Animal Cruelty

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This video contains very graphic content.

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Every minute in the US… 19,000 animals are slaughtered for food.

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Every year… 30 million minks, foxes, etc. are killed and quite often skinned alive

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In the 2006 Canadian Seal Hunt… 350,000 baby seals were killed mostly by clubbing 98% were less than 3 months old 42% were skinned while alive and conscious

Some types of animal cruelty… : 

Some types of animal cruelty…

Blood sports : 

Blood sports

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Animals, usually chickens or dogs, are bred for aggressiveness & given steroids then forced to fight each other until death or a winner is declared. Almost always it is to make money off betting.

Fur trade : 

Fur trade

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A worldwide issue, where people buy certain animals and skin them to sell their fur, often skinning them alive.

Exotic animal trade : 

Exotic animal trade

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The illegal buying and selling of exotic animals often including stuffing them into small spaces to smuggle them across borders. Many die from suffocation and disease. They are sold at high prices as novelties and pets.

Puppy mills : 

Puppy mills

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A large scale commercial dog breeding operation, where breeders have no regard for the health and safety of the puppies, but only the money that can come out of them.

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Their only hope of escaping a lifetime of forced breeding is to die from abuse first.

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Due to neglect, this dogs ears are infested with ticks

Animal testing : 

Animal testing

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Testing the effects of products on animals to avoid any harm to humans 92% of trials that pass animal testing fail on humans

Companies that test on animals : 

Companies that test on animals

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Johnson & Johnson i.e. Aveeno, Neutrogena, Clean & Clear S.C. Johnson i.e. Drano, Fantastik, Pledge Proctor & Gamble i.e. Always, Febreze, Iams, Pantene, Vicks Church & Dwight i.e. Arm & Hammer, Nair, OxiClean

Cruelty-free companies : 

Cruelty-free companies

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Clinique M.A.C. Almay Burt’s Bees Aveda C.O. Bigelow Ocean Potion Nordstrom

For a complete list of both go to CaringConsumer.com : 

For a complete list of both go to CaringConsumer.com

Factory farming : 

Factory farming

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Livestock housed in maximum concentration with minimum space and living conditions and given steroids and hormones to maximize profit off them until they die.

A few terms as defined by ASPCA pertaining to factory farming… : 

A few terms as defined by ASPCA pertaining to factory farming…

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Debeaking: Cutting through bone, cartilage and soft tissue with a blade to remove the top half and the bottom third of a beak

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Battery Cage: A wire cage, at most sixteen inches wide, housing four or five hens. These cages are lined up in rows and stacked several levels high

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Forced Molting: Hens are starved up to 14 days, exposed to changing light patterns and given no water in order to shock their bodies into molting.

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Animal abuse is all over the world

SpainMistreatment of Galgos : 

SpainMistreatment of Galgos For centuries, Spaniards have heavily abused and mass bred "Galgos", a dog similiar to a greyhound, in puppy mills. They are exploited for their hunting and racing skills.

Puerto Rico Cockfighting : 

Puerto Rico Cockfighting The birds are bred for maximum aggressiveness and often given steroids. Sharp objects are attached to them as weapons and most often one or both birds die. Cockfighting is completely legal in Puerto Rico.

ChinaFur Trade : 

ChinaFur Trade China is the world's largest exporter of fur. 85% of fur comes from fur farms. China has almost no animal cruelty laws and these practices go on today unpunished.

Phillippines Dog Meat Trade : 

Phillippines Dog Meat Trade Hundreds of dogs at a time have their mouths tightly tied shut with plastic string and are packed into wooden crates and loaded onto trucks. Many die in the process of transporting them. They are then slaughtered and sold for their meat.

How you can help : 

How you can help

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Be a responsible consumer Help raise awareness Adopt from animals shelters instead of pet stores when possible Make donations to PETA or ASPCA Visit PETA.com or ASPCA.com and explore the the ‘Action Centers’ for more upportunities

Timeline : 

Timeline 1822 - In UK-First animal cruelty law passed prohibiting cruelty specifically to cattle, horses and sheep 1866, Henry Bergh founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( ASPCA). 1892 - Animal Cruelty laws passed in Canada 1980 – PETA is founded

Sources : 

Sources Pictures Vegan Outreach. (2006, June 4). Why Vegan? . Retrieved April 27, 2010, from http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/animals.html           DS. (2007, January 9). Do Something . Retrieved April 28, 2010, from http://www.dosomething.org/           Neatorama. (2007, February 6). Abuse Gallery. Retrieved April 29, 2010, from http://neatorama.cachefly.net           U.S. animal protection . (2009, February 3). Blood Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2010, from http://www.usanimalprotection.org/ Curaco Society For the Protection of Animals. Dieren Bescherming. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 May 2010. All Creatures. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. <http://www.all-creatures.org/>. Statistics Ernst, Stephanie. "Animal Use and Abuse Statistics: The Shocking Numbers." Change.org. N.p., 5 Oct. 2008. Web. 2 May 2010. Video Puppy Mills. Narr. Susan Allen. National Geographic, 2009. Web. 2 May 2010.