Have you ever heard of the term “animal abuse”? Or just the word “abuse”? Have you ever wondered what those terms even mean? Well, today, this post will answer all these questions!
The term “abuse” means, to hurt or torture. So, the word “animal abuse” means to hurt or torture an animal. Unfortunately, animal abuse does exist, and the places where these things happen would be at a zoo, circus, testing labs, and even in some homes!
So, how exactly do people abuse animals? Well, there are many different ways and it’s either for research, but in most cases its for pleasure. An example is, before releasing a new product like soap, some sunscreens,and even acne cream, some labs test them on animals, mainly rabbits, and that could hurt their skin or make them sick.
Another form of animal abuse is hurting or harming them. Some people force their pet to do tricks that they can’t or don’t want to do for various reasons. If its a bigger animal, they use a whip, which is a cord of leather fastened to a handle, which they beat the animal with so it can do tricks, which definitely hurts the animal 100 percent of the time. Some ringmasters use them when performing, and it doesn’t really entertain everyone.
Fortunentally, there are LOTS of things that you can do to prevent animal abuse where you live! These things include…
- Check to see whether the products that you use are cruelty free. But how do you do that? Usually, at the back or side they would say “cruelty free” on the package.
- If the circus is in town, ask anyone who works there if there are any animals involved, just in case
- Be sure to care for your own pet! Getting them the right food, medicine, monthly checkups, those are all vital for your pet to stay healthy and well
- Teach your children to have respect for animals, not to hurt them, not to feed them things that might make them sick, e.t.c.
- If you don’t have a pet, foster one! Fostering rescue pets until they can get back on their feet (or at least to a shelter) fostering pets is a great way to know what you’re gonna need to care for an animal, and some people actually bond with animals, which helps them alot with some of their personal problems
I hope this post has helped you understand the things that happen to certain animals, and helped you learn more about animal abuse. Thank you for reading!
Fayrouz Elmofty,
10 yrs.
Alexander’s P.S
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