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Cruelty to animals is the infliction of suffering or harm upon animals, other than humans, for purposes other than self-defense. More narrowly, it can be harm for specific gain, such as killing animals for food or fur use. Diverging viewpoints are held by jurisdictions throughout the world. Broadly speaking, there are two approaches to the issue. The animal welfare position holds that there is nothing inherently wrong with using animals for human purposes, such as food, clothing, entertainment, and research, but that it should be done in a humane way that minimizes unnecessary pain and suffering. Animal rights theorists criticize this position, arguing that the words "unnecessary" and "humane" are subject to widely differing interpretations, and that the only way to ensure protection for animals is to end their status as property, and to ensure that they are never used as commodities. Laws concerning animal cruelty are designed to prevent needless cruelty to animals, rather than killing for other aims such as food, or they concern species not eaten as food in the country involved, such as those regarded as pets. In lawMany jurisdictions around the world have enacted statutes which forbid cruelty to some animals but these vary by country and in some cases by the use or practice. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  astrudgilberto.com 295px x 524px | 17.00kB [source page] for each one of us to get involved in the fight for the protection of animals from human cruelty This is Armella when she was rescued and Armella after having been loved and cared for photo from the Bark organization website To view more photos of love miracles as posted by the prairienet bark organization click here  graphics8.nytimes.com 320px x 600px | 50.80kB [source page] Dennis W Ho for The New York Times From Yahoo Image Search: "cruelty to animals"  bigcatnews.blogspot.com TigerAngel Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:29:00 GM On Tuesday, officials from the Singapore-based . Animal. Concerns Research and Education Society and the Selangor Society for the Prevention of . Cruelty. Against . Animals. voiced their concern over the use of tigers or any other wild . animals. ...  singaporecommunitycats.blogspot.com Singapore Community Cats ue, 02 Feb 2010 15:04:00 GM The decision followed a National Party caucus discussion this morning about adopting Tauranga MP Simon Bridges' member's bill to increase maximum sentences for . animal cruelty. offences from three to five years as a government bill. ...  khloekardashian.celebuzz.com unknown hu, 04 Feb 2010 16:59:28 GM Ehh, I don't really care about . animals. . Yeah, they are cute, but do you really think they have souls? They do have feelings,and its sad, but people are worrying about . animal cruelty. , when really there are kids out there who have no home ... From Google Blog Search: "cruelty to animals"  news.google.com Examiner.com Ed Sayres, the current president of the ASCPA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ), refuses to support the bill in New York that ... and more » news.google.com Examiner.com Clermont County's Sheriff is asking county officials to review the procedures they use to investigate cases of animal cruelty . Sheriff AJ Rodenberg tells ... Group forming to better protect horses Cincinnati.com all 3 news articles » news.google.com Columbus Ledger-Enquirer A former soldier indicted last week on charges of aggravated cruelty to animals and simple battery was ... Former soldier charged with killing dog WTVM all 3 news articles » From Google News Search: "cruelty to animals" What makes some people think cruelty to animals is something to joke about? Q. Why would anyone with any sense of decency even joke about things like buttering a cat's back and throwing the poor cat off of a tall building..or respond with something like 'kill it' when someone posts about a problem their cat is having? I think it's pretty sick when certain people have to use animal cruelty to get attention even if they say they're just kidding. Because there are people out there that actually DO those things to cats, dogs, and other companion animals. Blurter, you're the kind of person I'm talking about. Ignorant. There is nothing wrong with responsible people choosing to have a cat as a pet. To make the excuse that joking around about animal cruelty is all right because where you live has a feral cat 'problem'(caus [cont.] Asked by carledwards99andtonystewart20fan - Tue Sep 26 20:37:32 2006 - - 13 Answers - 2 Comments A. Thank you for asking!!! Do you know how much time I spend on here literally chewing people out for making asinine comments about animal abuse?!?! It's disgusting; it really makes you want to reach out across that internet connection and really slap that person! I'm a serious animal lover; the majority of my animals are those that other people didn't want and were going to put down. I've got horses, cats, birds, etc. Either people aren't aware of the situation, or they really don't care; but they seriously need to shut up because it's not funny. It's sad and it's cruel. People to even joke about harming an animal, in my opinion, really has something wrong with them. Answered by tammy - whammy - Tue Sep 26 20:48:48 2006 What Animals does the Animal Cruelty Law apply too? Q. I need this for a research paper. Asked by dustin0 aka BAMF - Wed Mar 5 20:38:28 2008 - - 6 Answers - 1 Comments A. It depends... In the pet community animals have have many laws that protect them from cruelty, except in cases of religion. Some religions sacrifice certain animals for rituals. To an extent, livestock have protection from animal cruelty. They still must be slaughtered, but they're entitled to certain rights while alive. Not that they really enforce them. Fur animals have no rights. Any animals on a fur farm can be slaughtered in every cruel way imaginable. It's very barbaric, and it's not regulated by any government body. Hopefully that will change in our lifetime. Answered by Leo - Thu Mar 6 05:52:00 2008 I became a vegan because of the cruelty to animals, and now my body odor is gone. Is this unhealthy?
Q. Even when I work out, I don't smell. I like it, but is this ok? Or is this a sign that something is deficient. I don't know anything about nutrition so I am just asking to be safe. Asked by needanwers - Sun Jan 20 23:55:25 2008 - - 16 Answers - 0 Comments A. Actually that's really common. It has nothing to do with a nutrient deficiency, it has to do with you getting rid of food products that tend to make people smell really bad, especially dairy products. My smell changed entirely after I went vegan, and I've gotten bloodwork done and am perfectly healthy and not deficient in anything. I know that before I went vegan I had to use a hardcore antiperspirant to not have body odor, now it just doesn't happen. I still use scents because I like them, but the absolute need is gone. That obviously doesn't happen to everybody, especially if they eat a lot of bad food like refined sugars, but in general people who switch to a vegan diet have a change in body odor, and usually it's for the better. … [cont.] Answered by Jackson - Mon Jan 21 02:12:19 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "cruelty to animals"
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Animal Welfare Information Center (US Department of Agriculture)
World Animal Day