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Many of these people don't know that what they are doing is cruel. For example, some may keep a dog in their yard with a doghouse that is on the ground and gets flooded with water when it rains, or they keep their dog on a short chain all of the time without realizing that the dog needs better shelter.
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 a problem, when in fact they aren't.
Other people are cruel because they don't pay attention. For example, someone might forget to give their cat water for a few days or leave their dog in a car on a hot day with the windows rolled up.
Some people hurt animals even though they think they're helping them by taking in more pets than they can handle. These people are called hoarders. The motivation comes from a good place, but unfortunately, the animals end up living in a place that's cramped, dirty and unhealthy.
Nearly all of these people can learn to understand that they are being cruel through education and increasing their awareness of the needs of their animal. Since most of the people who abuse animals make up this group, this means that most of the people who abuse animals can be helped with basic education.
Intentional
The next biggest group of animal abusers does it on purpose, but only for a short period of time. For example, a group of kids may decide to throw rocks at a nest of baby birds they happened to see, or they may hurt a stray cat in their neighborhood.
These people are usually young, and they hurt animals because they aren't thinking, or because they can't stand up to their friends and peer pressure.
The ones who are aren't really thinking might be mad at someone else and kick their pet out of frustration. Or they may think it's fun to watch an animal run away scared, without really thinking about how the animal feels.
The ones who are giving in to peer-pressure might be trying to show off to their friends. Or they may be with a group of friends who are all trying to impress each other, and so they go along with what everyone else is doing.
Intentionally hurting animals for any reason is serious. In most states, those caught doing this will face harsher punishment than those who hurt animals unintentionally. However, these people usually don't hurt animals more than a few times. They learn to think about how others feel, and they learn to stand up for themselves. This group can be helped through education and support, too.
Cruel Intention
This last group of people who hurt animals is the worst. These are people who intentionally hurt animals because they enjoy hurting others or because it makes them feel powerful.
A lot of these people want to have control over others. They will hurt an animal because they think this means they control the animal. Or they may hurt the animal to control another person. For example, a husband might hurt the family's pet to show his wife what he could do to her too. Someone else might make his dog kill other dogs because he thinks that makes him powerful.
Others simply enjoy pain and violence. Those who enjoy violence might also destroy inanimate objects as well as hurt animals and people.
All of the people in this last group suffer from serious, psychological problems that will probably not go away on their own. They often need the help of licensed professionals—like a psychologist. Without help, the psychological problems these people have can haunt them for their whole lives.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — An animal rights group is suing a Santa Cruz biotechnology company that has already been cited by federal regulators for a long list of animal welfare violations.
Stop Animal Exploitation Now filed the lawsuit Thursday against Santa Cruz Biotech, Inc., a biochemical research company that makes animal health care products.
The suit claims the firm illegally mistreated animals, including 10,000 goats and 5,000 rabbits, to reduce production costs in violation of California’s unfair business competition and animal cruelty laws.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s complaint against the firm listed animal welfare violations stemming back to 2007.
The group says USDA’s complaint failed to stop the cruelty, so it filed suit in an attempt to get a state judge to intervene.
Santa Cruz Biotech said it disagrees with the allegations and complies with animal welfare laws.
It's Animal Week on Fresh Air; during these last days of summer, we're featuring rebroadcasts of our best conversations about animals and how we live with them.
Although assaults on animals were only declared felonies in 2000, Melinda Merck has been investigating animal cruelty for nearly 20 years. After years of legal and veterinary practice, she is now the forensic vet of the ASPCA.
Her book Veterinary Forensics: Animal Cruelty Investigations is a guide for vets and police on analyzing and addressing cases of violence against animals. Although there's much to be done on the part of investigators and pet owners, Merck says that there is hope: "We have seen a huge shift in taking these cases seriously, especially with law enforcement."
Merck is also the co-author of Forensic Investigation of Animal Cruelty: A Guide for Veterinarians and Law Enforcement.
In November, a father and son were arrested for operating a dog fighting operation in Seffner. Seven dogs were saved. More than one hundred dead dogs were found buried on the property.
Then, last week, Hillsborough Sheriff's deputies broke up a cockfighting ring in Plant City. Eleven people were detained and several others jumped fences and escaped.
Now, Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan says something needs to be done.
"Some [cases] are so disturbing that I find myself turning away," said Hagan.
"As members of this board it is our responsibility to take appropriate action when it's uncovered here in our community."
Hagan's proposal is to hit the criminals hard by taking their property by using the state's contraband forfeiture statute.
That law allows the state to seize property that was used knowingly in a crime. It was designed to go after criminals like drug dealers.
Commissioner Victor Crist says he is concerned that attaching animal cruelty to the law might undo what he says was difficult to pass.
"What I am afraid of is this may be the nose of the camel that reopens the debate on that statute in Tallahassee and could be the death of it."
Commissioner Hagan then made a second motion to send a local delegation to Tallahassee to pursue a new statute for animal cruelty that would parallel the forfeiture law. Hagan also suggested that the law allow investigative departments, like animal services, to get the recovered assets to help with the cost of the case.
Both motions passed the board with a seven to zero vote.
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Many of these people don't know that what they are doing is cruel. For example, some may keep a dog in their yard with a doghouse that is on the ground and gets flooded with water when it rains, or they keep their dog on a short chain all of the time without realizing that the dog needs better shelter.
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 a problem, when in fact they aren't.
Other people are cruel because they don't pay attention. For example, someone might forget to give their cat water for a few days or leave their dog in a car on a hot day with the windows rolled up.
Some people hurt animals even though they think they're helping them by taking in more pets than they can handle. These people are called hoarders. The motivation comes from a good place, but unfortunately, the animals end up living in a place that's cramped, dirty and unhealthy.
Nearly all of these people can learn to understand that they are being cruel through education and increasing their awareness of the needs of their animal. Since most of the people who abuse animals make up this group, this means that most of the people who abuse animals can be helped with basic education.
Intentional
The next biggest group of animal abusers does it on purpose, but only for a short period of time. For example, a group of kids may decide to throw rocks at a nest of baby birds they happened to see, or they may hurt a stray cat in their neighborhood.
These people are usually young, and they hurt animals because they aren't thinking, or because they can't stand up to their friends and peer pressure.
The ones who are aren't really thinking might be mad at someone else and kick their pet out of frustration. Or they may think it's fun to watch an animal run away scared, without really thinking about how the animal feels.
The ones who are giving in to peer-pressure might be trying to show off to their friends. Or they may be with a group of friends who are all trying to impress each other, and so they go along with what everyone else is doing.
Intentionally hurting animals for any reason is serious. In most states, those caught doing this will face harsher punishment than those who hurt animals unintentionally. However, these people usually don't hurt animals more than a few times. They learn to think about how others feel, and they learn to stand up for themselves. This group can be helped through education and support, too.
Cruel Intention
This last group of people who hurt animals is the worst. These are people who intentionally hurt animals because they enjoy hurting others or because it makes them feel powerful.
A lot of these people want to have control over others. They will hurt an animal because they think this means they control the animal. Or they may hurt the animal to control another person. For example, a husband might hurt the family's pet to show his wife what he could do to her too. Someone else might make his dog kill other dogs because he thinks that makes him powerful.
Others simply enjoy pain and violence. Those who enjoy violence might also destroy inanimate objects as well as hurt animals and people.
All of the people in this last group suffer from serious, psychological problems that will probably not go away on their own. They often need the help of licensed professionals—like a psychologist. Without help, the psychological problems these people have can haunt them for their whole lives.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — An animal rights group is suing a Santa Cruz biotechnology company that has already been cited by federal regulators for a long list of animal welfare violations.
Stop Animal Exploitation Now filed the lawsuit Thursday against Santa Cruz Biotech, Inc., a biochemical research company that makes animal health care products.
The suit claims the firm illegally mistreated animals, including 10,000 goats and 5,000 rabbits, to reduce production costs in violation of California’s unfair business competition and animal cruelty laws.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s complaint against the firm listed animal welfare violations stemming back to 2007.
The group says USDA’s complaint failed to stop the cruelty, so it filed suit in an attempt to get a state judge to intervene.
Santa Cruz Biotech said it disagrees with the allegations and complies with animal welfare laws.
It's Animal Week on Fresh Air; during these last days of summer, we're featuring rebroadcasts of our best conversations about animals and how we live with them.
Although assaults on animals were only declared felonies in 2000, Melinda Merck has been investigating animal cruelty for nearly 20 years. After years of legal and veterinary practice, she is now the forensic vet of the ASPCA.
Her book Veterinary Forensics: Animal Cruelty Investigations is a guide for vets and police on analyzing and addressing cases of violence against animals. Although there's much to be done on the part of investigators and pet owners, Merck says that there is hope: "We have seen a huge shift in taking these cases seriously, especially with law enforcement."
Merck is also the co-author of Forensic Investigation of Animal Cruelty: A Guide for Veterinarians and Law Enforcement.
In November, a father and son were arrested for operating a dog fighting operation in Seffner. Seven dogs were saved. More than one hundred dead dogs were found buried on the property.
Then, last week, Hillsborough Sheriff's deputies broke up a cockfighting ring in Plant City. Eleven people were detained and several others jumped fences and escaped.
Now, Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan says something needs to be done.
"Some [cases] are so disturbing that I find myself turning away," said Hagan.
"As members of this board it is our responsibility to take appropriate action when it's uncovered here in our community."
Hagan's proposal is to hit the criminals hard by taking their property by using the state's contraband forfeiture statute.
That law allows the state to seize property that was used knowingly in a crime. It was designed to go after criminals like drug dealers.
Commissioner Victor Crist says he is concerned that attaching animal cruelty to the law might undo what he says was difficult to pass.
"What I am afraid of is this may be the nose of the camel that reopens the debate on that statute in Tallahassee and could be the death of it."
Commissioner Hagan then made a second motion to send a local delegation to Tallahassee to pursue a new statute for animal cruelty that would parallel the forfeiture law. Hagan also suggested that the law allow investigative departments, like animal services, to get the recovered assets to help with the cost of the case.
Both motions passed the board with a seven to zero vote.
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