Is animal abuse a global problem?

BY: Caitlin Lane

What is Animal Abuse?

• Animal abuse is a growing problem around the world every year thousands of animals die or are in critical condition due to people abusing them. Animal abuse is when someone physically hurts the animal. To cause the animal pain to make the abuser feel good about themselves or to get their anger out.

Does it effect people?

• Yes, animal abuse does effect many people around the world, because animal abuse can lead to child abuse. It can also effect people because they could love animals.

Where in the world is animal abuse happing?

Solutions.

• Some solutions are: raise awareness about animal abuse, raise funds to help shelters and rescue organizations, and put more people in jail for abusing a animal(s).

Why is it a problem and what's one of the worst cases in the

USA?• The best answer is

unknown why animal abuse is such a problem.

• There have been many bad cases in the united states, but Dwilight Bennet was charged with 30 counts of animal cruelty.

My Input…

• This issue affects me because I love animals and hate it when I here about the poor abused animals and what people have done to them.

• A possible solution I think that could help is raise money if we had enough money and people willing to help stop animal abuse. And could possibly make a difference.

Organizations

• Organizations that help to raise money and awareness for animal abuse are:

• ASPCA, PETA, hoovesandclaws, SPCAI, Petside, BAAC, and American Humane.

Why should it stop?

• Animal abuse should stop so that these poor animals can live a happy abuse free life, so many animals could be alive right now if animal abuse stopped.

• Also because it is cruel, and they have feelings also.

Ways we can help!

• Donate our time at shelters.

• Join groups like ASPCA.

• Donate time/money.• Raise awareness.

Sources.

• www.aspca.org• www.peta.org• www.mercyforanimals.org• www.hoovesandclaws.org• www.spcai.org• www.petside.com• www.baac.org• www.americanhumane.org

Lets stop animal abuse!!

The question is not, “Can they reason?” nor, “Can they talk?” but rather, “Can they suffer?” –Jeremy Bentham