Animal abuse

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For this week`s blog I decided to show you that abuse isn`t always towards people and can be towards animals too. When a poor innocent animal`s owner get angry or frustrated they often take it out on their animal, which is completely unfair an very similar to my last blog. about abuse in nursing homes because they can`t defend themselves. Even if they`re not getting physical they could still be harming people.

Animal abuse can be separated into two categories; neglect and intentional physical abuse. Physical abuse is the one that we hear about either on social media, TV or in the newspaper. These cases are more severe and that’s why people hear about them more. If someone with anger problems for example; lost their job, they might take it out on their pet by physically harming them to the point where they bleed or develop serious medical conditions, because they were harmed very badly.

 

When people hear the word neglect they often think ``oh they just don`t spend enough time with their pets that`s not a big deal``. However, this is not the case. Neglect is when an owner fails to provide food water and shelter and veterinary care for their animal. Not giving your animal enough attention can be a problem especially if it`s a dog. Because they need human interaction and have to be walked frequently. In extreme cases owners don`t adjust or buy a new collar for their pet as they age and it starts to be a part of them and grow into their skin or they don`t get their nails/claws cut and they commence growing upwards back into their paws.

In my opinion, people that own pet stores and  are selling baby animals should make sure they know who they`re selling to prevent animal abuse. Also, if you want a dog or cat but work a lot of hours and have no one home should not have pets because animals do need attention. Many people don`t realize it and that`s why I wrote this blog to bring awareness and hope that people see that they`re neglecting their pet and need to stop it. Abuse towards animals can happen in many ways and every so often it isn`t noticable because it`s not on purpose. I think that maybe people should get questioned on how often they will be gone and to see if they will be able to support the pet before they can actually adopt it. Hopefully this will prevent neglect towards pets and they will get the attention they deserve. 

Bibliography:

http://www.ontariospca.ca/what-we-do/investigations/animal-cruelty-resources/what-is-animal-cruelty.html