Why are we seeing so much animal cruelty lately? I know in my small town it is becoming a weekly occurrence in the news and this is only what is actually found out. I can only imagine how much there really is.
We have a new animal shelter that opened a few months back that is really cracking down on this thank goodness. We have had several arrested on sight and taken straight to jail.
Why would anyone mistreat an animal?
Animal cruelty is often committed by a person who feels powerless, unnoticed, and under the control of others. The motive may be to shock, threaten, intimidate, or offend others or to demonstrate rejection of society’s rules. Some who are cruel to animals copy things they have seen or that have been done to them. Others see harming an animal as a safe way to get revenge on someone who cares about that animal.
What it animal cruelty?
Animal cruelty encompasses a range of behaviors harmful to animals, from neglect to malicious killing. Some cruelty investigated by humane officers is unintentional neglect that can be resolved through education. Intentional cruelty, or abuse, is knowingly depriving an animal of food, water, shelter, socialization, or veterinary care or maliciously torturing, maiming, mutilating, or killing an animal. More importantly, why would anyone want to harm an animal?
Why the concern?
Intentional cruelty is a particular concern because it is a sign of psychological distress and often indicates that an individual either has already experienced violence or may be predisposed to committing acts of violence. More importantly, is there a connection between animal cruelty and and human violence? The answer is YES. Many studies in psychology, sociology, and criminology during the last 25 years have demonstrated that violent offenders frequently have childhood and adolescent histories of serious and repeated animal cruelty.
Can reports be made anonymously?
Thankfully, yes, but while many jurisdictions will respond to an anonymous complaint, successful prosecutions often depend on an identifiable witness who can authenticate evidence.
October 19th, 2008 at 8:05 am
It’s disturbing and hideous that people would actually want to hurt animals intentionally. It is said that the purity of a person’s heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals. This is really true and people who deliberately cause animals harm show that they have a bad personality and cannot be trusted. I wish people would stop hurting animals.
October 20th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
This is kind of related, but one thing we’ve seen on the outskirts of town lately are a lot of stray animals. Why? People dump them out whenever the economy goes south. Happens every time.
Odd, huh? If you see more strays, you’d better start checking on your investments
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