Stop Animal Cruelty In The United States

Animal cruelty has been a problem for many years, but also a major topic all over the United States. Over the years there has been people who have been trying to stop the cruelty to of these innocent animals. For example, Peter Singer and his book Animal Liberation, which caused the movement in 1975 to experience a veritable organizational explosion ( Beers 3). Just imagine how many animals are fighting for their life because of their heartless owners who believe it is okay for them to treat an animal aggressively as if their life didn’t matter. These animals are neglected, beaten, and are forced to survive. Animals should receive the same respect as humans. They are capable of thinking and feeling just the same way we do, so they deserve respect. These animals shouldn’t have to feel pain, which is caused by humans. Animals are not stones, they are able to feel and suffer (Cohen 3). Animal right consists of cruel and unusual abuse to another living being in the United States, because of them being used for experiments, getting killed for their fur and being used in fights. Experimenting on animals has been a debate in our society for a long period of
Dogfighting as well as cockfighting are illegal in all 50 states and hog-dog fighting is illegal in 6 out of about 10 southern state in which they are more common (“Animal Fighting”). Animal fighting can also cause other serious crimes for example gambling, drug dealing, weapons offenses and money laundering (“Animal Fighting”). According to the article “Dog Fights” fights can happen in different locations from back alleys to carefully-staged enterprises, but normally they take place in a 14-20 square-foot pit designed to contain the animals. These fights can last up to a few minutes or several hours according to the article “Dog Fights”. These animals have to pay for what their owners have cause them to do by dying in the fight or by their uncared