Animal Abuse
By: Amelia Dixon
What It Is About
Animal abuse happens everywhere around us it includes neglect, abuse, rape, burning, starvation, and drowning.
Facts
- Cruelty and neglect cross all social and economic boundaries and media reports suggest that animal abuse is common in both rural and urban areas.
- The animals whose abuse is most often reported are dogs, cats, horses and livestock. Based on the 1,423 U.S. cruelty cases on pet-abuse.com’s 2011 digest in which species of the victim was specified:
- 70.1% involved dogs.
- 20.9% involved cats.
- 24.1% involved other animals.
How You Can Help
You can donate to websites including the Humane Society, and if you see an animal in distress you can call the police and they will take care of the matter.