Animal AbuseAnimal Abuse

Presented byPresented by Chuying Zhang, Sina Chuying Zhang, Sina Ahmadi, Cecily Keihn, and Spencer Ahmadi, Cecily Keihn, and Spencer VarnerVarner

Animal RightsAnimal Rights

Animal rightsAnimal rights is also known as is also known as animal animal liberationliberation. It is the idea that the most . It is the idea that the most animals should and deserve to have the animals should and deserve to have the RIGHT to be free from human cruelty andRIGHT to be free from human cruelty andjust as humans possess this right. just as humans possess this right.

Animal CrueltyAnimal Cruelty

Animal abuse is divided into two Animal abuse is divided into two categories- neglect and intentional categories- neglect and intentional cruelty.cruelty.

Neglect is when the owner refuses to Neglect is when the owner refuses to provide an animal with the most basic of provide an animal with the most basic of requirements of food, water, shelter and requirements of food, water, shelter and veterinary care. veterinary care.

Animal CrueltyAnimal Cruelty

Intentional cruelty is often more cruel and Intentional cruelty is often more cruel and surprising. Intentional cruelty is when an surprising. Intentional cruelty is when an individual purposely inflicts physical harm individual purposely inflicts physical harm on an animal. on an animal.

Ringling Bros. and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey CircusBarnum & Bailey Circus

At least 26 elephants, including four At least 26 elephants, including four babies, have died since 1992. Fifty-seven babies, have died since 1992. Fifty-seven of the approximately 62 elephants owned of the approximately 62 elephants owned by Ringling in 1990 were captured in the by Ringling in 1990 were captured in the wild. wild.

Ringling Bros. and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey CircusBarnum & Bailey Circus

While traveling through a desert, a 2-While traveling through a desert, a 2-year-old lion died through the intense year-old lion died through the intense heat of the Mojave Desert in a poorly heat of the Mojave Desert in a poorly ventilated boxcar without being checked ventilated boxcar without being checked or given water. Many other animals died or given water. Many other animals died of diseases like tuberculosis. of diseases like tuberculosis.

This is just one circus! Think about how This is just one circus! Think about how many animals die in circus AROUND many animals die in circus AROUND THE WORLD!THE WORLD!

ZoosZoos

Animals, in some cases live longer in Animals, in some cases live longer in zoos than in the wild. But wouldn’t that zoos than in the wild. But wouldn’t that deprive them from their family and deprive them from their family and home? Consider this. If they just snatch a home? Consider this. If they just snatch a peasant from his/her family in a less-peasant from his/her family in a less-developed country and put her/him on developed country and put her/him on display. They feed him regularly and display. They feed him regularly and provide him with efficient healthcare like provide him with efficient healthcare like they do in zoos. But is this acceptable? they do in zoos. But is this acceptable?

ZoosZoos

Many argue that without zoos, it will be Many argue that without zoos, it will be impossible to study the animals. To truly impossible to study the animals. To truly understand an animal, one must observe understand an animal, one must observe them in their NATURAL habitat. The them in their NATURAL habitat. The condition in which animals are kept in condition in which animals are kept in zoos can considerably change their zoos can considerably change their behavior. So in order to get accurate behavior. So in order to get accurate data, one can’t go to the zoo. data, one can’t go to the zoo.

Zoo mistreatment Zoo mistreatment

Zoos often mistreat animals. They would Zoos often mistreat animals. They would keep them in small pens and cages. How keep them in small pens and cages. How would you feel if you are locked in a tight would you feel if you are locked in a tight cage all your life with no one to talk to, cage all your life with no one to talk to, with no room to exercise? with no room to exercise?

FactsFacts 1. In many circuses, wild and exotic 1. In many circuses, wild and exotic

animals are trained through the use of animals are trained through the use of intimidation and physical abuse. intimidation and physical abuse.

2. Elephants who perform in circuses are 2. Elephants who perform in circuses are often kept in chains for as long as 23 often kept in chains for as long as 23 hours a day from the time they are hours a day from the time they are babies. babies.

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3. More than 15 million warm-blooded 3. More than 15 million warm-blooded animals are used in research every year. animals are used in research every year. The question that I would ask is are 15 The question that I would ask is are 15 MILLION animals truly needed to find MILLION animals truly needed to find something out?something out?

4. Scientists estimate that 100 species go 4. Scientists estimate that 100 species go extinct every day! That's about one extinct every day! That's about one species every 15 minutes, and this is all species every 15 minutes, and this is all the result of humans.the result of humans.

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5. Tens of thousands of wild and 5. Tens of thousands of wild and domesticated horses from the United domesticated horses from the United States are cruelly slaughtered every year States are cruelly slaughtered every year to be used for horsemeat in Europe and to be used for horsemeat in Europe and Asia. Since the last horse slaughter Asia. Since the last horse slaughter plants in the U.S. were closed in 2007, plants in the U.S. were closed in 2007, thousands of horses have been shipped thousands of horses have been shipped to Canada and Mexico for slaughter. to Canada and Mexico for slaughter.

FactsFacts 6. Neglect and abandonment are the most 6. Neglect and abandonment are the most

common forms of companion animal common forms of companion animal abuse in the United States. abuse in the United States.

7. A fur coat is pretty cool—for an animal 7. A fur coat is pretty cool—for an animal to wear. Eighteen red foxes are killed to to wear. Eighteen red foxes are killed to make one fox-fur coat, 55 minks to make a make one fox-fur coat, 55 minks to make a mink coat. mink coat.

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8.The number of fur-bearing animals that 8.The number of fur-bearing animals that are killed each year by trappers in the are killed each year by trappers in the United States is 3.5 billion.United States is 3.5 billion.

9. The number of animals that are 9. The number of animals that are harvested on fur farms is 2.7 million.harvested on fur farms is 2.7 million.

10. The number of animals that are killed 10. The number of animals that are killed in U.S. laboratories each year is 70 in U.S. laboratories each year is 70 million.million.

Past Presidents have already Past Presidents have already made a law that if you are made a law that if you are charged with animal abuse charged with animal abuse you will be fined anywhere you will be fined anywhere from $25,000 to $100,000, from $25,000 to $100,000, but even with this law in but even with this law in place we still have animal place we still have animal abuse. abuse.

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