ANIMAL CRUELTY
IS IT CRUELTY
What Constitutes Animal Cruelty? Acts of violence or neglect perpetrated against animals are considered animal cruelty. Some examples include overt abuse, dog fighting and cock fighting, and companion animals being neglected or denied basic necessities of care, such as food, water or shelter. Animal welfare organizations across the country work daily to educate people about how to care for their companion animals and how they can prevent animal cruelty.
NEGLECT
There are two categories of animal cruelty : neglect and intentional cruelty:
Neglect is the failure to provide an animal with the most basic of requirements of food, water, shelter and veterinary care.
INTENTIONAL CRUELTY
Intentional cruelty is when an individual purposely inflicts physical harm or injury on an animal. Such as deliberately maimed, torture or even kill an animal. It can be more shocking and usually an indicator of a serious human behavior problem.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
What Constitutes Animal Cruelty? Acts of violence or neglect perpetrated against animals are considered animal cruelty. Some examples include overt abuse, dog fighting and cock fighting, and companion animals being neglected or denied basic necessities of care, such as food, water or shelter. Animal welfare organizations across the country work daily to educate people about how to care for their companion animals and how they can prevent animal cruelty.
NEGLECT
There are two categories of animal cruelty : neglect and intentional cruelty:
Neglect is the failure to provide an animal with the most basic of requirements of food, water, shelter and veterinary care.
- If the problem is not corrected, the animal may be removed from the neglectful person by law enforcement authorities.
- In some cases, the owner will simply turn the animal over to authorities because they no longer want the responsibility
INTENTIONAL CRUELTY
Intentional cruelty is when an individual purposely inflicts physical harm or injury on an animal. Such as deliberately maimed, torture or even kill an animal. It can be more shocking and usually an indicator of a serious human behavior problem.
- Although many individuals are arrested for intentional cruelty, people who commit even the most heinous crimes against animals are often not prosecuted to the full extent of the law. (View our state laws below)
HOW YOU CAN HELP
- If you witness or hear about animal cruelty taking place, report it to your local humane organization or call your local police.
- If you want to adopt a pet, go to your local shelter first. elmorehumane.org You can also log onto Petfinder.com.
- If you own a pet, be responsible and provide it with annual veterinary check-ups and preventative medical care; spay or neuter your cat or dog to reduce pet overpopulation and urge your friends to do the same.
- Support your local animal rescue organization or shelter with donations of money, food or supplies. Volunteering your time or fostering a shelter animal is a good way to make a difference. Fostering helps socialize abused or frightened animals before they are adopted.
