A few videos describing how to care for your pets at home :)

Do Somthing

Although there are many dark factors to animal abuse, there are manby rescue shelters and companies that are in force doing everything in thier power to stop it. Check out here some facts and figures that the RSPCA is doing to prevent this digracful human act:

• On average every 30 seconds someone in England and Wales dials 0300 1234 999 - the RSPCA's 24-hour cruelty line - for help. In 2011 we received 1,341,795 phone calls.
• Our inspectors now investigate more than 150,000 complaints of cruelty and neglect every year.
• In 2007, the Animal Welfare Act became law in England, shortly after it was implemented in Wales. Described as the single most important piece of animal welfare legislation for nearly 100 years, the Act places a legal obligation on owners and keepers of animals to care for them properly.
• The RSPCA also works to improve the lives of millions offar, lab's and wild animals.
•  More than 900 million farm animals are reared every year in the UK.

During 2011 the RSPCA...

• rescued and collected 119,126 animals
   
• found new homes for 60,551 animals
   
• microchipped 61,903 animals, helping them to stay safe
   
• investigated 159,759 cruelty complaints
   
• secured 3,114 convictions by private prosecution to protect animals against those who break the laws

• Pet population

  • The UK pet population in 2011* is estimated at:
  8 million cats
  8 million dogs
  • In the UK, about 1 in 2 households own a pet* with around 22 million pets owned (excluding fish)

Check out this link, which will take you to the RSPCA website

Statistics and what to look for!

What to Look for in Animal Abuse and Cruelty in Cats and Dogs:

• Malnutrition
• Hair Loss
• Unexplained injuries, health problems or permanent disabilities
• Being left in extreme heat for more than 15 minutes
• Animal Hoarding
• Engaging in dog or cock fighting or attending the "games"
• Shock collar, electric fences and prong collar training

Animal Cruelty Statistics

• Each year, 10,000 bull dogs die in bullfighting.
• Women in abusive relationships often don't leave their abuser because they worry what will happen to their pet if they leave.
• 13% of animal abuse involves domestic violence.
• 70% of animal abusers also have records of other crimes.
• 3 to 4 million cats and dogs (young, healthy and adoptable) are euthanised every year in shelters.
• Animals that aren't euthanised are often sent to no-kill shelters where the animals are caged for days, weeks, months or years and the animals risk becoming insane and dying of loneliness.
• Millions of day-old male chicks are killed in a high capacity macerator because they are worthless to the egg industry.
• In the United States alone, 1.13 million animals are used in testing and research every year.
• More than 15 million warm blooded animals are used in research world wide.
• Scientists estimate that 100 species of animals go extinct every day.

Taken from the RSPCA, here are some more harsh statistics  that we must make know:

• 23.5% rise in the number of people convicted for cruelty & neglect (1,341 in 2011)
• 22% rise in the convictions relating to cruelty to dogs (2,105 in 2011)
• 21% increase in disqualifications imposed by courts (1,100 in 2011)
• 27% rise in prison sentences imposed by courts (74 in 2011)
• 9.3% increase in the numbers of people reported to the RSPCA prosecutions department (3,036 in 2011)
• 13% rise in the number of phone calls received by the RSPCA (1,314,795 in 2011)

 

Get Involved! Educate Yourself!

There are many questions that people may ask as to what depitcs animal cruelty.

There are perhaps some cases of neglectwhere you will ask is this animal cruelty as the person may be treating the animal in a way that you would never treat your pet. For instance if you werer to see a dog in a backyard tethered to a wall, you would perhaps find that upsetting however it may not be against the law, depending on where you live. As long as the pet owner provides adequate food, water and shelter, they may not actually be violating any laws - which means you have to take a different approach if you want to get involved.
Try making friends with the neighbor and gently suggesting different approaches to how their animals are treated.
Lastly, if you're not sure - report it. The Animal Control or Humane Law Enforcement officers are trained to evaluate the situation.

What to do to prevent this!?!

• Make sure your pet has an ID tag or is microchipped
• Make educated decisions about who has contact with your pets
• Keep your pets indoor or safely confined within a secure, fenced in area

This is possibly the most important advice you can follow to ensure the safety of your pet. When pets are allowed to roam outside, they are at risk of falling victim to traffic, theft and attacks by other animals or people. Reluctant pet owners sometimes justify the fact that their dog or cat is allowed to remain outdoors by claiming that they live in low-traffic areas, or areas without a large population of predatory wildlife - however the reality is that if they are outside in an unconfined area, they are at risk.

Mixed breed animals are often stolen and sold to research laboratories or used as "bait" by people who are training dogs to fight.
Check out your groomer or pet sitter before hand. 

• Know who to contact in your area if you suspect animal abuse. You can call your local police department for the information.
• Teach your kids and other children how to treat animals and to respect them as living creatures like ourselves.
• Support the local shelter or society and get to know the work they are involved in.
• Take care of the animals you have. If you don't want kittens or puppies, spay or neuter your animals or don't let them around other animals while they are outside.

NEVER LEAVE A PET/ANIMAL IN THE HANDS OF SOMEONE YOU DO NOT TRUST!

 

Animal abuse is a people problem. Cruelty to animals can be prevented by all costs. Educate people you see abusing their animals and always, always report suspicious activity to your local law enforcement or animal control.

Acts of cruelty

There are many different reasons why individuals abuse animals. Animal cruelty covers a wide range of actions (or lack of action), so one blanket answer simply isn't possible. Each type of abuse has displayed certain patterns of behavior that we can use to help understand more about why people commit the crimes we encounter today.
Animal cruelty is often broken down into two main categories: active and passive, also referred to as commission and omission, respectively.
Neglect is one of the main acts of cruelty towards animals.
Some examples of neglect are starvation, dehydration, parasite infestations, allowing a collar to grow into an animal's skin, inadequate shelter in extreme weather conditions, and failure to seek veterinary care when an animal needs medical attention.

In many cases of neglect where an investigator feels that the cruelty occurred as a result of ignorance, they may attempt to educate the pet owner and then revisit the situation to check for improvements. In more severe cases however, exigent circumstances may require that the animal is removed from the site immediately and taken in for urgent medical care.

Active Cruelty (Acts of Commission)

Active cruelty implies malicious intent, where a person has deliberately and intentionally caused harm to an animal, and is sometimes referred to as NAI (Non-Accidental Injury). Acts of intentional cruelty are often some of the most disturbing and should be considered signs of serious psychological problems. This type of behavior is often associated with sociopathic behavior and should be taken very seriously.
Animal abuse in violent homes can take many forms and can occur for many reasons. Many times a parent or domestic partner who is abusive may kill, or threaten to kill, the household pets to intimidate family members into sexual abuse, to remain silent about previous or current abuse, or simply to psychologically torture the the victims, flexing their "power".


While the exact reasons for intentional animal cruelty may vary, nine typologies have been identified by Kellert and Felthous (1985, 1122-1124). In the cases within the animal cruelty database, we see these typologies over and over:

1. to control an animal
2. to retaliate against an animal
3. to retaliate against another person
4. to satisfy a prejudice against a species or breed
5. to express anger through an animal
6. to enhance one's own aggressiveness
7. to shock people for amusement
8. to displace hostility from a person to an animal
9. to perform non-specific sadism

Reference: Kellert, S.R. and A.R. Felthous. 1985. Childhood cruelty to animals among criminals and non-criminals. Human Relations 38:1113-29.

The beginning....

Hi everyone,

Thanks for following us! This is our first post and here we will be constantly uploading information that you can access all in one area, for your comfort.
There are many dark truth's to animal cruelty, however we want to highlight the postives aspects, more over the negative ones. Although these issues are not pleasent to deal with, we must awareness and give these animals a voice!

 Let's cut right to the chase and begin with 10 harsh facts about animals in desperation:

1. Puppy mills are large-scale commercial dog breeding operations that put greater priority on profits than the health and well-being of the puppies.
   
   • Many dogs are plagued with illnesses or infirmaries like kidney or heart disease, as a result of the poor conditions they’re kept in.
     
2. Each year, thousands of young and healthy Greyhounds are killed because they lack racing potential or have been injured while racing and are no longer competitive.
3. Dogfighting became prevalent in the U.S. after the Civil War, with professional pits proliferating in the 1860s. And was a source of entertainment for police officers and firemen.
4. Today dogfighting has been reported in urban, suburban, and rural settings in all regions of the country.
5. More than half the fur in the United States comes from China, where there are no penalties for abusing animals, which are raised in unbearably cramped and run-down cages on fur farms.
6. It’s been estimated that there are 900 to 2,000 new cases every year of animal hoarding in the US, with a quarter of a million animals falling victim.
7. Over 100 million animals – mice, rats, dogs, cats, rabbits, monkeys, birds, among others – are killed in U.S. laboratories for chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing every year.
8. Every major circus that uses animals has been cited for violating the minimal standards of care set by the United States Animal Welfare (AWA).
9. Most rodeo events rely on creating a stressful environment for the domesticated and often docile animals involved. Participants often rely on harsh handling practices (such as twisting calves’ tails or painful electric shocks) to make animals run faster or buck harder.
10. The exotic pet trade is a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. And while some wild pets have been bred in captivity, many are taken directly from their native habitats. The stress of being violently removed from their homes causes a number of these animals to die prematurely.
11. Due to genetic manipulation, 90 percent of broiler chickens (chicken bred specifically for meat production) have trouble walking.