Animal Cruelty: Animal Abuse Facts and Statistics

Most people think that animals in circuses and movies like what they do. However, this is not the case as it has been glaringly pointed out and proved. Here are some facts about Animal Cruelty.
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Devika Sharma animal abuse is wrong and very cruel if you abuse you need to stop the ihumane mistreat against the animals and hopefully you learn a lesson about that!=) 12/11/2008
kayla i say for one u should not get an animal if you cant take care of it not right and just not fair to those animals 12/9/2008
L Animal cruelty is wrong and this wevsite is really good and expresses the point well. 12/7/2008
I like to paste PETA also says that the behavior of the animals during the circus shows is not at all natural, in the sense that tigers don't hop around and then lay down in unison, elephants don't walk trunk to tail and female elephants don't mount each other. All this is possible only by extreme training, which may translate into extreme torture. 11/26/2008
me abuse to animals is horable 11/26/2008
Majorsky i think animal abusers are the scums of this earth.i mean yea you disaplin your animals if they do something wrong but not so bad to the point when you raise your hand to them their tail goes down and their on the floor.many of my friends have told me i should become and animal cop, i told them that couldnt happen cause i would go to jail for mass murder. if i ever saw anyone abusing their pet i would personally beat the life out of them.animals have thoughts and feelings too.their helpless in these cases.they count on you for love and compassion.not to have their heads pounded in.their hearts beat just like ours.all thats different between them and us is that they walk on four legs. ANIMAL ABUSE IS WRONG AND NEEDS TO BE STOPED ! 11/22/2008
Smile:) This website is a good website for info on Animal abuse. It helped with my project on Animal cruelty! 11/20/2008
iluvanimals I think whoever abuses Animals is sick and twisted and has no life whatsoever. Animal abusers are messed-up freaks and should be stopped! 11/20/2008
I like to paste As humankind has progressed, there has been an increase in governance and rules and regulations of everyday life. These governance and rules rise from general disgust over happenings and concepts all over the world. One such rapidly growing concept is animal cruelty. 11/18/2008
do good Whoever u are, John Smith, it doesn't matter if the person "poorly writes" their opinion, as long as they believe in what's right. 11/18/2008
Sarah animal cruelty is the most horrible thing in the whole world. whoever abuses their pets, or any animal, is sick and twisted. animals SHOULD NOT EVER be mistreated, because they can't voice their thoughts. I am strongly for animal rights, and proud of it. 11/18/2008
Hailey honestly i think that anyone who abuses animals should be ashamed of themselves because animals are a priveledge and we should not take advantage of them, the first person i meet that abuses animals is going to get my fist down their throat! : ) 11/17/2008
Pesimist Yes, animal cruelty, is repugnent. But really. Has you read that article, hundreds of animals were probably abused. Hey, we can't do a lot about it, I mean, the earth is big, but helping in small ways contributes still. I'm not tyring to imply animals should have rights has humans should, but they deserve a little respect.
In conclusion, "Animal cruelty is wrong."
(Dur)
11/13/2008
Optimist Animal cruelty is abusive, mean and sinful. These ceatures, are innocent, and gods creation. We should never even have been abusing them in the 1st place. I think that if we band together, we cuold stop this possibly once and for all!
:)
11/13/2008
amber jayy its really sad what they do to animals,its not right ! 11/12/2008
Lynn I think it is cruel what we do to animals, they may not be human like we are, but they have feelings too. We shouldnt treat animals like there toys that we can neglect an toss around whenever we want. They have a right to be just like we do. People who treat there animals badly or neglect them should be arrested! 11/12/2008
I like to paste Possibly, the worst case of animal cruelty in film is the movie, 'Cannibal Holocaust'. Though the movie waded in troubled waters ever since it was released, it was proven than at least six animals, a muskrat, a pig, a monkey, a snake, a turtle and a large spider were killed for the sake of the film. It has been said that the scene depicting the monkey had to shot twice, and therefore, two monkeys were sacrificed for movie realism. 11/12/2008
hayli i think that animals have a right to be here and to not be killed. this is not right that people are really that stupid hurting the animals for fun or for money. this is not right 11/11/2008
susan I'm writing an essay on this, and I really hope we can stop it, I'm strong about it and I really care about animals. STOP ANIMAL CRUELTY! 11/11/2008
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Stop animal cruelty!
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11/11/2008
CARA I THINK THAT THE ARTICLE IS VERY GOOD AND I THINK THAT IT GIVES A LOT OF INFO A BOUT ALL THE WAYS THAT THE ANIMALS ARE BEING BADLY TREATED AND ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP THEM 11/8/2008
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11/7/2008
E-pain Taking animal fur is wrong.
It should be ON THEE ANIMAL.
11/7/2008
E-pain Apple bottom jeans, jeans, boots with da fur.
WITH DA FUR!
11/7/2008
ryann animals should have a voice ... and they do .. it's us
no man or woman should ever kill an animal un less it is a threat to them .. as it says up above about the circus bit i have never been to a circus and i never will as they beat the animals untill they get the animal to do the trick right ... and untill they get it right they go under enrmours amounts of torture and stress until finally one day the animal will turn on anyone even someone in the crowd then the animal would have to be put down . but it wouldnt be its fault .. i mean if someone kept hitting me until i done something right i would crack up eventually. this hs been a pleasure writing this and i hope it has been a pleasure for you the reader ...
11/6/2008
stacey wilbanks I thinks that animal abuse is wrong. if anyone wants to abuse their animals they shouldn't have them in the first place. 11/5/2008
maurice sisco animal crulty should stop cause animals are like people two 11/5/2008
amba its really bad i feel bad for the animal 11/4/2008
unknown Animals Cruelty is a bad thing! 11/3/2008
joe s what i think about people abusing animals is really bad! 10/29/2008
April animal cruelty is just gruesome i hate it! I' doing my speech on it it's that bad to me! :( 10/27/2008
Julia Animal cruelty is wrong. 10/27/2008
henry people who hurt animals are inhumanand vile in other word . 10/24/2008
noemi i think u should put some facts about dogs how did they abuse them or what happened to them 10/23/2008
Honest me Animal abuse is criminal. 10/23/2008
taylor i believe that animal cruelty is wrong and i try to do what ever i can to play my part in ending it and i thank you for this very informing information 10/22/2008
mckenna its so sad! 10/21/2008
Happy owner Dow my street, where I once lived in
there was a dog, that barked all day
he was scruffy and thin, and really scary,
It looked like he had much things to say

I walked down the road, and looked in there yard
he was standing in the middle laying down
his paws on his nose, and blood on his side
not even making the slightest sound.

I snuck back and took his leash
and led him aside
it lokoed like they abused him
even in the inside.

I kissed his cheek and called the human society
and they took him away,
I cried and I screamed
it was hard for me all day

But one day I went home,
and I saw a pair of hurt eyes
he was the neighboors dog,
but now he was mine.
10/21/2008
Shadow Darkman Thanks for the info. Like Sarah and Abhi I'm doing a speech on this and the circus abuse is going to be my part (it's a collaboration speech).

EDIT: Forgot about KittyKiss, my bad.
10/21/2008
namkraD wodahS A great many thanks for the info. Like Sarah and Abhi I'm doing a speech on this and the circus abuse is going to be my part (it's a collaboration speech). 10/21/2008
Random waiter. You could have had a V8. *slaps face* 10/20/2008
Billy I think animal abuse is so wrong 10/20/2008
Alisha Asman i think it is really good that people in the world share the same thoughts as me. example animals in the circus being tortured 10/20/2008
Ella WHOOO NELLEH! 10/17/2008
hannah i think that animal cruelty should be (STOPED) because animals dont diserve to be treated like that.
And its not like you want to be treated like animals so stop animal cruelty just thinking about it makes me feel sick.
10/2/2008
briana I think if we dont hoard or neglect animals there would be less animal abuse every year. 1,254 animals are abused every year!
Adopt pets and help save a life
9/30/2008
Doris Ann i think that all animals, any species any breed, should live! 9/30/2008
Rebekah I have a heart for animals who have been abused and I am just sick that owners would think of treating their pet's like that. God put animals in the world for people to enjoy them, not to mistreat them. I believe that if all the people that have a compassion for those who have been abused, we can stop animal cruelty. If you are wanting to adopt a dog or cat, go to the animal shelter because if you go to the animal shelter then you will be able to save a animal(s). Thank you. 9/18/2008
jade i think cruelty to animals
should be stop right now :(
9/17/2008
chloe You have to be one sick human to be horrid to an animal ! 9/11/2008
kate s. just because they cannot speak in words that we understand or commmunicate with us in the manner in which we are used to communicating, doesnt mean that they dont feel pain, fear, pleasure or love. animal cruelty should end. now. 9/5/2008
Sami I believe that animals should be treated the same as humans. They have a right too! The animals should not be treated cruel or abused at all. ANIMAL CRUELTY SHOULD END TODAY! 9/3/2008
he he1 animal cruelty is wrong, its not funny at all. 8/30/2008
Chloe McIntyre This site is great although I would recomend reading the whole page before recording information as I found myself contridicting myself. 8/26/2008
Chloe McIntyre I think that this site was extreamly intresting and helped me with my project on Animal cruelty!

i recomend this web site to anyone
8/26/2008
janice redgrave animal cruelty is a big thing these days and needs to stop. I hate the fact that people do it for a pleasure. It is so sad and i hate it. it must stop 8/25/2008
Abhi that is so sad. this is great for research i am 13 years old and i am doing a speech about animal cruelty thanks alot for all this. 8/1/2008
landon peta is a very radical group-they are so extreme you would get the impression they support animals more than they would ever support human life and advancement 7/16/2008
landon i want to know actual statistics not one video or a couple of incidents percentage is what i'm looking for-- 7/16/2008
George W. Bush i love animal cruelty. what that football player did with those dogs was very amusing. i would even torture animals for my amusement. i also don't care about black people. there all trying to get me. 7/9/2008
iluvB animal crulty is rong u now lets do sum killin and kill the peole who kill animals hey sexy B* how u doin 6/27/2008
Claudia I really hate those people out there who are so mean and cruel to the INNOSENT animals who hav'nt even done anything and I really want to do something about it realy fast and Ilove animals and I hate seeing them hurt and really close to death and I want to do something about it fast so it does'nt carrry on in this world so can you please do something about it now and dont wait an other second.! 6/27/2008
Jessica People treat pets badly and they treat us nicely. Why ? 6/23/2008
KAN IT's AN MARVELLOUS JOB DONE BY THE PUBLISHER.I HOPE WE ALL CITIZENS OF THE EARTH TRY TO AVOID ANIMAL ABUSE AS A FAMILY. 6/20/2008
Jessica Animals have feelings aswell as we do. Why should other people treat animals badly and treat nicely? 6/18/2008
Sarah Browne this is really sad. i used 2 be a vegeterian but i'm not allowed any more because i got really sick. i'm doing a speech on animal abuse and i hope some people will think about what im saying! 6/16/2008
riley people who abuse animals have no heart at all an animal is god creation people who abuse animals should be abused there selves animal violence has to stop now 6/3/2008
Courtney Sugg people that really abuse animals should think back on this situation... place any kind of animal in ur place. imagine being beat up,lit on fire, being left alone and have no place to go to. if u don't want this to happen to u, then defend the poor innocent animals and say "hey man. i just learned something. Lay off of the animals and give them a break. U know. Just let them live their life that God gave them. I am going to help them because they need it really badly." THAT'S ALL U GOTTA DO! 6/2/2008
court-court everyone should know that abusing animals is wrong and they should to stop it. There r 2 kinds of bad people: 1. people who do bad things and 2. people who see bad stuff and things being done and don't try to stop it. HELP THESE ANIMALS! 6/2/2008
mary animal cruelty is such a horrible thing. i mean what have animals done to you to make you be mean to them? NOTHING. they are innocent, and anybody that thinks its funny, so be beatin and tortured like the animals were. 5/29/2008
KK Animal Abuse is so wrong. Just imagine if some body was doing that to you. Animals have just as many feelings as we humans do. So people need to stop the abuse and grow up. Thank you 5/27/2008
Nicole you gotta be a sick person to hurt or kill a animal
think before you do the wrong thing
i dont think you would like it if someone was beating on you.
STOP HURTING ANIMALS
5/26/2008
Luis The journalist who wrote this, should seriously review his grammar when composing, what a terible writing. Thank you for writing about this matter, which should be more and more considered in order to see positive results. 5/24/2008
khuyyhg This is dumb 5/23/2008
haylee i think that animal cruelty is wrong! and my friend kelly agrees ! LEAVE THEM ALONE! 5/20/2008
Junior Just because us humans need progression in our sciences and biomedical research doesnt mean we need to pracrtice and test our products on helpless animals. its selfish and inconciderate... God didnt put theses animals on this earth just for us to try and invent new products for us to be happy... Theyre on this earth to live and be free. How the hell would you feel if you were being stuck in a cage and expiremented i know sure as hell you would beg for mercy like a little baby... It needs to stop...NOW! 5/20/2008
Junior Just because us humans need progression in our sciences and biomedical research doesnt mean we need to pracrtice and test our products on helpless animals. its selfish and inconciderate... God didnt put theses animals on this earth just for us to try and invent new products for us to be happy... Theyre on this earth to live and be free. How the hell woulf you feel if u were being stuk in a cage and expiremented i kno sure as hell u would beg for mercy like a lil baby... It needs to stop... 5/20/2008
melanie I think animal cruelty is the worst thing humans can do. what's the point why would someone want to ee something suffer?
it's really messed up!
5/20/2008
caitlin O'Regan iIcame across this website whilst on the internet and i found that this issue about animal cruelty is not a common subject in society in genral , and i think that Animals have just as much right to be on this planet as we do . what do you think goes in our morning cups of tea? milk from a cow we exploit them and treat them wrongly this needs to change and i think thats wrong . We as people need to stop ignoring this issue and stop "sweeping it under the carpet" and do something. 5/19/2008
josh i think all animals need a good family not the kind who just lives to abuse them i mean think about it animals arnt really different from you and me they need food water shelter and love and care to be able to go on. 5/18/2008
amonimouse i think that people who abuse there animals should go to hell 5/13/2008
K,S,B What do i think? I think that who ever treats an animal with such cruelty and neglect should be put in jail or be put through the same things those poor defenseless creatures have to endure. They don't know if they will live to see another day or not and what they go through, we can't even fathom the fear they go through.The people who work in those facilities should die. to create a product that needs to be tested on animals, is a product that shouldn't be made at all. That is what i think. 5/12/2008
Brittany.S Never should any animals be hurt for sakes of video's. We have come a long way from sacrificing... How about we start actually killing REAL humans, for movie realism.
Thats about what they are doing to them. As well, the whole circus bit. Either ban them completely, or start heavily cracking down on them to have a feild reserved that all animals can go out on, and to hire specialized trainers, that will not abuse.
5/10/2008
cherry why in the hell do you people torture animal dont you have something better to do loosers get a life 5/9/2008
hanna That is horrible! I cant believe what some people are doing to the animals... 5/9/2008
frikitona I TINK ANIMAL CRUELTY IS HORRIBLE IT NEEDS TO STOP!

THE POOR LITTLE ANIMALS NEVR DO NOTING WRONG THEY ARE NOT PPL THEY DNT KNW HOW TO DO STUFF LIKE TAT!
5/8/2008
1232 As humankind has progressed, there has been an increase in governance and rules and regulations of everyday life. These governance and rules rise from general disgust over happenings and concepts all over the world. One such rapidly growing concept is animal cruelty.

Animal cruelty simply means cruel unwarranted treatment of animals. Such treatment generally has a single point program - to subject animals and sometimes pets to unnecessary harm and pain. One major type of animal cruelty is torture.

Animal cruelty is a ambiguous term and the terminology depends from region to region, state to state and country to country. The definition of animal cruelty may be anything between comprehensive and non-existent. While animal cruelty amongst individuals may either be existent

in a lesser manner or go largely unnoticed and unnoticed informed, it is various institutes like companies and involved in factory farming, fur farming and animal testing who are accused of animal cruelty either majorly due to neglect. Other than these, other institutes where animal cruelty is thought to be rampant is the entertainment industry, especially the circus and film industry. The circus industry is said to have rampant cruelty towards animals. This general concept has now given birth to the thought of a 'animal-free' circuses. Countries like Sweden, Costa Rica, Austria, Finland, India, and Singapore have come forward and banned or restricted the use of animals in circuses.

In a recent report, People For Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have come out with embarrassing facts about the circus lives of animals. According to their reports, various prominent circuses do not practice what they preach and indulge in animal cruelty on a routine basis. No institute or individual looks after the training sessions of the circuses. Tight collars, whips, beatings and torture are the order of the day for the animals of the circus.

PETA also says that the behavior of the animals during the circus shows is not at all natural, in the sense that tigers don't hop around and then lay down in unison, elephants don't walk trunk to tail and female elephants don't mount each other. All this is possible only by extreme training, which may translate into extreme torture.

The animals in circuses are also routinely and dangerously exposed to various diseases. In some cases, they were not provided with basic medical first aid. Tuberculosis is seen as a major disease for the elephants in circuses. Some instances show that the elephants were not treated medically for wounds inflicted during beatings and other natural causes. Circuses have known to keep a large amount of topsoil ready, to camouflage the wounds and the blood on the elephants.

Some elephants have also suffered from lameness, arthritis and food abscesses. Elephant deaths in circuses are commonly caused due to osteoporosis. Elephants suffer from Osteoporosis simply because they do not have wide spaces to move around. Due to the inhumane treatments, it has been proved that circus animals are dying at a higher rate than they are breeding.

Possibly, the worst case of animal cruelty in film is the movie, 'Cannibal Holocaust'. Though the movie waded in troubled waters ever since it was released, it was proven than at least six animals, a muskrat, a pig, a monkey, a snake, a turtle and a large spider were killed for the sake of the film. It has been said that the scene depicting the monkey had to shot twice, and therefore, two monkeys were sacrificed for movie
5/8/2008
Ambercatfanatic U PEOPLE OUT THERE IF YOU READ THIS THINK ONCE BEFORE YOU DO TO THESE POOR POOR ANIMALS. YOU SHOULD REALLY GET IT DONE TO YOU SO YOU CAN THINK ONCE OF WHAT TERRIBLE THING YOU ARE DOING, BREAKING THE LAW. DON'T YOU EVER LOVE ANYTHING ANIMALS ARE LIVING CREATURES TOO. I guess you dont think of things like that though. WELL YOU SHOULD AND GOOD FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT THINK THE SAME AS ME "S T O P A N I M A L A B U S E" 5/5/2008
SAMIRA I think animal abuse is so wrong. We need to do something and
help the animals.
5/5/2008
**** lover animals are be abused and tested every day I think we should stop this . I think animal cops should look for these people every day they should be arrested for what they do like testing and abused animals. 5/2/2008
i love you stop animal abbusse
5/2/2008
Brooke animal abuse is wrong we should love our pets liek our own childeren like people say an animal is a mans best friend and you would not abuse or kill your best friend 5/2/2008
ashley i think that people that have the guts to abuse animals especially dogs as i have 4 should have it done right back at them!! animal abuse should STOP!! 5/2/2008
vampirechick666 i think animal abuse is horible if you know you cant take care of them dont buy them or risk getting coute and being aressted for animal abuse. 4/29/2008
Alexx i think what they do to circus animals is wrong.

they should stop, be banned whatever you need to do to stop the suffering on innocent animals.

i love my animals dearly and would do a lot to save them if in any danger.

i just wish the same could be done for inoccent animals today.

much love and care

Alexx

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4/29/2008
breonna thousands of animals die a year bc of abuse and thats not right!!
The main reason that animals are abused is that the person who is
abusing them was abused in their childhood. As a result the person
might have had a bad experience in their lives and out of that they
may not like animals. They might also have had other reasons,
for example, drug or alcohol abuse, lack of a parent, spousal abuse
or other things. If they abuse animals which might result them becoming
criminals in the near future, and humans will be their next victims.
Children might think that this is a fun game of some sort, but in
real life it is not.
4/28/2008
Nicole Sheen I'm only 14 and i am doing a report over this and i hope somebody does somthing about this it aint right and i hope people luv dogs just as much as i do. I think dogs are more beaten up then any other animals and i hope something comes around about this and people do something about it b/c yo it aint right....Those dogs need help well the people need it and the dogs need to live with someone that is not goin to hurt them.. they need to luv, play and teach them things not anything like fightin b/c that is not the way to treat a dog. 4/25/2008
ally anne this is tottlay true we should stop the abusment 4/24/2008
Erica Trent Its nice to know that there are many animal supporters... Animals should have rights, just like you and I. They are no different.... they breathe the same air, and most of the time eat the same food... Animals are God's gift. They deserve to be pampered. I am a firm believer that people who neglect or abuse their animals should be punished to the fullest extent! Not, a slap on the wrist...that's not justice! They should feel the pain they've caused, and be charged with a felony... not a misdemeanor. Nothing infuriates more than reading the stories about what people are actually capable of. I love animals just as much as I love humans. My animals are my babies... I spoil them more than myself :-)
This quote remains true... " Mankind is acquiring the unique distinction of being the most cruel animal on this earth."
4/23/2008
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