In this case, the neighbor’s Italian Greyhound dog, Puccini, injured Bevers who did not attempt to provoke the animal when he tried to close the lid. Bevers was peaceably conducting himself when he entered the house; he was not under any drug or alcoholic influence at the time of the injury. Lastly, Bevers was an invitee to Castro’s party and his presence on Castro’s property was lawful. He was peaceably and lawfully conducting himself in the party at the time of the injury. After the bite Bevers needed a tetanus shot and seven stitches.…
I’m sure each and every one of you have attended a circus, been to an aquarium, or watched a horse race at some point in your life. The animals are cute and the tricks they do are amazing! But behind the scenes, you have no idea how gruesome they are actually treated. Here are some statistics to think about. 96% of circus animals spend their life behind bars.…
Concerning Peta’s investigations and campaigns it is about the rescue of a race horse who was being shipped to a slaughter house. The “thoroughbred” racehorse is the granddaughter of Kentucky Derby winner Unbridled and the cousin of the derby entrant Eight Belles. She was bought by a meat buyer at a livestock auction for only $200. Just when the racehorse was hours from being trucked to a slaughterhouse a PETA investigator rescued her. The lucky horse went to a genuine and permanent home on a PETA member’s farm.…
While buying purebred puppies can be a tempting and aesthetically desirable purchase, a majority of puppies bought from pet shops are directly from puppy mills. These puppy mills are known as large-scale commercial dog breeding facilities which give revenue priority over the well-being of the dogs and puppies, ultimately resulting in sickly and unhealthy animals. Due to this, many of the dogs that pet stores carry today have faced a life of malnutrition, disease, and abuse. Despite the immense abuse the dogs and puppies of the puppy mills endure, the large scale breeding of animals is still legal, forcing innocent animals to live in cruel conditions until they are ultimately moved to pet shops, or killed. Altogether, in order to protect the lives of innocent animals, puppy mills…
John Heywood once said, “Many hands make light work.” (“John Heywood Quotes”). Although a musher might say, many paws make light work. In the Iditarod, it is a race with one man and his or hers sixteen dogs. They travel a total of about a thousand miles in below freezing weather from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska.…
Puppy and kitten mills are more concerned with profits than they are the humane conditions or treatment of animals. Evidence 1: Images of animals in cramped tiny cages, filled with feces. In addition to, the animals receiving no human contact or medical care. ________________________________________________________________________ Evidence 2: Puppy mills are a…
To further this inhumane cycle, these animals are carrying grown jockeys on their backs, all while having thousands of dollars gambled on their name. Racehorses are the unrecognized victims of the multibillion-dollar…
The first option is for the Australian state governments to outlaw greyhound racing altogether as both the industry, dog owners, and trainers have displayed their incompetence to maintain a level of animal welfare. While critics to this proposal will argue the revenue generated from greyhound racing is of key importance to the Australian economy, Price Waterhouse Cooper concluded the industry is a ‘consumptive sector’ that doesn’t ‘generate any significant productivity benefits to the rest of the economy (Animals Australia, 2017). From an animal rights position, on the surface this proposal appears to be a win that will end unnecessary abuse and suffering of animals particularly given the systematic disregard for animal rights demonstrated by use of live baiting. However, one key question must be raised, with an estimated 300,000 racing dogs, what will be the dogs’ fait if racing was to be outlawed? With between 13,000 to 17,000 dogs being killed as it stands, it’s fair to assume majority of the racing dogs would be euthanised which in itself would raise ethical concerns.…
Animals suffer from animal abuse every day. They're different types of animal cruelty like dog fighting, circus abuse, pet abandonment, and many others. These animals don't have a choice to listen to their owner because they can't respond back. when these animals are rescued they have a difficult time connecting with other humans to the cause of other humans.…
For most people, it’s hard to wrap their head around the idea that animals all over the world are being abused, neglected, or even used in animal fighting. It’s a very sad concept to fully understand because most people think, “Why would someone do terrible things to an innocent animal?”. That is a type of question that many organizations are asking themselves today. Every day thousands of animals are brought to shelters because of the hardships that they had to go through during their life outside of the kennel.…
“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone in the world would be a vegetarian.” This is a quote by Linda McCartney and it could not be more true. People do not really think about what happens to farm animals in slaughterhouses in order to provide for our human needs. They give us with food, materials, and have even aided us in medicine. It is clear that animals are essential to human existence and therefore should be treated with respect, right?…
Animal Cruelty in the United States According to LiveKindly, “The United States has been ranked as the second-worst nation in the world for animal cruelty.” The U.S. sees the slaughter of 28.4 animals per person, every year. LiveKindly points out that this figure is triple that of the world average, which is 9.7 animals. These high numbers happen for a few different reasons.…
Imagine a young helpless animal being taken from its home in the wildlife and held in captivity, behind bars and gates, held a prisoner to the world. Each year, thousands of animals are ripped away from their homes and their families and are used for entertainment. Zoos are a popular attraction for kids and adults; it gives people the opportunity to get up close and personal with some their favorite animals. Zoos even allow people to feed and pet the animals, which make zoos very well-liked and enjoyable amongst all the animals’ lovers. What people tend to overlook when visiting these zoos is all the nutritional and emotional deprivation the animals go through each day, nor does anyone know the animal cruelty that goes on when the zoos are closed.…
We could live without having to eat meat and yet we choose to kill animals. Most of us don't know how our meats got into the grocery store or even how we treated the animals before they were slaughtered so is there a problem with this? Humane treatment animal welfare is being neglected every time we slaughter animals and put them in factory farms which is why there are acts for it. According to Robert Grillo in the article Humane slaughter?…
Thousands of cases of animal abuse are filed each year, but less than a quarter of them lead to convictions (Friedman 34). Many of these cases filed are due to the use of animals in entertainment. Today, places like zoos, circuses, bull fights, horse races, and others use animals as amusement. These entertainment industries thrive on well trained and compliant animals, which is difficult to achieve. Trainers then use punishment and cruelty to train and care for those animals.…