In cases of animal cruelty a chicken can in fact be the victim, but it's still perfectly legal to kill and eat it. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Some of the ideas that have been discussed are forming a registry of all those convicted of animal cruelty cases, possibly preventing those who are found guilty from ever owning animals again. (wmdt.com)
Unfortunately, these individual instances of neglect and abuse are not the largest form of animal cruelty in the world. (stoponlinepuppymills.org)