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"Pet_abuse.com." //Animal Cruelty//. Web. 7 Dec 2009. .
 * 1) Animal Cruelty is usually split into 2 groups Active and Passive
 * 2) Active is Actually harming the animal
 * 3) Passive is actually neglecting the animal and not feeding or taking care of it
 * 4) Some people do what they call dog fighting in which they make to dogs fight other dogs or animals
 * 5) One type of Dog fighting is Trunking- When 2 dogs are thrown into the trunk and has to fight and the last one standing wins
 * 6) Another is Hot-Dog fighting- This is when the dogs fight pigs or hogs last one standing wins
 * 7) The last is Badger Baiting- Which is A dog fighting a badger
 * 8) Poisoning And Shooting are the most common animal abuse this is usually because they let there dogs out on the street
 * 9) Animal Testing is also a very common animal abuse
 * 10) Animal testing is the test for animals for shampoos
 * 11) Bestiality (Zoophilia) ia another type of abuse which would be sexual assault from a human to an animal.
 * 12) Crush videos are also a type of animal abuse, its when someone crushes or kills a small animal for other peoples entertainment.
 * 13) Hoarding is when someone has lots of animals living in their home in bad habitats.
 * 14) People are said to abuse animals because they want to control the animal, just to shock others for their own satisfaction, etc.
 * 15) In the 1970's the FBI started realizing that animal abuse was just as bad a child abuse.
 * 16) In some domestic violence cases women are afraid to leave the house most of the time, only because they are afraid the abuser will hurt the family pet.
 * 17) People who abuse animals for no reason are known as "Budding Psycopaths".
 * 18) Animal abuse normally leads to something worse such as child abuse, spouse abuse, and elder abuse.
 * 19) Sometimes Animal abusers move onto abusing a human because they think they are worth more attention.
 * 20) Doctors say that Animal abuse isnt for emotional release it is a warning.

Frank, Ascione. "www.vachss.com." //Battered Women's Reports of Their Partners'//. Web. .


 * 1) Thousands of women alone in Utah might experience partner abuse of their animals.
 * 2) Those types of abuse might be threats or harm or both.
 * 3) Women these days that admit to hurting or killing their animals, both described as accidental.
 * 4) Someone also reported that troubled women admit to directing their anger to their children or pets and the fact that some troubled peple may hold womens pets hostage.
 * 5) That may lead women to abandon their pets for other troubled people to abuse.
 * 6) Sometimes when the women leave their animals it is understandable because sometimes the shelters wont allow them to take their pets.
 * 7) It is proven that children who abuse animals have been neglected or sexually assualted.
 * 8) It is also said that 26% of children who were physically or sexually abused or negelcted start animal maltreatment.
 * 9) Some of this led to states to increasing the penalties for animal abuse.
 * 10) Most cases of children or women abusing animals is because of them being abused or assualted.

"Animal Cruelty." //Do something//. Web. 9 Dec 2009. .>.


 * 1) In circuses, wild animals are trained with the use of intimidation and physical abuse.
 * 2) Sometimes it may include being beaten, being poked in the face with sharp things or even burned, just to learn their routines.
 * 3) Animals are killed everyday just for their fur, for example 18 red foxes are killed just to make one fox fur coat. And 55 minks are killed to make one mink coat.
 * 4) Some people who like violence and pain might also hurt the animals for their own pleasure.
 * 5) Some kids hurt their animals because they think its cool.
 * 6) Some kids might be mad at someone and they dont realize it, but they take it out on the animal by kicking, punching or hurting it in some way.
 * 7) They sometimes get amused by watching the animal run away scared without thinking how the animal feels.
 * 8) Some people forget about their animals.
 * 9) They normally either forget to bathe it, feed it, or give it the attention it needs.
 * 10) A puppy mill is another place that includes alot of abuse.
 * 11) They are usually overcrowded and are in very bad conditions leaving the animals with no food, water, or care.
 * 12) When they try breeding the dogs, the dogs are usually in alot of pain.
 * 13) They get cramped up in small cages and are usually forced to breed until they can no longer breed any more.
 * 14) There are no states that have a law against puppy mills.
 * 15) Dogs that are sheltered indoors live in bad conditions as well.
 * 16) Normally they are surrounded with ammonia vapors and usually are surrounded by odors throughout badly aired buildings.
 * 17) Unknown puppy mills usually sell puppies when they are 6 weeks even though the law says they must be 8 weeks.
 * 18) The average amount of dogs in puppy mills would be 65-75 dogs housed in small cages.
 * 19) The puppies may gain health problems such as respitory problems or pneumonia and some have genetic diseases that show up when they get older.
 * 20) Most puppy mills arent regulated because they sell right to the public.
 * 21) Factory Farms have many farm animals being abused.
 * 22) They raise the animals and usually treat them with hormones and antibiotics to prevent disease and increase their growth and food output.
 * 23) The beaks are taken off of chickens, turkeys and ducks so they cant peck their feathers.
 * 24) Animals that are meant to be slaughtered and became too sick, are forced onto a slaughter truck with usually a bull dozer.
 * 25) Calves are usually put into two-foot-wide crates and chained inside them.
 * 26) Hens that lay the eggs are usually starved up to 14 hours.
 * 27) Hens that can no longer produce are slaughtered.
 * 28) When animals get tested they are usually trapped in small clear boxes.
 * 29) Bigger animals like cats and dogs are locked up in wired cages.
 * 30) Most of the time, an animal is used for the experiment once, but sometimes they use them on another experiment as well.