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Animal Cruelty And Abandonment In The United States
The Effects Of Animal Cruelty And Abandonment IN The United States

BY: Lisa Hudson

There are no real statistics to date on the vast amount of animals being abandoned each year, yet it is evident that it has become an issue of life or death for many of them. Animals released into an environment in which they are not familiar with, will have a lower chance of surviving. Many organizations are doing their best to help decrease animal abandonment. The Humane Society works with millions of volunteers to ensure the best environment suited for abandoned animals. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, also known as the ASPCA, is another organization that serves to decrease animal abuse and enforce arrest towards careless pet owners. Among these organizations, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, is responsible for creating awareness and putting an end to animal cruelty. There are other ways an animal can be a victim of animal cruelty, without actually being harmed. Animal Hoarding, a practice of animal lovers, is ironically another related topic of animal cruelty. In some views, this is an attempt to save the animal, but many other views differ, saying this solution will only cause problems. Even though there are lots of organizations that help prevent animal cruelty and abandonment, there is
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Many organizations and facilities are doing everything possible to decrease violence towards animals around the world. Has the world made an improvement? Can society clap for them because of a job “well done” ? NO! I choose this topic because this is a worldwide issue and it should be discussed more to make change in the future. Animals throughout the world will continue to experience these situations for a long time, but it is so much that people can do. Animals will still be neglected, mistreated and devalued as living, breathing

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