Animal Abuse. Statistics Animal cruelty is often broken down into two main categories:...
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Animal Abuse
Statistics• Animal cruelty is often broken
down into two main categories: active/commision and passive/omission.
Statistics• Animal abusers start as young
as age 10.
• People age 31-40 abuse animals the most.
• More males abuse animals than women.
• Examples of neglect are starvation, dehydration, parasite infestations, allowing a collar to grow into an animal’s skin.
Underfed Dog
More examples of neglect
• Inadequate shelter in extreme weather conditions, and failure to seek veterinary care when an animal needs medical attention.
Statistics• The most common type of animal
cruelty is neglect or abandonment
StatisticsAnimal fighting which can be used with any animals, is usually fatal.
Statistics• 10.5% increase in animal cruelty
investigations by the RSPCA (122,454 in 2006)
• 7.6% increase in animal rescues and collections (164,110)
Animal Abuse groups
• American Humane
• PETA
• Voices For Pets
Bibliography
• http://www.k9magazine.com/viewarticle.php?sid=15&aid=2149
• http://www.pet-abuse.com/
• http://www.voicesforpets.org/
• www.peta.org/