals. More than 100,000 non-human primates were used in research in the United States, they were used mostly to test vaccines and experiment on obesity. They also study the behavior of the primates to learn more about humans. In 2012 more than 61,000 pigs and 14,000 sheep were used in tests for organ transplants.

Animals being tested on isn’t always bad, some of the tests provide us toothpaste and other useful stuff, but some experiments that are tested on animals have no reason into being done.

In 1714, some people working with agricultural operations decided that animal cruelty should end. The first organization to end animal cruelty was in 1824, founded in London, the United States followed in the nineteenth century. Today in California, if a person commits animal abuse, they could face charges up to $20,000 and up to a year in prison.

Rick Missimer wrote an article on Health Guidance; the article was about the reasons people abuse animals. Missimer said that most people abuse animals because they were experiencing abuse themselves whether it is from their past or present, theses people take out all their stress on animals. Missimer concluded with a powerful statement, “Animals are God’s creation. They should be treated equally [like] the way people treat their family and friends.”

To conclude, animal cruelty doesn’t seem to be stopping. Testing on animals, animals in slaughterhouses and factory farms, all these are laid open to animal abuse. In the united states, most people are thought to abuse animals because they were and/or are suffering from abuse themselves. Not all testing on animals is bad, and neither is eating or using animals to make clothes, but when testing on animals for no reason, is happening, that is what needs to stop.

Animal abuse can happen in many shapes and forms, from starvation to beatings and from cats to horses, animals are always being abused. But unfortunately, it’s not only owners that abuse animals, but shelters too.

And I know some people think animal shelters are places of sunshine and full of happy puppies and kittens ready to meet you, but in fact many pet shelters abuse animals by not caring about them or putting them in small cramped up cages or just warehousing them.

But that doesn’t even scratch the surface of what happens to animals in shelters. The way it works is if the pet doesn’t get adopted within 72 hours they need to be put down and sometimes it’s not that peaceful.

There is a quote from the manager of an animal shelter and they said this ‘ First, your pet will be taken from its kennel on a leash. and be taken to “The Room”, when every one of them freaks out and puts on the brakes when we get to the door. it must smell like death, or they can feel the sad souls that are left in there. It’s strange, but it happens with every one of them. Your dog or cat will be restrained, held down by 1 or 2 vet techs (depending on their size and how freaked out they are).

Another tech or vet will start the process. They find a vein in the front leg and inject a lethal dose of poison. They all don’t just “go to sleep” – sometimes they spasm for a while, gasp for air and defecate on themselves. When it all ends, your pet’s corpse will be stacked like firewood in a large freezer in the back, with all of the other animals that were killed, waiting to be picked up like garbage.’ That itself shows you how many animals are killed.

In fact, 9 to 11 million pets are killed in shelters every YEAR. That’s a HUGE number just imagine 11 million cats and dogs sitting together. Like, it’s unfathomable, and they are all put down because they’re too ugly or too fat or missing a leg. PLEASE if you want a pet just go to a shelter and adopt a pet there. Now you might think taking one animal’s won’t change the world but just remember you change the whole world from darkness to light for that one animal. There is a quote which I love from a man called Jeremy Bentham and he says about animals ‘the question is NOT, can they reason? NOR, is it can they talk? But, can they SUFFER’

But again that’s only shelters a lot of people just abuse animals because of things like peer pressure or just to feel powerful. However, sometimes animals can be sort of be abused without even realizing, for example, if you leave your dog in the yard with his kennel, he may be happy but if it rains the kennel could flood and he would have to get out and sleep in the rain. Or even if you don’t put your cat water for a day or two, he/she could look happy and everything but they could be very parched. I want to leave this speech on a light note so now I’m going to inform you that there are ways we can fix this… You’re welcome!

For the two examples I mentioned earlier, just put an alarm to remind you to put your cat water and move your dog’s kennel to under a patio or gazebo or something. Animal killings and abuse in shelters can also be stopped easily too, for example if you want a new pet don’t look on gumtree or something, go to a shelter and pick a cat or dog there, or even better choose the scrawniest, ugliest little pet you can find because chances are that its been there for a while (because unfortunately people only want good looking pets) and its going to be put down very soon.

Another way is If you see an animal with a collar that looks extremely hungry or hurt or anything the best thing to do is to just call the police as animal abuse in any shape or form is illegal in almost all parts of the world.

And the last but also very simple way is just to donate to charity. There are many, many, MANY charities to stop animal abuse, a few are the RSPCA, the mercy for animals fund and animals Australia-the voice for animals.

And there are so many people who have a good point of view for this topic for example when Martin Luther King jr says ‘never, never be afraid to do the what’s right especially if the well-being of an animal or person is at stake’.

Animal abuse is never acceptable, all animals have souls just like humans and should be treated with respect and love. It’s true. Animals can feel pain, they can feel emotion. Just because they don’t look like a human, doesn’t mean they aren’t the same as us. Animals should not be treated the way they are. They deserve a caring home and habitat to live in, and we should stop destroying their natural habitats. Animals are people too, they just look different and speak different languages.

Animal abuse is very common in both rural and urban areas, spread out within so many different animal species. From chickens in factories to just dogs and cats at home. There are animals all over the world being abused and beaten, starved, and killed. It’s not okay for these animals to be treated like this, for animals are basically humans, just different looks.

Farm animals and livestock are other animals that suffer from animal abuse. In many different rural places of Ohio, cases of animal abuse go unseen or ignored. Cows, pigs, chickens, goats, dogs, horses, and other stock animals do not receive proper food, water, and vet care. They are beaten and abused, in ways that shouldn’t be allowed. However, the community can change the lives of these animals for the better if they implement change. Education and awareness should be spread through the community and then through the action of reporting it to the proper authorities, the animals will get a better life. It’s not just up to the legal system to make sure and enforce that communities throughout the country are aware and educated about animal abuse. There are plenty of things that just a regular day people can do. The best, but not the only, action is for people to take care of their own pets and learn to respect the facts so they can educate others on proper animal care. Another easy way to help is by donating to or volunteering at a local animal shelter.

Contrary to popular belief, volunteering doesn’t require a lot of time; simply going in a few hours a week helps tremendously. By writing letters you can remind your local lawmakers that animal abuse is a real problem that needs to be addressed. Taking a few minutes to support this worthy cause not only helps animals but also allows you to feel proud about standing up for something so important to society. There are many ways that these animals suffer, some not really known about.

While dogfighting is a barbaric, terrible offense, it is spreading, which does not help eliminate the problem, so the issue is far from over. Millions of dogs are still subjected to the torture of dogfighting and they are deemed unadoptable because of the qualities ingrained in them from birth. The efforts being made are valiant, but they are only the beginning. While it may take years, or even decades, to eliminate dog fighting totally, the effort put into the fight is worth it to protect the innocent, both human and canine.

Another bad way of animal abuse is mutilation. This is when any animal has harm or injury inflicted upon it. This is the most common type of animal abuse, happening in so many homes across the world. Humans decide to beat and attack these animals, whether it be in anger, frustration, or even for fun. Being able to stand up for these animals will help give these innocent creatures the lives that they deserve, being happy and loved, as all living things should be.

Another major way that animals are abused, is captivity. From zoos to circuses, these animals don’t deserve to be held “prisoner”. These animals are beaten and abused and used for our own entertainment when the animals are being hurt. Humans come from all over, to whip tigers, or trip elephants for comedy, all of this just for laughs. Being able to stand up and stop going to zoos or circuses, is just a small step that someone can take to help stop the abuse of these animals.

Another type of animal abuse is testing or using animals in experiments. This happens all the time in labs, whether it be rats, monkeys, dogs, cats, etc. Using these poor animals for cure testing, inflicting them with a deadly disease and then seeing if they get cured, only to find out that they die. This animal cruelty needs to stop. According to peta.org, “Each year, more than 100 million animals—including mice, rats, frogs, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, monkeys, fish, and birds—are killed in U.S. laboratories for biology lessons, medical training, curiosity-driven experimentation, and chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing.”. Testing these animals so much decreases their population, and causes more and more to be tested upon.

In conclusion, animals should not be treated as they are. These poor and innocent animals are basically people as well. They have souls and they feel pain. They have emotions and they can sense other animal’s emotions, as well as people. These animals have helped us in our wars and with people who need extra help. These animals need to be treated with love and respect, just as we treat people we love. These animals can become our family because all animals have souls. Stand up to the animal abuse. Start now.

The word “Animal abuse” is a word that not many of us seem to like due to most of us having a fond connection to animals in our lives. Well who in their right mind would like animal abuse nobody does because we care for all animals from the smallest of mice to big as a grizzly bear.” But should we care for animals that aren’t human or don’t have feelings”, well believe it or not animals can understand and feel just like we can just because they have hair and look a bit unintelligent doesn’t mean they cannot feel pain. Precisely they can feel more pain than we do because every animal has its ups and downs like. An example that can be given is the “dog”,the dog is the most popular breed among people due to their intelligent and loyal personalities like the German Shepherd,Golden Retriever, Shiba Inu, etc. But what has been seen is that smaller breeds like chihuahuas or miniature poodles are often abandoned on the streets because the owners either don’t like the breed or they don’t want to take the responsibility of taking care of a dog which in a way is considered animal abuse.

There is also the subject of “Dog fighting” which is a sport/activity where people breed/shape up their dogs to fight other dogs and other people get to bet on the canine that they think will win the fight. The dog that doesn’t win the fight will get euthanized, abandoned, or will die in the fight which is a gruesome way for an animal to die since it will be very painful. This is one reason why some people fear larger dogs like Huskies, German Shepherds, and Pit bulls, it is unfair that those dogs are treated and seen as fighting objects to entertain people. Even though here in California dog fighting is illegal, some other states still have underground dog fighting like some parts of Japan, Russia, and East Europe. Some injuries that the dogs receive are blood loss, puncture wounds broken bones, etc, if the injuries aren’t treated then pain will emerge from the wound and affect it which will kill the dog a slow death, and infect the dog’s bones.

Puppy mills are also a problem in this society ”What is a puppy mill?” well a puppy mill is a camp where people force dogs to breed in horrible conditions for profit.Even before the puppies that are bred can open their eyes they get taken away from their mother to be sold or to start having people bid on the puppy. The size where they keep the dogs is extremely small and cramped cages like rabbit/chicken coops with almost no water or food and they are forced to live in their feces. When neither parent can produce any more supply for a puppy they are thrown out or they are immediately killed and replaced with other dogs of the same breed, and if a defective puppy is born they are abandoned by the breeder. The puppies are also often bred between littermates which can cause some disability and disease for example one of those diseases is that your pet’s back legs stop working when they start to get older which leads to them not having a functioning body at the end. Some of you may know or may not know what Greyhound racing is well let’s just say that it’s like horse track racing but with dogs. In other words, greyhound racing is an industry where they raise and train specifically greyhounds at 18 months old to racing because that’s what they’ll be doing for the rest of their lives.

The Greyhounds in the industry aren’t kept in good condition for example the kennels where the dogs are kept are all dirty and have a lot of feces in them which can be harmful to the dogs, they also almost have no room in their kennel to walk so all they can do in there is jump or spin in circles until they become tired. Most of the dogs spend at least half of the day running on the track until there is a selected winner among the group of dogs if they are even lucky enough to survive then they’ll get rewarded with food and water. The dogs who lose are often kept to draw out their blood to sell to vet clinics, those companies who do that are called ‘Blood Banks’ they are in charge of drawing the dog’s blood out and keeping in contact with the vet clinics to sell the blood.

I the dogs do not have healthy blood to give to the clinics then they are kept by the industry and locked in their kennel to die of hunger or infections. One infection that dogs receive when dying is ‘pneumonia’ which is a most common illness that comes upon dogs and gives them a slow and painful death. If the illness doesn’t kill them then the workers do it themselves by hanging them against walls or beating them until they stop moving which is unfair to the poor dogs since they are unable to defend themselves. Unfortunately, Greyhound racing isn’t the only good racing sport there is also ‘Sled Dog’ racing which is mostly husky dogs forced to pull heavy sleds and by doing so the thin harness cuts deep into their skin and get frostbites on their paws. Some states that still allow greyhound racing are Alabama, China, Lowa, Texas, and Thailand.As I’ve mentioned before greyhounds receive injuries when racing such as broken bones/spines, heat strokes, numbness, and paralysis. To stop this you can go to the ASPCA website and donate or volunteer to put the Greyhound industry down.

But in India, many don’t feel precisely the same way. Cases of brutality and inhumanity against animals are also on the rise, and what has been done to stop them? Several laws in India have been put in place to protect and deter cruelty to animals, but very few are aware of what they are and how they operate.

In India, it is common to see crudely castrated bulls pulling carts full of huge loads and being always whipped when they rest on their way. People were peeling stones at dogs and cats out of fun and how to forget, all the ‘taming’ contests, battles, and cart races where animals like bulls, cows, and hens are handled as if they were just animated objects. In this world of progress and growth, people are increasingly losing their ethos and their values not only towards each other but also towards these poor animals.

To put an end to animal cruelty, the Central Government has passed a range of laws, the most commendable of which is the Act on the ‘Prevention of Cruelty Animals, 1960’. Apart from that, there is also the ‘Wildlife Protection Act, of 1972,’ which was developed for the protection of animal species and plants.

The Prevention of Animal Cruelty Act, 1960

The Cruelty to Animals Law 1960 strictly prohibits everyone from inflicting, causing, or, if he or she is the owner, allowing any animal to receive unnecessary pain or suffering. It is a crime of killing, kicking, torturing, mutilating, administering, or cruelly killing an animal. It is also illegal for an unfit animal to be overdriven, overdriven, or overloaded. It is an offense to carry, contain, or chain an animal cruelly. It is a violation to compete or shoot animals in which animals are released from prison for shooting. If an owner fails to provide enough food, drink, or shelter, leaves an animal unreasonably, or allows any diseased or disabled animal to roam or die on any road, the owner is guilty of an offense.

Cruel treatment of animals is a criminal offence

In any of the ways defined by the Cruelty Animals Act of 1960, where the animal is tortured, or any cruel act is performed, the offender is liable to bear a fine that could extend to Rs50, and where this occurs within three years of the earlier offense. The offender shall receive a fine not less than Rs25 but can extend to Rs100 or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with both. If an animal is tortured or crucified if the offender has a vehicle, the vehicle will be confiscated, and the person will not be allowed to keep an animal in life again in the case of a twofold incident.

Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

These demonstrations are for the safety of wild animals and fowls, and the interests of creatures can be defended by arrangements.

• Restrict animal sacrifice, there shall be strict disapproval for any damage to creatures under Section 39 of the Wildlife Protection Act, and penalties are referred to in Section 51 of the Law.
• The ban on keeping an Indian bird under the act is also in place. If anyone wants to keep a permissible feathered creature, they must fully agree to Article 11 of the Animal Cruelty Prevention Act of 1956.
• Police: Section 50 of the 1972 Wildlife Protection Act provides cops with a right to arrest any person without a warrant.
• Monkeys cannot be shown or owned and are also guaranteed by the Wildlife Protection Act.

Real problems persist

There are various issues concerning animal cruelty in India. They are as follows:

Cosmetic tests: In brutal, cold blood tests that attempt to check for the hazardous impacts of customer items and fixtures, a large number of creatures are now and then being damaged and killed. Different characteristics, such as mice, pigs, rabbits, and various animals, are forced to breathe a large amount of the test substance to calculate their lethal impact. Indeed there is a continuation of such cold-hearted practice, even after it was established that tests of creatures are unequipped to anticipate the effects of human skin, body, and accessibility of test methods without the use of animals. However, to help the beasts and the common-sense activists of every living creature, the center has received the principles that force the testing of beautifiers on the creature to become a national prohibition. The boycott occurred after the Bureau of the Indian Standard updated its regulations. In any case, the law has many areas where there are many escape clauses, such as boycott, because importing creatures tested is currently legally binding because the requirement for a law also disallows the transaction, and importation of things tested by creatures is legally binding.

Animals kept in battery cages: India is the third largest producer of eggs and approximately 70% of the eggs come from corporate poultry farms. Segment 11 (e) discusses in particular the space a creature should receive, but the boxes are extremely congested and do not enable the privilege of developing creatures, so the show is unmistakably negated.

A pit bull was recently found dead in Tampa, chained to a post in a shut-down house. A puppy had been burned alive in Sacramento. Dozens of men, women, and children in America are simultaneously victims of violent crimes. The links between torturers murderers of animals and perpetrators of violent crimes against people must be taken very closely.

These are terrible examples. Jeffrey Dahmer did a mass murder where he cut off cats and dogs spearing them on sticks; Albert DeSalvo known as the ‘Boston Strangler’ trapped dogs and cats in orange crates and shot arrows through a box. While these stories are anecdotal about well-known serial killers, scientific research has shown that animal torture and human cruelty are directly connected.

Local law enforcement cannot always give top priority to incidents of animal cruelty with their limited resources. However, if we look at the link between animal crime and human violence, we would perhaps concentrate more on those who abuse livestock to prevent them from escalating into crimes against people.

As per the Humane Society of the United States, researchers found that 71 to 83% of women entering households with violence reported that their partners have abused or killed a family pet, according to Humane Society of the United States. 1 An additional study shows that pet abuse occurs in 88 percent of families in families that are supervised for their children’s physical abuse. 2 All boys involved had previously committed acts of animal cruelty in seven school shootings that took place across the country between 1997 and 2001.

Due to this increasing evidence of connections between animal violence and violent crime, those who misuse animals in states with cross-border laws requiring these professionals to report animal abuse are now on the radar of law enforcement agencies, social workers, and veterinarians.

In the case of young children and animal abuse, early intervention can stop these tendencies before they increase and include violence against persons. The National School Safety Council of the United States Education Department, the American Psychological Association, and the National Crime Prevention Council now all agree that animal cruelty is a warning to risky young people.

Steps that the public should take to stop animal abuse:

First of all, any animal abuse should be reported to local law enforcement authorities, which should prioritize arrests in such cases. In its animal cruelty legislation, only 28 states currently have provisions for counseling. Any person convicted of animal cruelty, with particular emphasis on helping children who abuse animals, should be required to provide psychological advice. This is necessary for both their own and community welfare.

Animal welfare organizations should come together to provide significant benefits for information that leads to the arrest, conviction, and effort to push this story through local media. In cases across the country, the Humane Society of the US offers rewards, often in partnership with other organizations. Not only should prosecutors request time from prison, but they should also insist that those convicted of animal cruelty should have psychological advice. The law-enforcement authorities should question suspects in violent crimes regarding any animal abuse in their previous years.

It’s a grave problem. It is also one, only if left unchecked, that will get worse. The public should ask for persecution in the widest possible measure of law of anyone abusing an animal. It’s not a matter of animal rights. It is a way of identifying and helping people who might one day be a danger to the whole community.

Conclusion

If the disciplinarians for such offenses can be tightened, the government has an imperative capacity to do so, and then the public will try to do well and will not kill blameless animals in wisdom.

In 2011, it was felt necessary to change the old law to avoid crude animals and renamed the Indian Animal Welfare Act. Despite such numerous laws, the drive is only to come when people work with the common sense bodies and associations of every living creature to promote the pitiable condition of creatures. In addition, the framework can be modified by legislative and non-governmental organizations.

The Society for the Prevention of Animal Cruelty, an NGO that can function independently without any impedance from the State, is also recommended to strengthen the framework. Because there is no such board in many countries and that one has not been complied with over a considerable period, there is also a need to ensure that the State Animal Welfare Board is operating correctly.

Those few modifications by different meetings and partners could change the situation of animals in India, and there would be no misery of any kind in our public.