When abuse of animals is widespread, when the bellowing of thirsty animals in cattle cars is heard and ignored, when cruelty still prevails in many slaughterhouses, when animals are clumsily and painfully butchered in our kitchens, when brutish people inflict unimaginable torments upon animals and when some animals are exposed to the cruel games of children, all of us share in the guilt.7
Not exact matches
When I learned
of the horrific violence and cruelty that billions
of animals endure each year to satisfy our tastebuds (not to mention the
abuses and mistreatment that factory farm workers endure in order to ensure corporate profit, from being forced to defecate in their pants to operating dangerous equipment without training), I knew that going vegan was the only way for me to live in a manner that was consistent with my values.
When laws are failing, and caring eyes aren't watching,
animals are at greatest risk —
of abuse, neglect and extreme suffering.
Only by pulling back the veil
of secrecy, informing citizens
of the atrocities that their tax money is funding and holding experimenters accountable for
abusing animals in the name
of science
when more reliable, cruelty - free options exist, can we hope to bring scientific research into the modern age.
In December, a row erupted
when a 25 - year old veterinary student at the University
of Bologna posted a defense
of animal research on her Facebook page, which triggered a torrent
of verbal
abuse.
The story got even more attention
when someone sent to everyone in Hollywood a fax
of a press release by the Association for the Prevention
of Cruelty to
Animals — that never happened — denouncing Gere for
abusing a gerbil.
Deb Stellas, President
of Zoi's Rescue
of Claremore and clinic manager
of SPAY OK has noted that
animal relinquishments by families in crisis have reached shocking numbers, and that these
animals become at - risk
of abuse, abandonment and starvation
when desperate owners have no place to turn.
When I ask them for a copy
of their non-profit status, they say that it's none
of my business, which makes it clear to me that they are not truly a rescue organization, but someone using
animals and possibly neglecting or
abusing them just to make a quick buck.»
Language such as «We believe that all
animals should have lives free
of abuse and suffering» sounds nonthreatening enough to gain widespread acceptance, but actually can have significant implications
when considered fully.
County officials suspended Crawford after accusing her
of appealing to administrators above her own supervisor and using an unauthorized tranquilizer.Her dispute with the county erupted last month
when she publicly charged that the
animal shelter was
abusing animals, and that killing
animals there with a poisonous gas is inhumane.
Some evenings she has tears in her eyes
when she comes home because
of careless humans
abusing or abandoning their
animals, or letting them run loose with no identification.
Dog
abuse can make you sick to your stomach
when you read about people who have no regard for an
animal's right to live a happy life with a full stomach and a roof over their head... and even worse you may see signs
of animal abuse and be fooled by a clever and deceitful owner for years until it's too late and you are shocked to see a familiar face on the 5 o'clock news.
When a dog warden encounters any
animal who exhibits signs or symptoms
of animal abuse, cruelty or neglect that warden has an obligation to contact a humane officer. It is the responsibility
of the humane officer to investigate cases
of suspected
abuse, cruelty or neglect and, if substantiated, press charges against and prosecute the alleged
animal abusers.Â
People will no longer stand for dogs being allowed to be neglected and
abused and nothing be done about them, or for dogs to be yanked out
of people's homes merely for the way they look, or for dogs to be killed in the city shelter
when there are rescue groups more than willing to take in these
animals.
When reporting a case
of animal abuse or neglect, contact both the local police department and the cruelty investigators with the Animal Humane So
animal abuse or neglect, contact both the local police department and the cruelty investigators with the
Animal Humane So
Animal Humane Society.
When this chapter in
animal welfare is finally closed, it will be noted that the failure
of commercial breeders and the unwillingness
of the agricultural lobbies to address the flagrant
abuse inherent in the puppy mill trade led to recourse to the ultimate agents
of change, public opinion and the market place.
This symptom, incidentally, is often the most difficult problem to treat
when rehabilitating (and giving a home to) shelter
animals, many
of whom have been physically
abused.
In addition to supporting legislation that improves the way we treat and protect domestic
animals and wildlife in Massachusetts, we can all give a voice to the victims
of animal cruelty if
when we see or suspect
animal abuse, we report concerns to local authorities.
Board member Lois Lanius said the additional
animals have come from the society's agreement with officials
of the Lake County
Animal Shelter to take injured and
abused dogs and cats after normal hours
when the shelter is closed.
Because pet stores buy from backyard breeders who
abuse the
animals in cages, with overbreeding, and often cause increased likelihood
of genetic problems
when they inbreed for profit.
All veterinarians are encouraged to report
animal cruelty
when they suspect it, and veterinarians in Massachusetts are mandated to report suspicions
of animal abuse.
Gene told me that the saddest part
of his job was finding that neighbors frequently did not call law enforcement
when they observed an
animal being neglected or
abused.
Puppy mills fuel inbreeding, provide minimal to no veterinary care, lack
of adequate food and shelter, lack
of human socialization, overcrowded cages, and cause neglect,
abuse, and the killing
of animals when they are no longer profitable.
Puppy mills, like poorly performing shelters, provide minimal to no veterinary care, lack
of adequate food and shelter, lack
of human socialization, and cause neglect,
abuse, and the killing
of animals when they are no longer profitable.
When homeless and
abused animals come through the doors
of the Atlanta Humane Society, they are scared.
Animal Cruelty Investigation has been a need in Blount County for many years and we are happy and privileged to implement a program that will give the
animals of our county a voice
when they have been neglected or
abused.
While the main focus
of the SPCA is to care for abandoned and / or
abused animals it does accept family pets
when space is available.
She'll offer to purchase dogs from homeless people
when she perceives that the
animal is not a cherished companion but a prop or, worse, a victim
of chronic neglect and
abuse.
When animal services investigates, the owner will be charged with neglect, a form
of abuse.
Your
animal abuse crime tips will immediately alert your local law enforcement
when animals are in need
of help — and justice.
Outside cats are killed by cars, lost or stolen, exposed to fatal diseases, attacked by other
animals,
abused by cruel people, poisoned, injured in fights by other cats defending their territories, injured or killed from belts or rotating blades from under the hood
of cars
when the engine is started (cats often crawl under car hoods to escape the cold in winter).
The victim advocacy movement may yet regrow a bona fide humane movement rooted in representing «the voice
of the voiceless,» as poet Etta Wheeler Wilcox put it in 1910, at a time
when humane societies were the standard bearers for
abused and exploited children as well as
animals, and stood in opposition to slavers and the Ku Klux Klan, not in defense
of the dogs the slavers and the KKK bred and used to intimidate racial and ethnic minorities, between staging fundraising dogfights.
Can we really be surprised
when they don't clean thoroughly, don't feed the
animals, handle them too roughly, neglect and
abuse them or simply ignore their cries for help while they slowly starve to death or die
of dehydration?
When we do have serious concerns
of animal abuse or neglect we must report them.
April 20, 2016 = Allie trained on «The Danger
of when animal abuse co-occurrs with family violence» at the Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center in Niceville, FL..
June 2 - 3, 2016 = Allie presented on «The Danger
of when animal abuse co-occurrs with family violence», «Sheltering
Animals & Families Together (SAF - T)» and «Therapy
Animals Supporting Kids» at the Idaho Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance Conference in Boise, ID.
We envision the day
when animals will not suffer because
of human
abuse, neglect or ignorance and will be valued as true companions.
An intentional and malicious act
of abuse or cruelty is
when someone purposely and knowingly deprives an
animal of proper care or adequate food, water, shelter, or allows the
animal to go without necessary veterinary care, or tortures, maims, mutilates or kills an
animal.
September 25 - 26, 2013 = Allie presented at the Virginia Department
of Criminal Justice Child
Abuse Conference in Hampton, VA on «Caught in the Cross Fire:
When Animal Abuse Co-Occurs with Family Violence» and «Therapy
Animals Supporting Kids.»
Commercial breeding mills fuel inbreeding, provide minimal to no veterinary care, lack
of adequate food and shelter, lack
of human socialization, overcrowded cages, and cause neglect,
abuse, and the killing
of animals when they are no longer profitable.
May 7 = Allie presented on «The Danger
of when animal abuse co-occurrs with family violence» for the San Bernadino District Attorney's Animal Abuse Task force in San Bernadino, Calif
animal abuse co-occurrs with family violence» for the San Bernadino District Attorney's Animal Abuse Task force in San Bernadino, Califo
abuse co-occurrs with family violence» for the San Bernadino District Attorney's
Animal Abuse Task force in San Bernadino, Calif
Animal Abuse Task force in San Bernadino, Califo
Abuse Task force in San Bernadino, California.
July 23 - 24 = Allie presented on «The Danger
of when Animal Abuse Co-Occurs with Family Violence» and «Therapy
Animals Supporting Children» at the Florida Krimes Against Kids Conference in Orlando, FL..
In the case
of neglect,
abuse can be the result
of ignorance, such as
when a pet owner didn't recognize that a pet needed veterinary treatment; or
when it is the result
of behavior that a person should have known would cause harm to
animals but allowed to continue.
With the help
of the Charleston
Animal Society, which took the
abused dog under its wing, Caitlyn physically recovered from her abusive past, and earlier this week, those following the case had reason to celebrate
when 42 - year - old William Leonard Dodson, the man facing a felony charge
of ill treatment
of animals for
abusing Caitlyn, pleaded guilty, reported the Post and Courier.
She was horrified
when she picked them up and realized they were victims
of animal abuse.
Canada has no regulations stipulating how
animals should be treated on farms outside
of federal and provincial
animal cruelty laws, and these are only used to prosecute livestock farmers in cases
of egregious
abuse, such as
when animals are neglected to the point
of starvation or farm workers are caught torturing
animals.
«Rescue Village stands firmly opposed to inhumane treatment
of all
animals and works for the day
when dog auctions are banned and puppy - mill type breeding is regulated by laws which prevent
abuse, cruelty and neglect.»
When a veterinarian reasonably and in good faith suspects that a companion
animal's injury, illness or condition is the result
of animal cruelty or a violation
of any state or federal law pertaining to the care, treatment,
abuse or neglect
of a companion
animal, the veterinarian may report the incident and disclose records concerning the companion
animal's condition and treatment to the police, duly incorporated society for the prevention
of cruelty to
animals, peace officer, district attorney's office,
animal control officer, department
of agriculture and markets, other appropriate government agency, or any agent thereof.
It is the duty
of all AACC employees to protect all
animals in Albuquerque from neglect and
abuse and to protect the public from the dangers and nuisance that are possible
when irresponsible owners do not take care
of their
animals according to the requirements set forth in this ordinance.
Veterinarians are well - trained in proper
animal husbandry and well - equipped to recognize substandard care; yet many are reluctant to intervene
when abuse is suspected, for a variety
of reasons.