animal abuse虐待动物

•Today my topic is animal abuse. I divided my presentation into three parts.

•The reason why I choose this topic is in my opinion, Animals are the most innocent and loving creatures on the planet.

Unless provoked, they will never intentionally harm humans, for fun or any other reasons, like humans harm these creatures, as and when they feel like.

In today's world where animals are slaughtered['slɔtɚ] and tortured for selfishness and gains. The cruelty inflicted on these creatures has reached new heights. There are many different types of animal cruelty which people need to know about.

•There are basically two types of animal cruelty and which can be categorized as active and passive. In the active form of cruelty, animals are intentionally tortured, while in the passive form, unintentional cruelty results from neglect of animals.

However, classification of types of animal cruelty can be done in many different ways.

•First is active abuse of animals. Active form of abuse involves direct cruelty to animals. It is when an individual purposely tries to cause harm to an animal, like torturing or beating it.

The other is passive abuse includes lack of care or negligence

towards pets. This happens as a result of inaction. Generally, it has been observed that such a situation arises when the pet owner is not aware of or does not bother to take proper care of the pet's needs for food, shelter, medical attention etc.

•The practice of animal cruelty is not just limited to above mentioned acts. As stated earlier, passive cruelty also is a type of animal abuse. A general neglect of pet animals can be dangerous for their health and in worst cases be life-threatening. Giving food to the pet animals in a timely manner is necessary; many different health problems in animals can crop if proper care is not taken. Health problems which result from ignorance include dehydration, starvation, etc. One of the examples of unintentional or passive form of animal cruelty is that of leaving animals locked in a car (by mistake). By the time the pet owner returns and opens door of the car, the animal has suffered a lot due to the heat that builds up in the enclosed environment. Circus animals too, face a similar kind of neglect and abuse. Transportation in small cages takes a toll on their body and also has psychological implications.

•Studies on the reasons behind animal cruelty have exposed a number of motives on the part of abusers. These include giving

pain and suffering to animals for some specific benefit or hurting animals for pleasure, apathy towards the suffering of animals, etc.

•Most people relate to animals as their source of food. While meat eating cannot exactly be classified as animal abuse, people associated with the trading of animals for human consumption, treat animals most cruelly. Animals in the rearing farms live in very poor conditions. It is the most common form of cruelty observed in day-to-day life. There are many ways in which animals are tortured to death in slaughterhouse.

•They are not fed properly or reared in unhygienic[,haɪdʒɪ'ɛnɪk] conditions, or taken care of medically, i.e. vaccinated, treated for diseases or injuries, etc. Traders are least bothered, as they are more concerned with their profits.

•Poaching and fishing

•Although hunting animals is illegal, there are ways to flout [flaʊt]藐视；愚弄the law, as poachers know. Leopards['lɛpɚd]豹, cheetahs['tʃitə]猎豹, crocodiles['krɑkə'daɪl]鳄鱼, snakes, cattle and alligators['ælɪɡetɚ]短吻鳄for their skin；

minks[mɪŋk]貂, foxes, beavers['bivɚ]海狸, jackals ['dʒækl]豺, rabbits, skunks[skʌŋk]臭鼬, possums