Problem+Research

"Protecting our pets." //State Legislatures// 32.6 (2006): 13. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. Document URL []
 * Maine has made a law against animal abuse
 * It helps women that don't want to leave their helpless animals behind
 * The judges can put fines up on the fines for those who don't obey the ruling against animal abuse
 * Vermont is looking to do the same
 * Some states have people tell law enforcement that there is animal abuse

Falcone, Carissa. "Puppy Mills." //Skipping Stones// May-Aug. 2011: 8. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. Document URL []
 * Dogs are locked up in cages
 * Some dogs that grew up on a mill have behavior problems
 * Mills aren't illegal
 * A lot die from the mills
 * This form is the only legal that abuses animals

Friedman, Mark. "Kay Simpson: the advocate for the animals." //Arkansas Business// 29 Mar. 2010: 24+. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. Document URL []
 * Kay Simpson has been fighting for animal protection
 * 2009 she got a law pass that abusing a dog, cat, and horse was a felony
 * She has gone around the country to fight for animal abuse and they have never lost a case so far.
 * Thought the laws weren't strong enough against people that did abuse their animals
 * Abusers can receive a year in jail and $1,000 dollar fine
 * After being passed in Arkansas, which was the 46th state to, that the be in jail for six years and pay $10,000 fine

Mirza, Faryal. "Helping animals speak up: Switzerland was the first country to give constitutional rights to animals, and so it seems fitting that it is home to the world's one and only animal lawyer. Swiss News caught up with Antoine Goetschel in Zurich." //Swiss News// Sept. 2008: 16+. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. Document URL []
 * Switzerland takes animal rights very serious and has been around since 1992
 * About 74% of the cases are deal with cats and dogs
 * Same cases and same abuse as in Europe and North America
 * Switzerland is the leading in animal abuse due to farmers
 * Animal protection, one couldn't be better than the others

"Animal Cruelty." // Gale Student Resources in Context //. Detroit: Gale, 2010. // Student Resources in Context //. Web. 29 Oct. 2011.Document URL []


 * One type of cruelty is active: meant to hurt or kill the animal and can be charged on the criminal laws meaning jail or fines
 * 1) Torture, beating, shooting or not giving clean water or fresh air
 * Neglect is another type where they don't protect the animal at all
 * 1) Can't provide food, water, shelter, giving them a place from the elements, hoarding, or abandoning them
 * Animals also suffer from product testing
 * A lot of people believe that animals should have rights and protections like humans
 * Abusing a house hold pet or animal could lead to hurting a human

Finkelstein, Susan I. "Abuse of Animals Can Signal Violence in Families." // Family Violence //. Ed. J.D. Lloyd. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Current Controversies. // Opposing Viewpoints In Context //. Web. 29 Oct. 2011.Document URL []


 * Birds were used in coal mines and if they died then everyone was evacuated
 * offenders today had engaged in animal abuse when they were littler
 * David Berkowitz had shot a lab which lead him to his murders
 * Jeffrey Dahmer had killed neighborhood pets and put their heads on sticks
 * Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had killed 14 classmates and a teacher and told their friends that they hurt animals too
 * animal abuse could also lead to family abuse
 * Animal abise is found first than child abuse since it is in plain view
 * Officers are getting trained to tell if the situation is life threatening by if the abuser has threats about suicide, has a gun, or killed/ hurt a pet

"Resident angered about animal cruelty, neglect." // Terrace Standard // [Terrace, British Columbia] 21 Sept. 2011: 1. // Infotrac Newsstand //. Web. 30 Oct. 2011.Document URL []


 * Susan Turnbull has helped animals badly hurt
 * She used to have just 2 dogs but now has 4 dogs and 12 cats, and has helped over 20 cats and nine dogs that were hurt
 * She found cats in a dumpster and a dog with a sweater over the winter
 * Helped a puppy that had an eye infection and was by itself
 * People think an animal can just defend for itself when they get abandoned

"Why do people abuse animals? ."//ASPCA kids//. ASPCA, n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2011. .


 * Some people abuse animals not on purpose
 * They do that because they want to teach them a lesson, or they forget to give them water, or they re hoarding
 * Or some people do it on purpose though it isn't for a long time
 * usually they are young, they do it because they can't stand up to peer pressure or friends, Or maybe they are mad at someone or even think it's funny when the animal runs away scared
 * Lastly because they hurt them on purpose to make them feel powerful or they like to hurt things

"Facts About Animal Abuse & Domestic Violence." //American Humane Association | Home//. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. .


 * 71% of pet-owning women entering women’s shelters reported that their batterer had injured, maimed, killed or threatened family pets for revenge or to psychologically control victims;
 * 32% reported their children had hurt or killed animals.
 * 68% of battered women reported violence towards their animals.
 * 87% of these incidents occurred in the presence of the women,
 * 75% in the presence of the children, to psychologically control and coerce them.
 * 13% of intentional animal abuse cases involve domestic violence.
 * Between 25% and 40% of battered women are unable to escape abusive situations because they worry about what will happen to their pets or livestock should they leave.
 * Pets may suffer unexplained injuries, health problems, permanent disabilities at the hands of abusers, or disappear from home.
 * Abusers kill, harm, or threaten children’s pets to coerce them into sexual abuse or to force them to remain silent about abuse. Disturbed children kill or harm animals to emulate their parents’ conduct, to prevent the abuser from killing the pet, or to take out their aggressions on another victim.
 * In one study, 70% of animal abusers also had records for other crimes. Domestic violence victims whose animals were abused saw the animal cruelty as one more violent episode in a long history of indiscriminate violence aimed at them and their vulnerability.
 * Investigation of animal abuse is often the first point of social services intervention for a family in trouble.
 * For many battered women, pets are sources of comfort providing strong emotional support: 98% of Americans consider pets to be companions or members of the family.
 * Animal cruelty problems are people problems. When animals are abused, people are at risk.