Animal cruelty is without question one of the sickest and most despicable crimes in the world, and also the most preventable. People engage in animal abuse in every city around the world, for many different reasons – NONE of them acceptable. Animal abusers come in all walks of life, from all professions, and all classes. Many times animal abuse is not as easily evident as it is with pet owners who viciously beat their pets. The most common pets in any household are cats and dogs, and the statistics are nothing short of alarming. it had been reported that over 7,600 greyhound puppies and 11, 400 adult greyhounds were killed. Reason? They were not fast enough for the insane dog races enjoyed by humans. animal statistics show 15 million warm-blooded animals worldwide, are tortured daily in laboratories. These animals are used for research purposes and kept in the most inhumane conditions. They are left to die and suffer, while their researchers are busy finding a cure to free mankind of its troubles. Over 25 - 100 million vertebrate animals of which a few are the closest relatives to man were reported to be used for animal testing Chimpanzees, monkeys, beagles, dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, birds, farm animals, etc., were used for animal experimentation. The invertebrate number is still high as over 100 million of them are estimated to have been used for lab testing. Can't the only species on earth with cerebral power find a few other alternatives to ban animal testing? The fur coat women are so fond of and are ready to pay through their noses for the real ones. But, give it a thought before you indulge in such barbaric luxuries. According to statistics, over 18 foxes are killed to make a single fur coat. Over 55 minks are sacrificed to provide the soft fur for your mink coat. over 350, 000 baby seals were killed by clubbing during the annual Canadian commercial seal hunt.Over 2 million dogs and cats are killed for their fur to produce fake fur coats. These animals suffer from unspeakable horrors before they are finally relieved by death. There have been many video documented evidence that shows the gruesome torture of these poor creatures at the hands of man. Wildlife smuggling/trading Shooting Torturing Mutilation Burning Starvation Poisoning Kicking Running over with vehicle Animal fighting Beating Throwing Neglect Emaciation Stabbing Dragging/hanging Animal sexual abuse We live in civilized societies where every one of us is aware of basic human rights. All of us are well aware of the live and let live philosophy. We have no right to torture the weaker creatures who inhabit the planet earth. Even animals feel pain and are injured by the torture meted out to them. They do not need your sympathies. They need you to act and stop this abuse. this is only a few examples of animal abuse there is so much more it needs to stop. humans have no right to torture a animal they have feelings and feel pain the same as us, PLEASE HELP END THIS AS ITS SO CRUEL AND SICK.