Persuasive Speech On Animal Abuse

Every sixty seconds, another animal is abused (ASPCA). That is a lot of animals, considering that statistic is global. By definition, animal cruelty is : “... when someone hurts an animal or does not care for an animal responsibly, like not giving a dog or cat food and water. It is against the law to be cruel to or harm animals, even your own pets. It’s also called animal abuse, or neglect (PAWS).” Most everyone is fully aware that animal cruelty is illegal and punishable by jail time and/or fines. However, there have been many cases where animal abuse had gone unnoticed and unpunished. Maybe this is due to the fact that animal abuse takes many forms, and sometimes it’s hard to tell if it’s really illegal or not. Illegal or not, it’s definitely

There are a lot of cute animals there, ranging from puppies to kittens, and hamsters to mice. While the cuteness can be overwhelming, so is the reality behind it. The precious puppies in most chain pet stores come from puppy mills. Puppy mills are exactly what they sound like- an overcrowded place where puppies are getting bred with the finance in sight, rather than the well being of the animal. Puppy mills usually house dogs in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions without adequate veterinary care, food, water or socialization. In order to maximize profits, female dogs are bred at every opportunity with little-to-no recovery time between litters (ASPCA). Once the females can no longer reproduce, they’re killed. Most of the dogs have never seen the outside world. They grow up contained in cages with wire floors that are stacked on top of each other, and often result into major paw injuries. Due to the puppies being caged, they often suffer from psychological disorders as well. They’re social animals, and because they spend their lives caged, a lot of them never develop social skills and can become aggressive or fearful. There have been dozens of videos of dogs from puppy mills getting the chance to see the outside world for the first time, and the sight is heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. There’s also very little regard for the health of the puppies. Since the “breeders” pay little attention to the puppies, it’s easy for one to get sick and spread the disease quickly. This makes the puppies more prone to things like epilepsy, deafness, heart disease, blood disorders, and eye problems (ASPCA). Many ethical theories would disagree with the treatment of these innocent puppies, including Buddhism. The Buddhists believe in kindness and love towards all, especially animals. Buddhists ty to do no harm to animals and the doctrine of karma teaches that any wrong behaviour will have