Persuasive Essay On Animal Abuse

All animals have the right to a natural life span without suffering neglect or cruelty (Sunni Bloyd 13). Dalai Lama once quoted, "Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." Some people believe that animals are the lower form of living things that should be under the rule of human (Missimer healthguidance.org; par 4). Animal cruelty not only affects the animal, but the person who is watching. Cruelty to animals eventually leads to domestic violence, animal, experimentation, dog fighting and jail time. Animal abuse has tremendous effect on children that are 7–12 years of age. According to the Humane Society, "Children that witness someone harming an animal will think it is normal." "Abused children often "act out" their own experiences on pets or release their fear and frustration by harming animals" (The Humane Society of the United States; Par. 5). Children are also known to have learning disabilities and depression from experiencing the act of animal cruelty. This could potentially be a problem later on in life. The result in children seeing animal cruelty could further escalate into problems, such as violence on others. Instead of children believing it is okay to harm animals, they then believe it is okay to harm humans. This is something that can be avoided by enforcing strict laws on animal abuse. A professor named Andrew Linzey wrote a book called "The link between animal abuse and human violence." In this

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II. Campaign Theme or Focus

Statement and description of the issue to be addressed A major problem in today's society is that animals are being abused globally. It doesn't matter if the animal is being starved, dehydrated, neglected, beaten, or even straight out slaughtered: it's all some form of animal abuse. Some animals, specifically dogs, are inbred and sold illegally. It's these abusive tendencies that this project is focused on to build awareness toward these issues.

All types of animals are victims of abuse including dogs, cats, horses, chickens, cows, deer, goats, rabbits, and many more. The sad fact is that no animal is safe from abuse because there are such people that truly believe that any animal they come across can be used and treated as nothing more than a defective toy for their own disgusting pleasure and enjoyment....show more content...

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Rationale for selecting the issue This project was specifically chosen because animals are living creatures that don't deserve such harsh treatments. Animals have emotions just like any other human. If you were to see a child being abused, would you want to do something about it? And if you care about a child, what makes an animal any different? Animals also aren't just considered as pets or mere objects to most of society. Any animal with a home is usually considered a part of that family. It's time to bring awareness to animal abuse so that animals without a loving home can hopefully get one.

"The FBI Now Considers Animal Abuse A Felony." Sunny Skyz, www.sunnyskyz.com/good–news/1472

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Injured animals can't fight back, starving animals can't fight back, dead animals can't fight back, and neglected animals are too depressed to want to fight back. It's time to fight for the animals that can't. It's time to give those animals a second