Sentences with phrase «animal or human victims»

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At first glance, it seems like a harmless action and we would be tempted to ignore it until we dig deeper into the links between cruelty to animals and cruelty to humans, or until we begin to see the ox as a victim too.

He ultimately argues that there was an original act of violence which ultimately led to the possibility of the destruction of all people in the community, and so to avoid the ever - increasing cycles of violence, the community selected a ritual victim (a human or an animal) that would both carry the guilt of the community as well as the violent tendencies into death, thus satisfying the demands for revenge and the blood lust that comes with it.

We have a choice to become more cultivated, and therefore more human; or by not choosing, to be the destructive and self - destroying animal, the victim of our own cleverness.

They fall victim to disease, starvation, poisons, attacks by other animals, mistreatment by humans or are hit by cars.

American Humane's Second Chance grant offers financial assistance to help offset the costs of rescuing animals who are homeless or the victims of human cruelty.

For example, understanding how animal cruelty can relate to other issues like domestic violence or juvenile crime may help protect human as well as animal victims.

The department not only assists in cases involving criminal charges surrounding animal abuse or neglect, it also helps in dealing with animal - related evidence in crimes that involve human victims.

For this is a problem that if not controlled may cause the death of tens or hundreds of thousands of helpless victims caused by intense storms and heat waves, the death or sickness of millions that may suffer dengue fever or malaria, the destruction of some nations» ability to grow food or provide drinking water, the devastation of forests and personal property, and the acceleration of elimination of countless species of plants and animals that are already stressed by other human activities.