Everywhere around the world animal cruelty is happening. There are many types of animal cruelty. The main type of cruelty is starving, neglect, shooting, fighting, beating, throwing, stabbing, burning, and much more. This cruelty toward animals needs to stop. These animals don’t have a voice so we need to be there voice.

 Also animals of all sorts get abused. There has been 64.5 percent of dog abuse that is 1212 dogs getting abused, 18 percent of cats abused which adds up to about 337 cats being abused , for the other animals it is 25 percent that is 470 other animals getting abused.

            Most people who abuse animals don't do it on purpose. They hurt animals because they don't think about or realize what they are doing. Many of these people don't know that what they are doing is cruel. For example, some people don't realize what kinds of shelter different animals need. Some people will try to keep their pet under control by using cruel types of discipline. They may think that punishment and intimidation are the best ways to solve problems.

There are also those groups of people that enjoy hurting things, because it makes them feel powerful. Many of these people would hurt other people if they could get away with it. These people suffer from serious, psychological problems that will probably not go away on their own. They usually want to have control over others, but they cannot so they bring it out on harmless animals that probably do not know how to defend themselves.

            There are also the animal abusers that do not mean to do it on purpose. They sometimes do it to see the animal’s reaction. They also abuse the animals to bring their anger out on the animals, because they are probably not thinking straight about what they are doing. Most of the people that do this type of animal’s abuse are children, because they usually are not thinking of how the animal might feel about it.

            If you witness someone abusing a dog or cat, whether they are physically abusing the animal or neglecting the animal in some way, report it to local animal control center. You can also teach children how to treat animals. Be a role model and show kindness and respect to animals and the children in your life will do the same. If you see animal abuse if you could stop it for yourself or film it to have evidence that the certain animal is being abused. Never be witness and not stand up. Speak up for those animals because they can’t speak up for themselves.