...Every day in the United States animals are beaten, neglected, or forced to struggle for survival. Left in unsanitary conditions with no food or water, they have little hope as they live out their days without the compassion they deserve. Some are found and rescued, given the chance to experience how great life and humans can be; others aren't so lucky. To grow as a nation, we must fight for these abused animals' rights and severely punish heartless owners. It is up to us to speak for these creatures who lack a voice, for who will if we don't? One of the first steps in protecting animals and creating effective cruelty laws is knowing what animal cruelty actually is. There are two categories: passive cruelty and active cruelty. The first involves acts of omission, meaning the abuse happens as a result of neglect or lack of action. Passive cruelty might seem less serious, but that is not the case; it can lead to terrible pain and suffering, and ultimately death. Examples include starvation, dehydration, untreated parasite infestations, inadequate shelter in extreme weather conditions, and the failure to get medical care. Passive cruelty is sometimes due to the owner's ignorance, so many animal control officers will first try to educate neglectful owners on how to properly care for animals before giving them a citation or placing them under arrest. Active cruelty, on the other hand, is more well known and disturbing. Sometimes referred to as non-accidental injury, this type...
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...Keera Owens 22 August 2012 Stop the Cruelty "Did you know that most American households have one or more pets than they have children?” stated by the American Humane Association. We all know that once you decide to get a pet that you now have responsibilities you must fulfill. For instance if you have a dog you know that a dog needs exercise, food and water, toys, baths, medical assistance and even a nice cozy bed. Something that's also important that a dog must receive is a sense of love and safety. “In the United States alone, five to seven million pets are turned into shelters each year,” (ASPCA). All of these millions of animals sitting in shelters are lacking the same one thing and that is a loving home. Due to animal cruelty a lot of these animals are being put in shelters and this is a very serious mater taking place all over the world. The term animal cruelty is pretty self-explanatory and almost speaks for itself. The first thing you think about is an animal living under cruel conditions. That almost pins the definition on the dot. According to the definition, “animal cruelty is the infliction of physical pain, suffering or death upon an animal when not necessary”, (Black Laws Dictionary). Animal cruelty occurs in various forms. Whether it's neglecting, starvation, dehydration, or simply not getting the proper medical attention, it is all forms of animal cruelty. People like to think that animals don't have any feelings and their incapable of feeling pain...
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...One of the first steps in protecting animals and creating effective cruelty laws is knowing what animal cruelty actually is. There are two categories: passive cruelty and active cruelty. The first involves acts of omission, meaning the abuse happens as a result of neglect or lack of action. Passive cruelty might seem less serious, but that is not the case; it can lead to terrible pain and suffering, and ultimately death. Examples include starvation, dehydration, untreated parasite infestations, inadequate shelter in extreme weather conditions, and the failure to get medical care. Passive cruelty is sometimes due to the owner's ignorance, so many animal control officers will first try to educate neglectful owners on how to properly care for animals before giving them a citation or placing them under arrest. Active cruelty, on the other hand, is more well known and disturbing. Sometimes referred to as non-accidental injury, this type of abuse involves purposefully inflicting harm on an animal in order to feel more powerful or gain control. Active cruelty against animals should be taken very seriously, since it can be a sign that a person has serious psychological issues and may commit more acts of violence – possibly against humans. It is hard to tell just what drives people to harm innocent animals. “According to a 1997 study done by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Northeastern University, animal abusers are five times more likely...
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... 2 Annotated Bibliography THESIS STATEMENT: Animal abuse does not just happen on a local level, it happens on a global scale, sometimes to unbelievable proportions. Having harsher penalties for those who abuse animals would set an example, make others think twice before committing the abuse, have the crimes become a reality, give abused animals a voice and hold abusers accountable for their actions. Beirne, P. (2009). Confronting Animal Abuse, Law, Criminology and Human-Animal Relationships. Retrieved from: http://www.ebook3000.com/animals/Confronting-Animal-Abuse--Law--Criminology--and-Human-Animal-Relationships_64354.html The e-book offered great insight into where abuse dated back to, or at least documented abuse, and gave a great prospective into the human-animal relationships. It states abuse can be traced back to 1635 in the Irish plow fields and that still to this day, animal abuse is socially accepted in some cultures. For many years animal rights was shaped by human interest and not in the welfare of animals, which is why the laws have changed over the years. There is no animal that is spared from abuse, from lab testing on animals to domesticated house pets, the abuse is wide scale. I think this book was very reliable and had a lot of good points from where...
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...Dawn Willock CRIM 101 Justice for Mary/Current Event Paper Ivy Tech Community College Willie Whitfield November 5, 2012 Sean Janas, a twenty year old woman from Wausau, Wisconsin, was charged with felony mistreatment of animals, giving poison to the animal, a misdemeanor and obstruction. The Associated Press reported that “Janas kept a diary with entries describing her intense hatred for Mary…the diary also detailed the abuse Janas inflicted on the dog.” Prosecutors confirmed that Janas kept a diary with disturbing rituals she inflicted on Mary describing months of abuse. Mary was Janas’ boyfriend’s dog, a four year old German Shepherd/Labrador mix. She is charged with poisoning the dog with Draino, bleach, and pills then finally slitting Mary’s neck. Mary was found bleeding from the head and vomiting blood while wandering around a nearby neighborhood and was taken to the local Veterinarian’s office where she later died. Janas faces more than five years in prison and $30,000 in fines if she is convicted on all of the aforementioned charges. Circuit Judge, Michael Moran, orders Janas to stay away from all animals with no direct contact while her case is pending. After her arrest on October 23, 2012, and circuit court where she is charged, a preliminary hearing was scheduled for October 31, 2012; where she was ordered to stand trial for killing Mary, her boyfriend’s dog. After waiving her right to a preliminary hearing she is scheduled to enter pleas at her next court...
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...Position Paper – The Pros and Cons of Animal Experimentation The Pros and Cons of Animal Experimentation Animal research has had a major role in many scientific and medical advances. It has both its advantages and disadvantages. “Moreover,” animal experimentation is an extremely controversial subject that has divided people into a group that either support animal testing or oppose it all together, and another that advocates the use of alternatives. There are many pros and cons when it comes to this subject. People all over the world have different opinions on weather animal lab testing is humane and necessary. Animal experimentation is unethical due to the practice of animal torture and suffering, animal choice and death of these animals. Animal experimentation (noun): any type of experiment performed on living animals, especially in order to test the effects of chemical compounds such as new drugs, cosmetics, food additives and pesticides (Animal experimentation, 2001). All over the world, people think differently on whether animal experimentation is an appropriate way to test medicines and products. Each year in the United States, an estimated 70 million animals are maimed, blinded, scalded, force-fed chemicals, genetically manipulated, and otherwise hurt and killed in the name of science, by private institutions, household product and cosmetics companies, government agencies, educational institutions, and scientific centers. Substances we use every day, such...
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...1013.087 9 December 2010 Cruelty towards Animals and Their Rights If killing animals was entertaining to the people by abusing them and possibly causing them to fight, would you join the cruel humans that are doing this just to have fun watching animals fight and be abused? Animal cruelty comes in different ways from animal abuse, fighting the animals, and even mistreating them. Cruelty to animals is growing all over the United States even out of the US, especially dog fighting and cock fighting has grown dramatically. Animals used for other purposes are being abused more. The poor animals feel pain and suffer every time they are killed or mistreated. Even though my own father commits animal cruelty, still does not change the way I feel towards animal cruelty. My father thinks it is not bad to fight roosters, but I always tell him that fighting them is very cruel to the rooster. Two main animals used for fighting are roosters and dogs. They are trained and forced to fight each other to death, which cock fighters find interesting and gamble their money. Animal Rights and Human Obligations Second Edition, Ed. by Tom Regan and Peter singer, specifies the rights of animals, treatment of animals, killing and value of life of animals, etc. It has various authors on each specific topic that makes it more interesting. I argue that animals should be given their rights and not be tortured by humans for no apparent reason...
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...Animal Cruelty It’s dark, quiet, and you’re all by yourself. You whine and yell for help but nobody seems to hear you. The people you thought were your family abandoned you, left you all alone in a small confined cage. There is no place to use the bathroom, other than where you stand. The awful stench of your faeces grows worse and worse each second. The only food they left you with, you ate in the first day. Now the only thing keeping you alive is your desperation to eat and drink your own waste and the will to survive. You are a dog left to die by its owners, with the thought that you are lower than humans and have no real importance or worth. I have always been an animal lover and it has always disgusted me to see an animal being mistreated. Even when I am watching a movie and an animal gets hurt I always cringe with sadness. I remember I had these neighbors; we were good friends with them. They always wanted to have a dog but either they never had the money to take care of a pet or they just did not know how. That never stopped them from constantly having a dog. I remember two specific dogs they had, one was a mixed bulldog, Daisy, and the other was a Jack Russell Terrier, Jack. Daisy was such a beautiful sweet dog, but the way she was treated was poor. If they did not have any dog food they would feed her cereal and milk. They also considered spraying her with a hose while she ran around in the backyard a bath. The worst thing that happened to her was that one day...
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...The Harsh Truth of Animal Cruelty Cruelty means to bring about agony and enduring. No remorse towards animals is an across the country issue quickly developing in today's general public. Creatures are being beaten and starved consistently and a great many vulnerable creatures kick the bucket every year as a result of cruel and mean proprietors. There are numerous problems society has with animals that cause them to lose their lives; but the most widely recognized structures are scientific experimentation, owners leaving their pets at home alone, and abuse. Scientific exploration is a need of life, so it is said. Scientist needs to research to enhance economy and the results of ordinary life. This is fine and dandy, until something or somebody needs to endure. Ordinarily organizations test items on creatures for the security of people. Canines, felines, mice, primates and all different creatures are a portion of the applicants utilized for research facility research. “In examination and testing, creatures are subjected to tests that can incorporate everything from testing new medications to tainting with illnesses, harming for danger testing, smoldering skin, bringing on mind harm, embedding terminals into the cerebrum, mutilating, blinding, and other excruciating and obtrusive methods” (Bentham Jeremy). The major problem with animal testing is the animals usually cause them to suffer a very upsetting experience. “Numerous creatures persevere blazes, balding, rashes and...
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...BUSINESSES ON OUR DOORSTEP BUSINESSES ON OUR DOORSTEP The first of the two local businesses I will be reviewing is Tesco. Tesco is a public limited company (PLC) founded by Jack Cohen in 1919. It is the biggest food retailer in the UK, It also offers a lot of non-food products including; insurance, electrical equipment and entertainment, and it is also one of the biggest retailers in the world. Tesco’s has roughly 2000 stores in the UK and over 280,000 employees working in those stores – Tesco is defined as a global store due to the growing number of international stores including; china, Czech republic and Ireland etc. ‘Tesco Finest’ and ‘Everyday value’ are Tesco’s biggest food brands and sell over £1 billion per year. Tesco is a focused business and have a constant core vision whilst the strategies and practices of the business frequently change to adapt with the world around them. Tesco’s vision has five elements; to be wanted and needed around the world, to be a growing business full of opportunities, to be modern innovative and full of ideas, to be winners locally whilst applying their skills globally, to be inspiring earning trust and loyalty from customers, their colleagues and communities. Tesco’s core purpose is ‘we make what matters better, together’. Their key values are; no one tries harder for customers, we treat everyone how we like to be treated, we use our scale for good. The stakeholders of Tesco are; the customers, they have an interest in Tesco because...
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...Respecting All Animals: There’s No Difference x x Prof. x x Respecting All Animals: There’s No Difference The majority of people in this world consider animals just creatures put here on earth to serve a purpose, even more so-most react to their slaughter ,simply with a shrug of the shoulder, unimportant, and more commonly “a way of life” Many consider living conditions that would not be suitable for a person, to be suitable for a living animal. These animals are subjected to heinous conditions and treatment, supposedly for good reason. Of course, it seems to be a common principle amongst certain people to think that animals are not capable of possessing feelings, so maybe this is why the cruelty seems tolerated? As once acknowledged by René Descartes in Understanding Philosophy, regarded animals as “simply physical bodies that lacked minds or souls; thus, animals were similar to organic machines.” (Mosser, 2014, chap. 6.4) I will be analyzing how each of these issues contributes to the unethical and disrespectful treatment of our fellow animals and why we should no longer tolerate it. First off, the most important thing to point out is the fact that animals are used for many things, in constant disregard for their feelings I might add. Just like the previously mentioned living conditions- animals are subjected to the most inhumane practices that would not ever be suitable for the treatment of people. I suppose this is the exact reasoning behind the experimentation...
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...Animal Cruelty http://www.aspca.org/fight-cruelty/report-animal-cruelty/top-10-ways-to-prevent-animal-cruelty Here are some other signs and symptoms that we see in many of the cases we investigate: * Tick or flea infestations. Such a condition, if left untreated by a veterinarian, can lead to an animal's death. * Wounds on the body. * Patches of missing hair. * Extremely thin, starving animals. * Limping. * An owner striking or otherwise physically abusing an animal. * Dogs who are repeatedly left alone without food and water, often chained up in a yard. * Dogs who have been hit by cars-or are showing any of the signs listed above-and have not been taken to a veterinarian. * Dogs who are kept outside without shelter in extreme weather conditions. * Animals who cower in fear or act aggressively when approached by their owners. 1. Know who to call to report animal cruelty. Every state and every town are different. In some areas, you may have to rely on the police department to investigate animal cruelty; in others, you may have to contact local animal control or another municipal agency. If you aren't sure where to report cruelty, please visit our Report Animal Cruelty section. 2. Get to know and look out for the animals in your neighborhood. By being aware, you're more likely to notice, for example, that the dog next door who was once hefty has lost weight rapidly—a possible indicator of abuse. 3. Make the call. Without...
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...compassion-provoking advertisement tactically uses Sarah McLachlan and her music along with some of the saddest looking photographs to help score donations to fund the program. This ad was effective because it used ethos, logos and pathos in promoting animal abuse awareness as well as asking for donations. The ASPCA animal cruelty awareness and animal welfare features a series of clips portraying dirty often injured animals in cages and crates. In the background, ‘In the Arms of an Angel’ by Sarah McLachlan is being playing. Then the clips stop and Sarah McLachlan appears sitting in a room, petting a large dog. Then she says, “Hi, I’m Sarah McLachlan, will you be an angel for a helpless animal? Every day, innocent animals are abused, beaten and neglected, and they’re crying out for help. Please, call the number on your screen, and join the ASPCA with a monthly gift right now. For just sixteen dollars a month, (only 60 cents a day,) you’ll help rescue animals from their abusers, and provide medical care, food, shelter and love. Call or join online in the next thirty minutes and you’ll receive this welcome kit with the photo of an animal in a shelter right now. One has been given a second chance, Thanks to you. Right now there is an animal who needs you. Your call says ‘I’m here to help.’ Please call right now.” The number is shown across the bottom of the screen and more clips of abused and beaten animas...
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...000 products. And their increasing number of stores also offers complementary non-food products and services. Sainsbury's is also currently in the tertiary and secondary sector, it because Sainsbury's provide services, they have banks, sell food they even have their own farm. Sainsbury's is a large business and it have about 161,000 employees working for the business in 2014, Sainsbury's operate in the United Kingdom. Types of ownership Sainsbury's is a public limited company (PLC), and has its shares bought and sold on the stock exchange. www.sainsbury's.ac.uk RSPCA Royal Society Prevention Cruelty Animals (RSPCA) The RSPCA began in 1824 as the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. The RSPCA is also known as a registered charity...
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...look right through you. “Every hour an animal is abused.” A dog is seen hopping across the room; he is in, obvious pain. “For hundreds help came too late.” According to the video against animal cruelty, 3000 animals were rescued that year (2007). They were rescued from abuse, such as starvation and various levels of torture. This is what you see, tortured animals desperate for love, desperate for the abuse to stop, desperate for “An Angel.” How can this go on? Who would do such a thing? Won’t somebody, anybody help? * This commercial originally aired in early 2007 and has been the A.S.P.C.A.’s most successful fund-raising effort, raising over $30 million. (S. Strom, 2008) * Part of a series of commercials for The A.S.P.C.A. that ran in the early mornings, due to advertising costs. * American Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, A.S.P.C.A., founded in 1866, was the first humane organization for animals. * The ad uses horrific images of abused animals. A very soft melancholy voice accompanying the mournful music of singer Sarah McLaughlin. The ad uses several types of rhetorical appeal in order to draw in the viewer, such as: 1. Logos (Reasoning) - The ad states how it’s possible to save these poor souls with just sixty cents a day. Twenty-one dollars a month can stop their suffering. 2. Ethos (Character) - The A.S.P.C.A. helps to provide medical care, food, shelter, and love for these animals through your donations. (The A.S.P.C.A...
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