11 Facts About Animal 11 Facts About Animal CrueltyCruelty

By: Danielle

And Idelisse

1. In many circuses, animals are trained through 1. In many circuses, animals are trained through the use of intimidation and physical abuse. the use of intimidation and physical abuse.

Former circus employees have reported seeing Former circus employees have reported seeing animals beaten, whipped, poked with sharp animals beaten, whipped, poked with sharp

objects and even burned to force them to learn objects and even burned to force them to learn

their routinestheir routines!!

2. Elephants who perform in circuses are often 2. Elephants who perform in circuses are often kept in chains for as long as 23 hours a day kept in chains for as long as 23 hours a day

from the time they are babiesfrom the time they are babies

3. 3.

3. More than 15 million warm-blooded animals3. More than 15 million warm-blooded animals are used in research every year.are used in research every year.

4. Scientists estimate that 4. Scientists estimate that 100 species go extinct every day! 100 species go extinct every day!

That's about one That's about one species every 15 minutes.species every 15 minutes.

5. If you live in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, 5. If you live in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Rhode Island, Illinois, Virginia, Oregon, New Rhode Island, Illinois, Virginia, Oregon, New York, New Jersey and Vermont you have the York, New Jersey and Vermont you have the

legal right to refuse to participate in legal right to refuse to participate in dissection in class! In Louisiana, there is a dissection in class! In Louisiana, there is a

State resolution and in Massachusetts, State resolution and in Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland and New Mexico, there are Maine, Maryland and New Mexico, there are

Departments of Education resolutions in Departments of Education resolutions in place that allow you to refuse to dissect, place that allow you to refuse to dissect,

although it hasn’t yet become a law.although it hasn’t yet become a law.

6. Dog fighting and 6. Dog fighting and cock-fighting are cock-fighting are

illegal in all 50 states.illegal in all 50 states.

7. It is estimated that on average it takes 1,000 dogs 7. It is estimated that on average it takes 1,000 dogs is to maintain a mid-sized racetrack is to maintain a mid-sized racetrack

operation. New greyhounds are continually operation. New greyhounds are continually entering the system to replace greyhounds entering the system to replace greyhounds that grade-off due to injury, age or poor that grade-off due to injury, age or poor

performance. There are currently over 30 performance. There are currently over 30

tracks operating in the United States.tracks operating in the United States.

8. Tens of thousands of wild and 8. Tens of thousands of wild and domesticated horses from the domesticated horses from the

United States are cruelly slaughtered United States are cruelly slaughtered every year to be every year to be

used for horsemeat used for horsemeat in Europe and Asia. in Europe and Asia. Since the last horse Since the last horse

slaughter plants slaughter plants in the U.S. were closed in 2007, in the U.S. were closed in 2007,

thousands of horses thousands of horses have been have been shipped shipped

to Canada and to Canada and Mexico for slaughter.Mexico for slaughter.

9. Many studies have found a link between cruelty 9. Many studies have found a link between cruelty to animals and other forms of interpersonal to animals and other forms of interpersonal

violence.violence.

10. Neglect and 10. Neglect and abandonment are abandonment are the most common the most common

forms of companion forms of companion animal abuse inanimal abuse in

the United States. the United States.

11. A fur coat is pretty cool—for an animal to wear. 11. A fur coat is pretty cool—for an animal to wear. Eighteen red foxes are killed to make one foxEighteen red foxes are killed to make one fox

fur coat, 55 minks to make a mink coat.fur coat, 55 minks to make a mink coat.

Anyone with a heart knows its wrong to Anyone with a heart knows its wrong to clothesline a baby animal body slam it to clothesline a baby animal body slam it to

the ground, tie its legs so it cant move and the ground, tie its legs so it cant move and drag it by its neck. This is what happens drag it by its neck. This is what happens

to cows and bulls. But if this happened to to cows and bulls. But if this happened to a puppy or kitten the person who did it a puppy or kitten the person who did it

would be charged of crime and go to jail. would be charged of crime and go to jail. Help all animals……rescue them from Help all animals……rescue them from

this pain.this pain.