Friday 18 January 2013

Ways To Prevent Animal Abuse

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April is Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month and Petside is supporting this cause by giving you five simple ways you can help prevent cruelty.

In just minutes, you can prevent animal cruelty and make a difference in your community.
1. Speak for Animals
Animals can't speak up when they are being abused, so when you see something, say something. If you witness an act of animal cruelty in your neighborhood, contact the authorities immediately. Report the incident to your local police department, animal control or humane society. Animal cruelty, neglect and abuse are illegal in every state in the nation under the Animal Welfare Act.
2. Teach Children to Respect Animals
Help stop animal abuse by being a role model to your children and showing them how to properly take care of and handle animals. To reach even more kids, talk to your children's school or neighborhood community center and see if you can arrange an assembly on responsible pet ownership. Respecting animals needs to start young because acts of violence towards pets can sometimes be an indicator of violence towards people later in life.
3. Vote!
Put politicians in office who support animal protection legislation. Check out candidates' websites or call their headquarters and find out how they plan to help stop animal abuse in your area. You can also write to your current representatives and ask them to support laws that increase punishment for animal abusers or increase the number animal control officers.
4. Say NO to Puppy Mills
Puppy mills are a horrible reality of the pet industry. Help stop animal abuse by refusing to buy pets or supplies from any store or website that sell animals. While you may think buying a puppy mill pet is saving an animal, it is only encouraging these mills to stay in business by keeping up the demand for their product. Only adopt from shelters or buy from reputable breeders and tell your friends to do the same.
5. Volunteer or Donate
Prevent animal cruelty by volunteering your time and talents to a worthy cause. Even a few hours a week holding and petting animals at a shelter increases their chance of being adopted by making them more people friendly. If you are a writer, offer to help write the newsletter or lend your design skills to their website and advertisements. If you don't have the time to volunteer, you can still make a difference by donating to an animal rights organization in your community.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 Enfo.
Ways To Prevent Animal Abuse
Ways To Prevent Animal Abuse
Ways To Prevent Animal Abuse
Ways To Prevent Animal Abuse
Ways To Prevent Animal Abuse
Ways To Prevent Animal Abuse
Ways To Prevent Animal Abuse
Ways To Prevent Animal Abuse
Ways To Prevent Animal Abuse
Ways To Prevent Animal Abuse
Ways To Prevent Animal Abuse

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