ANIMAL CRUELTY: THE VOICELESS SHOULD BE HEARD

 

Battling

 Animal

Cruelty and

 Neglect

 

As one, we can break

needless cruelty to

 animals.

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          Animal cruelty contains intended malicious acts of damage and less distinct circumstances where necessary needs of an animal are being neglected. Another term of this act is animal abuse which involves unjustified inflicting harm, injuring, killing an animal. It can be intentional such as kicking, stabbing, burning, shooting or beating and can involve neglect by depriving an animal with water, food, shelter and inevitable medical treatment. Violence against animals has been associated to an elevated probability of criminal violence and domestic abuse.

Facts and Stats

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R.A. 8485

THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT OF 1998

"An act that promote animal welfare in the Philippines. The law declares torturing, neglecting, to provide adequate care, sustenance or shelter, or maltreating any animal to be an offense."

71-83%

OF ABUSE CASES

"And affect animals. Annually the cases are getting higher reported by Philippine Animal Welfare Society."

HOW TO IDENTIFY CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

Cruelty to animals can take many distinct kinds and forms. These are classified from pain affected by the way a pet is detained to acts of violence like kicking and hitting.

Campaign for Animal Welfare

We aim to prompt behavioural and social change regarding animal welfare related issues. But we cannot achieve this alone...

What are we campaigning for?

We are campaigning to:

• Enhance the welfare of all kinds of animals as possible, at entire stage of their lives.
• Heighten the awareness for the walfare needs of all animals in the world.
• Guarantee animals are protected from human activity and in inessential suffering.
• Value the life of all animals as they consider as friends to humans.

HOW TO HELP:

The only way to help animals being abused is to:

• Be proactive, if you know an animal being kept in cruel and disgusting conditions or a suspect of being abused, it's your time to take an action.
• Help out by educating your family, friends and neighbors about the issue of animal abuse.
• if it safe to do, you can take an action by taking videos or photos of the event and report the abuse to the different animal protection groups.
• Use Social Media as a medium to influence and educate everyone by posting articles, facts, information of data an out what is really happening to the animals facing violence done by humans. 

" Caring for animals is a noble calling, and when done well, can result in the undying gratitude of pets, as well as the humans they own"

-Scott Roebem

SOURCES:

NEWS 5 CLEVELAND (2017). Akron couple charged with animal cruelty after dogs found to be "malnourished and neglected. https://images.app.goo.gl/uHXNdLTv4e7bRv646

FOUR PAWS (2019). How to identify Cruelty to Animals. https://images.app.goo.gl/Gh4XRTSMahqHrtRCA

IStoc (2008). Bewildered Cat Stock Photo. https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.istockphoto.com%2Fphotos%2Fbewildered-cat-picture-id116492786%3Fk%3D20%26m%3D116492786%26s%3D612x612%26w%3D0%26h%3Dt1Ha1zhI_R_6ElAKORiEId1o6AdaZrMhTNWsqZ6tp6U%3D&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.istockphoto.com%2Fphotos%2Fcat-cage&tbnid=u-3rIDTba5AOhM&vet=1&docid=zuHjRCq5mVCfTM&w=612&h=408&itg=1&hl=en&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim

FAOLEX (2021). Republic Act. No. 8485.https://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC019221/

PetScene (2020). Scott Roebem. https://images.app.goo.gl/oZoeMoDJ4JehFcqB9