Helping You Understand Animal Cruelty
Animal cruelty happens all over the world on a daily basis. Animals are abused in a variety of situations, including animal experimentation, in the entertainment industry and from neglect. Those who love animals cannot comprehend why some people would do such a thing. This travesty is so broad that one explanation is not possible. However, two forms of cruelty do exist, and understanding these can help a person to understand and hopefully aid the four legged creatures that suffer.
Acts of omission or passive cruelty are forms of animal cruelty. This is not a form of physical cruelty, but rather it is a form of passive abuse and is perpetrated if the animal is left without water, food, shelter or adequate medical care. Most of these cruelty cases occur because the pet owners are poorly educated about how to properly care for their domestic animals. If left untreated and unnoticed, a pet can perish.
The opposite of passive cruelty is active cruelty to animals. This is when an individual deliberately and with intent causes physical harm to an animal. Those who display these acts of commission, as they may also be called, usually suffer from severe psychological issues. If a child displays this behavior at any time, then a parent should seek immediate help. These occurrences have been linked to sociopathic behavior and can become worse as the child reaches adult life. As well, this type of cruelty often happens in an abusive home. In a union between humans, often an abusive partner will abuse the family pet for revenge.
No matter what type of animal cruelty that one sees, the thing to remember is to help the animals by getting them out of the abusive situation. Animal cruelty cases, both passive and active, are horrendous crimes that people should try to do everything in their power to stop and control. One thing that individuals can do to help animals is to be active in stopping the violence and cruelty. Education and involvement is the key.
