Animal cruelty and it types

                                             Animal cruelty

                    Animal Cruelty is simply the act of harming an animal. There are

two classifications of animal cruelty;

        1.passive 

        2.active

Passive cruelty

Passive cruelty isn’t really an act, it's more about not acting. This includes animal neglect such as…

• Starvation
• Dehydration
• Parasite infestations
• Allowing a collar to grow into an animal’s skin
• Inadequate shelter in extreme weather conditions
• Failure to seek veterinary care

Active cruelty

Active cruelty involves malicious intent. The person actually means to harm to animal sometimes referred to as NAI (Non-Accidental Injury).

NAI includes,

• kicking,
• Punching,
• Throwing (e.g. against walls, downstairs, out of windows),
• Beating with an instrument,
• Stabbing,
• Burning,
• Drowning,
• Asphyxiation.
• Fracture
• Use of domestic equipment, such as microwave ovens, tumble driers and washing machines, into which the animal is placed.
• Administration of drugs (e.g. narcotics or alcohols) and poisons (e.g. the slug bait, metaldehyde)
• Sexual abuse: (Sexual abuse encompasses the use of an animal for sexual gratification)

Signs of Animal Abuse

• Tick or flea infestations. Such a condition, if left untreated by a veterinarian, can lead to an animal's death.
• Wounds on the body.
• Patches of missing hair.
• Extremely thin, starving animals.
• Limping.
• An owner striking or otherwise physically abusing an animal.
• Dogs who are repeatedly left alone without food and water, often chained up in a yard.
• Dogs who have been hit by cars-or are showing any of the signs listed above-and have not been taken to a veterinarian.
• Dogs who are kept outside without shelter in extreme weather conditions.
• Animals who cower/shy away in fear or act aggressively when approached by their owners.

Forms of cruelty

There are many different types of animal cruelty.

• Animals for Entertainment
• Animal Experiments
• Factory Farming
• Fur Farms
• Hunting

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