Animal neglect
Animal neglect comprises the vast majority of cruelty cases to which animal control officers respond. Animal neglect can take on many forms, including:
-Hoarding: A person who keeps far more animals than they can properly care for is a hoarder.
-Lack of veterinary care: Untreated wounds are a red flag that demand immediate attention; emaciation, scabs, and hair loss can also be a sign of untreated, underlying diseases.
-Inadequate shelter, especially in extreme heat or cold temperatures, can be deadly to pets.
-Chained dogs who are tethered continuously suffer tremendously, both from social isolation and exposure to predators and the elements.
-Abandonment: A startling number of animals die every year when people move out of their residences and simply leave the animals behind. Sometimes, an abandoned dog's barking or cat's howling can alert the neighbors, but it's wise to keep an eye on a recently vacated home, especially if the former residents moved suddenly.
-Direct violence
It can be very upsetting to see someone beating or physically attacking an animal, but it's important not to turn away. Especially when violence is concerned, it's crucial to involve law enforcement, because violence toward animals is often part of a larger pattern of violence that includes people as well as animals. Animal cruelty can also come in forms of dog fights, dog races, and horse races even these sports, if you want to call them that, are considered animal cruelty or animal abuse.
What's currently being done to stop animal cruelty- today many animals are being abused but many people ask what's being done to end this abuse to animals. Some things that authorities are doing would be that whenever someone is cruelly abusing an animal that person will get profusely punished and have jail time for around 2-3 years and pay around $5000 in fines. Many people in Indiana that tortured or killed a vertebrate animal is fined for $5000 and is sent to jail for a year. Also if someone abandoned or neglected an animal they will be fined only $1000 and put in jail for 180 days. And even though these people have done very different things to these animals the person that would neglect their animal I think should be put in jail for a longer time because even when they get out they might not change their ways and keep neglecting or abandoning other animals later in life.
Hopefully in about 10-15 years from now people will respect animals more because there will be larger fines and longer jail times. If the authorities do make tougher laws animals might live longer and not as many animals will die per year due to neglect and abuse.
Ways to stop animal neglect. First if you see anybody abusing animals first you want to call the authorities and let them know what you’re seeing. If you do this you will be saving countless animal lives. By doing this you will become that hero that these animals need because they have been through a lot and need someone to save them from these terrible conditions. Be that hero they deserve!
Animal neglect comprises the vast majority of cruelty cases to which animal control officers respond. Animal neglect can take on many forms, including:
-Hoarding: A person who keeps far more animals than they can properly care for is a hoarder.
-Lack of veterinary care: Untreated wounds are a red flag that demand immediate attention; emaciation, scabs, and hair loss can also be a sign of untreated, underlying diseases.
-Inadequate shelter, especially in extreme heat or cold temperatures, can be deadly to pets.
-Chained dogs who are tethered continuously suffer tremendously, both from social isolation and exposure to predators and the elements.
-Abandonment: A startling number of animals die every year when people move out of their residences and simply leave the animals behind. Sometimes, an abandoned dog's barking or cat's howling can alert the neighbors, but it's wise to keep an eye on a recently vacated home, especially if the former residents moved suddenly.
-Direct violence
It can be very upsetting to see someone beating or physically attacking an animal, but it's important not to turn away. Especially when violence is concerned, it's crucial to involve law enforcement, because violence toward animals is often part of a larger pattern of violence that includes people as well as animals. Animal cruelty can also come in forms of dog fights, dog races, and horse races even these sports, if you want to call them that, are considered animal cruelty or animal abuse.
What's currently being done to stop animal cruelty- today many animals are being abused but many people ask what's being done to end this abuse to animals. Some things that authorities are doing would be that whenever someone is cruelly abusing an animal that person will get profusely punished and have jail time for around 2-3 years and pay around $5000 in fines. Many people in Indiana that tortured or killed a vertebrate animal is fined for $5000 and is sent to jail for a year. Also if someone abandoned or neglected an animal they will be fined only $1000 and put in jail for 180 days. And even though these people have done very different things to these animals the person that would neglect their animal I think should be put in jail for a longer time because even when they get out they might not change their ways and keep neglecting or abandoning other animals later in life.
Hopefully in about 10-15 years from now people will respect animals more because there will be larger fines and longer jail times. If the authorities do make tougher laws animals might live longer and not as many animals will die per year due to neglect and abuse.
Ways to stop animal neglect. First if you see anybody abusing animals first you want to call the authorities and let them know what you’re seeing. If you do this you will be saving countless animal lives. By doing this you will become that hero that these animals need because they have been through a lot and need someone to save them from these terrible conditions. Be that hero they deserve!