Animal abuse has been increasing which
bring high alarms to set law for animal cruelty. There are many cases happening
daily that animal are being torture and filmed for the world to see. For
example, last week on facebook there was this lady squashing a rabbit with her
6 inch hill and many other unethical behaviors. This was an eyesore for me to
even watch and looking at the comment of the video, there were many people
cursing her and vulgar words were use very often and
according to BBC news, rabbit is one of the top abused animals. The animal charity said a survey found that
70% of rescued rabbits had been kept hutched 24 hours a day. Almost 40% had had no food, and half
had been living in filthy conditions, it told the BBC. It found that people bought rabbits
but then quickly lost interest. On average the abandoned pets it came across
had been dumped after just three months. Besides that, there are also a lot of dog
abuse in china (http://www.chicagonow.com/joeys-corner/2013/02/animal-abuse-in-china/),boiling fish while their still alive
and killing of shark which is about to extinct.
According
to the Legal Defend Fund, animal cruelty
presents a five-time risk of violent crime against humans, 75% of all
violent offenders have prior records of cruelty to animals, 25% of all
“aggressive inmates” have committed five or more acts of animal cruelty as
children. In families investigated for child abuse, 60% revealed pet
abuse. Childhood cruelty to animals is an important predictor of later
antisocial and aggressive acts and that children showing these behaviors without
intervention, are at risk for enduring disorders in conduct and mental
health. In three surveys in women’s shelters in Wisconsin and Utah an
average of 74% of pet-owning women reported that a pet had been threatened,
injured, or killed by their abuser. The 1995 Utah survey also found that
children witnessed animal abuse in over 60% of the cases, and 32% of women reported that one or more
of their children hurt or killed a pet.
Another statistic provided by BBC new was that the
RSPCA's cruelty figures for 2006 revealed an 8% increase in rescues and
collections from the previous year, an 11% increase in the number of complaints
investigated but an 8% reduction in convictions. Dogs remained the most at
risk, although there was a reduction in the overall number of offences against
do
Now
because of all this unethical behavior laws have been set up to minimize this
situation and there are also many company trying to help protect all this
animal such as ASPCA Fight animal Cruelty and save the wild life events. Using
what I have learned in class the utilitarian theory, all animals are equal in
the sense that they all have senses. Which means that they feel pain and
suffering just like human do. Thus, since they can feel pain just like a person
does, they should be treated equally. Laws are set but it is not enough to prevent all
this cruelty in animal unless everyone has the perception of animal killing is
like human killing one another.
As mention above,
there are many organizations helping out in preventing animal abuse. We as the
local citizen of our country can help out by reporting to those companies about
all the case and also should educate those who are not aware of this. Examples
of when we should report are when pets are left outside
without adequate shelter, food or water, pet or a
horse that appears ill or injured, a pet with a badly matted coat, an animal
(including wildlife) that has been intentionally harmed. This would help those companies to
protect those animals by issuing summonses and
take a case to court. Their investigators
are state-commissioned peace officers who are relentless pursuers of justice on
behalf of abused or neglected animals. Example
of this type of company is the “Dumb Friend League”.
So therefore in
conclusion, we all should play a part in protecting animals as it is a part of
law and also as part of being an ethical person.
animal rights vs long-lived cultural practices. Which would prevail?
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