Topic Name: Animal Cruelty

Name: Raisa Rahman

ID No: 1310625630

Course Name: ENG 105.13

Date: 14th August, 2015

Instructor Name: Ms. Michelle Draper (McD)

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Acknowledgement

The most pleasant part of submitting the report is to get the opportunity. I

would like to thank those who have contributed to it a lot. Unfortunately, the

list of expression of thanks- no matter how extensive is always incomplete

and inadequate. These acknowledgements are no exception. First of all I

would thank almighty Allah for bestowing us the patience and courage to

finish this huge task within deadline.

In addition, I would also like to thank those people who have provided me

their precious time regarding my project, especially those people who were

kind enough to fill up my surveys. At last, I sincerely acknowledge my debt

to Ms. Michelle Draper, my honorable faculty, for her valuable counseling

towards the improvement of the project. Without her encouragement, this

would have never been possible.

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Abstract

The paper represents an argumentative analysis of the topic ‘Animal cruelty’. Animal

cruelty is a nationwide problem rapidly growing in today’s society. Animals are being

beaten and starved and many of them are dieing every year because of the cruel owners.

In this study process, fourty people were surveyed and were asked several questions

on this issue. The research also includes alternative methods and the disadvantages of

animal cruelty. The main focus is on the reviews that were gathered through a survey of

people from different demographics. Detailed analysis of the survey is also provided. As

a result one can realize that animal cruelty is a deleterious and inhuman practice and it

has to be stopped. A few limitations of this study are discussed and recommendations of

further study are also included.

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Table of Contents

Content Page Number

Introduction 1

Background 2

Areas of Research 4

Hypothesis 8

Methodology 8

Primary Data Presentation & Analysis 9

Secondary Data Presentation & Analysis 21

Limitations 24

Conclusion 25

References 26
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Introduction

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals

are treated” these are the words of the great leader Mahatma Gandhi. Animal cruelty is an

inhumane and also a heinous act. Now a days thousands of animals of the world are

becoming the victim of animal cruelty. Animal cruelty also known as animal abuse or

negligence towards animals which can take different forms. It includes harm upon

animals for the purpose of self defense or failure to provide the welfare of an animal

under one’s control. It also include causing animals psychological harms like hurting,

tormenting or torturing. Many of the animal welfare acts who has provide distinct

examples of animal cruelty, which may contain:

- distressing or heating an animal

-imprisoning or transporting an animal in a way which is not appropriate for its

welfare

-killing an animal in a brutal way

-do not accommodate proper or adequate food or water for an animal

-failing to contribute suitable treatment for disease or injury and

-failing to provide proper living conditions.

Animal cruelty is a crucial problem which is occurring all around the world from circuses

to science lab, horse racing and even on the movies. Animals are suffering from intense

distress every day in laboratories and also in the circuses. They are also abused in

bullfighting, puppy mills and in horse riding. It is heart breaking thing because cruelty

towards animals are beyond humanity and they are also creations of God. Thousands of
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animals are dieing each year because of this heinous and disgustful crime. Puppy mills

are the large-scale of commercial kind of dog upbringing activities which put most of the

priority on their profit and gaining benefits rather than the health of the puppies. On the

other hand dog fighting has also become a dangerous sign of animal cruelty. Many of the
dogs of the world are becoming the victim of cruelty because of this dog fighting. Mice,
rats, dogs, cats, rabbits, monkeys, birds and other types of animals are also becoming the
victim in laboratory experiments all over the world only for producing chemical, drug,
food, and cosmetics and also for animal testing. However, Animal cruelty is beyond
humanities and is also an inhumane act. Most of the animals are becoming the victim of
cruelty because ignorance, negligence, animal testing, overbreeding, entertainment which
have to be stopped.

Background

In Bangladesh people are not also aware of the fact of animal cruelty. In this country,

animals are also becoming the victim of cruelty because of ignorance, negligence,

physical harm and lack of generosity like others country of the world. Some time,

people of this country who abused animals do not do it on intentionally. They tortured

or abused animals because lack of proper knowledge or because of they don't think or

realize what are they doing. On the other hand people of this country harm animals

because of expressing anger through an animal. At the time of own aggressiveness some

people feel that abusing animals will be the sign of strength and toughness. The shocking

thing is that most of the animals of our country becoming the victim because of

amusement or for making fun. There is a sick nature of people is that they feel happy by

torturing the innocent animals. However in Bangladesh the main reason behind animal
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cruelty is that people do not have enough knowledge about this issue and they also don’t

have any idea how serious and dangerous crime it is. They simply don’t have any idea

that the things they are doing maybe cruel or immoral. They might hold a pet dog on a

short chain but they do not realize that the dog also needs time and space to move more

freely. Or sometime young kids torture animals and making fun out of it which is also

happening because of the inadequacy of knowledge. Immature abusers actually think to

hurt animals but lack the mental and emotional maturity to do not realize or understand

what they are doing. In our country government had tried to take major initiatives

regarding this issue. We have THE CRUELTY TO ANIMAL ACT, 1920, which is a law

on animal cruelty. On the other hand our country had also seen the first animal abuser to

be arrested. In our country the first animal abuser had been arrested. Animal welfare

organization Obhoyaronno filed a case about this incident on police station. Like this

incident f they are punished others, they will realise and cannot do this again to any other

animals. Though government and the animal welfare organizations are trying to take

some initiatives to stop this heinous activity, people of our country have to become more

aware and serious about this issue. In order to efficiently cure animal cruelty, society

have to understand that animals also have feelings, they feel pain like us and also deserve

to be treated with kindness and affection.

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Areas of Research

In my research I plan to analyse the impact of animal cruelty have on the society. My

research will address the following research questions:

1. What is animal cruelty?

2. Are societies being affected by animal cruelty?

3. Why are people being cruel to animals?

4. How many animals are victim of cruelty each year?

5. Should government do anything on this issue?

About Animal cruelty: Animal cruelty can be also considered as abuse or utterly the

failure to take care of an animal. On the other hand whether the animal is a pet, a farm

animal or a wildlife, the victim can expiate heinously. This cruelty may include beating,

shooting or wounding animals, or setting them on fire. Ignorance towards animals is not

giving an animal necessary food, water, shelter or medical care. Because their distress is

eventually sustained, animals who die because of ignorance or negligence can endure

just as much as animals who are continuously being harmed. But sorrowfully most of the

people are not conscious on taking steps against cruelty.

Are societies being affected by animal cruelty: Animal cruelty is a big problem in today’s

society. It is scarcely just a disgustful habit of people which is rather an absolute and

present danger that may hinder the peace of the society. There is no inadequacy of

stability researched and ample documented indication from every corner of the globe that

unchecked abuse of animals is a gateway to ever higher levels of brutality. It is

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unfortunate that in our society some people utterly don't judge animals as sentient

creatures, they just see them as property or as a commodity, which are nothing but only

for exploitation. It is sad and also touchy that people could also treat animals in this

way. Societies are being affected by animal cruelty in many ways. In a research, it has

shown that people who abused animals can affect them negatively in their later life. They

may become violent and occur heinous crime in their future life. Animal cruelty can also

create a bad impact on the mind of the young children.

Reasons behind these cruelness: People become cruel towards animals for many reasons.

Sometime because of self defense and survival, sometime because of their own benefit

people become cruel to animals. Because of mental imbalance people also abuse

animals. In some cases, when people face difficulties in their childhood or being abused

by someone else they tried to imply that on the poor animals in their later life. In the

movie ‘Shiloh’ the cruelty towards animal has shown very significantly. In this movie a

dog is brutally tortured by it’s master. On the other hand ‘Just a Dog’ is a book which is

the first genuinely objective sociological study of animal cruelty and also its human face.

Cruelty to animals as a psychological problem or personality disorder which are defined

by the psychiatrists. In this book ‘Just a Dog’, the author wanted to stated that our current

view towards animal cruelty are horrible and also constrained without regard to the

experience of the groups committing the act. Nevertheless those people who are engaging

themselves towards animal cruelty have their own viewpoint and understandings of their

behavior. In this fascinating book, author tries to stated those understandings and disclose

the unexpected complicated nature with animal

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Data and statistics of animals those are becoming victim: The fearful number of cruelty

cases cited everyday on television, internet and in newspapers is only the point which are

like iceberg. In most of the cases are these things are not at all reported, and most of the

animals who are sufferings goes unrecognized and undiminished. Though there is no

national reporting system for animal abuse, most of the data’s are from the media

reports and it suggest that animal cruelty is happening in both rural and urban areas. The

media reports shows that most of the animal cruelty cases are happening towards dogs

and pit bull-type dogs and they are the most common victims of animal cruelty.

According to the 2007 media report, 1,880 cruelty cases reported that

64.5 percent (1,212) involved dogs, 18 percent (337) involved cats,25 percent (470)

involved other animals. Pit bull-type of dogs emerged to be on the rise. On the year of

2000–2001, the pit bull-type dogs were becoming victim of animal cruelty and the rate

was like 13 percent. In the year 2007, 25 percent of the dog-abuse cases were reported.

According to the American Horse Council, in America there were more than 9 million

horses and from them more than 6 million in the mid-1990s were being abused.

Livestock are also becoming the victim. In 2007, there were 20 reports which shows that

according to the neglect cases, cows and eight pigs are mostly becoming the victim.

Domestic animals are also becoming the victim like the same way. The HSUS

approximated that almost 1 million animals on a year are being abused or killed because

of domestic violence.

Government’s steps regarding this issue: Government are not that much aware regarding

this issue. In some phase they are taking initiatives but in most of the cases they are not
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taking this issue seriously. However, Government have implemented different laws

on this issue. In our country there is also law on animal cruelty named THE CRUELTY

TO ANIMALS ACT, 1920. The offenses of these acts are- Penalty for cruelty to animals

and for sale of animals killed with unnecessary cruelty, Penalty for overloading animals,

Penalty for practicing phuka, Disposal of portion of fine, Condition for granting licences

for cattle-sheds, Penalty for killing animals with unnecessary cruelty,Condition for

granting licences for cattle-sheds, Penalty for being in possession of the skin of a goat

killed with unnecessary cruelty, Presumptions as to possession of the skin of a goat,

Penalty for employing animals unfit for labour, Penalty for baiting animals, or inciting

them to fight, Penalty for allowing diseased animals to go at large or to die in public

places, Penalty for working buffaloes during prohibited period, Weighbridges,

Infirmaries, Power of Government to appoint Veterinary Inspectors and weighbridge-

officers, Animal, etc, to be taken to weighbridge in case of overloading, Excess load to be

removed in case of overloading, Unfit animal to be taken to Veterinary Inspector, Excess

load to be treated as unclaimed property in certain circumstances and so on. The

procedure of this act include arrest of offenders, Special power of search and seizure in

respect of certain offences and search warrants. The rule of this act comprised Power of

Government to make rules. Though government has consolidated this act but most of the

cases it is not implemented properly. Government have to became more serious and also

have to be more concerned on taking steps regarding this issue.

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Hypothesis

Animal cruelty is both brutal and violent act. From my research, I expect to find the

reasons behind animal cruelty and also peoples awareness regarding this issue. I think

animals are one of the wonderful creations of nature and they are also helping people in

many ways then why people are showing cruelty to animals. It is expected that

government should take some step to stop this issue. I also think by harming, killing or

showing negligence to animals people are doing cruelty. I also except that every country

should follow the animal acts or laws to stop the cruelty and by this the rate of the

animals who are the victim of animal cruelty may be reduced.

Methodology

For my primary research, I have conducted a survey of a representative sampling of the

general public in Dhaka about this matter. To that I have designed a questionnaire with

twelve different types of questions so as to get a range of useful data which have helped

me to answer my research questions. I have surveyed not just the young peoples but the

corporate and older people also. The questionnaire was distributed randomly without any

biases.

For my secondary sources I have used different articles from the electronic media. I have

also used one motion picture as my secondary source which is a movie named ‘Shiloh’. I

have used two books named ‘The call of the wild’ and ‘Just a Dog: Understanding

Animal Cruelty and Ourselves’ also as my secondary sources. Though I have planned to

interview the members and workers of animal welfare organizations but because of time

shortage I failed to do that.

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Primary Data Presentation & Analysis

The primary data which I have gathered are from surveying different varieties of peoples.

People who participated in this survey are mostly the students. As the survey was

conducted randomly, so there were people of some other demographics as well. No

specialist could be interviewed due to time shortage and not getting the schedule. From
my survey I have find out that 52.5% of my respondent were male and the remaining
47.5% respondent were female. The age group of my respondents were from 19 to 50
years, from which most of the respondents lies between the 19 -23 age group

Q.1Do you know what animal cruelty is?

Description: The pie chart above shows how many people are familiar with the term

animal cruelty. The choices were Yes and No. From the chart, it can be seen that around

87.5% people said yes that they know about this issue and the rest 12.5% said no they

don’t know about this.

Analysis: The interpretation of the graph above is that 87.5% of my sample are known
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about animal cruelty. Amazingly most of them have idea about the term animal cruelty

only few of them are not aware of it.

Q.2 What do you think which types of animals are mostly becoming the victim of

animal cruelty?

Description: The bar chart above shows the types of animals that are mostly becoming

the victim of animal cruelty. The X-axis shows the names of the animals and the Y-axis

shows the numbers that people mostly goes with which option. From the chart, it can

be seen that 60% of the respondent thinks that dogs are mostly becoming the victim of

animal cruelty, 5% thinks that horses,22.5% thinks that livestock,7.5% thinks that cats

and the remaining 5% thinks that there are other types of animal which are mostly

becoming the victim of animal cruelty.

Analysis: The interpretation of the graph above is that from my survey around 60%

respondent thinks that dogs are most becoming the victim of animal cruelty which is the

highest. Then 22.5% goes for livestock and another 7.5% of their opinions goes for the

cats option. The remaining 5% is for horses which is the lowest and another 5% is for
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other types of animals, according to them panda and wild animals. So according to my

respondents point of view dogs are mostly becoming the victim of animal cruelty.

Q. 3 Do you have any pet?

Yes No

30%

70%

Description: The above pie chart shows how many of the respondent have pet and how

many of them do not. Here they could only chose Yes or No. Around 70% of the

respondent said that they do not have any pet. The remaining 30% said that they have
pets.

Analysis: The interpretation of the above graph is that nearly 70% of the respondent said

that they do not have any pet. On the other hand 30% of them said that they have pet.

They said they have pets like dogs, rabbits and cats. Most of them said that they have

dogs as their pet. However, from my survey I can stated that majority of the respondent

do not have any pet.

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Q. 4 What do you think is there any law on this issue?

Description: This pie chart reflects the contributors’ view about laws of animal cruelty.
The choices were Yes, No and I have no idea. Around 67.5% respondent thinks that there
is a law on animal cruelty, 7.5% thinks that there is not and other 25% have no idea about
it.

Analysis: It is good to see that people are aware of the laws regarding this issue. 67.5%
of my answers were marked as yes, people thinks that there is a law on this issue. 7.5% of
my respondents who answered the questionnaire said no there is not and the remaining
25% of them have no idea on this. So, it seems that people are aware of the laws
regarding this issue.
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Q.5Which one of the following Animal cruelty issues seems most serious to you?

Description: The bar graph above shows the response of people when they were asked

that which of the animal cruelty issues seems most serious to them. The X-axis is

showing number of the issues that my respondent choses and the Y-axis shows the name

of the animal cruelty issues that are seems to be most serious. From the chart, it can be

seen that 47.5% respondent thinks that human brutality against animals are the most

serious issue of animal cruelty,10% thinks living conditions of farm animals,35% thinks

the hunting of wild animals and other 7.5% thinks that animal trafficking are the most

serious issue.

Analysis: The interpretation of the graph above shows that percentage of animal cruelty

issues that seems most serious to the respondent. Majority of them, nearly 47.5% thinks

that human brutality against animals are the most serious issue of animal cruelty, which is

the highest. Here 7.5% respondents said that animal trafficking are the most serious issue

which is marked as the lowest one.

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Q.6 Have you ever witnessed any incident which is on animal cruelty?

Yes No

40%

60%

Description: The pie chart shows the percentage of people those have witnessed any

incident which is on animal cruelty. The blue part shows No that they didn’t witnessed

any incident and the grey part shows Yes which means the percentage that witnessed any

incident on this issue. Around 60% of the respondent said that they didn’t witnessed any

incident on animal cruelty. On the other hand 40% of them said yes that they had

witnessed such incidents.

Analysis: The interpretation of the graph above is that 60% of the respondent has never

seen any incident which is on animal cruelty. The remaining 40% said that they had

witnessed such incident. Those incidents that they had witnessed are boys having fun

kicking dogs, hitting horses continuously while riding on them, locked down in the car,

dog chained outside the house. One of the respondent mentioned about the ‘Yulin’

festival of China where dogs are killed & eaten. Another respondent highlighted the

hunting of seals in Canada that he has witnessed.

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Q.7 If you witness such incident what will you do at that time?

do nothing 5%

call for… 22.50%

went… 50%

report the… 22.50%

Description: The bar chart represents if the respondent witness any incident at that time

What he/ she will do at that time.50% of my respondent said that they will went forward

and try to stop the incident, both 22.50% said they will report the animal welfare

organization or will call for people for help to deal with the situation. The remaining 5%

said that they will do nothing on such incident.

Analysis: The interpretation of the graph above shows that the highest number of people

which is nearly 50% of the 40 respondent went forward and try to stop the incident

option. Then 22.50% stated that they will report the animal welfare organization or call

for help to deal with the situation. The remaining 5% of the respondent said that they

will not take any initiatives on such incidents which is the lowest in numbers.
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Q. 8 What do you think are people sometime being cruel to animals because of
superstitions or irrational beliefs ?

Yes No May be

28%

58%
15%

Description: The pie chart above shows about the contributors view point that in some
cases animal cruelty is occurring because of superstitions or irrational believes. The
options that I have provided were Yes, No and Maybe. Out of 40 respondent whom I
surveyed, 58% goes with the maybe option, 28% marked as yes and the remaining 15%
said no.
Analysis: The interpretation of the graph is that the highest number of respondent which
is 58% were uncertain about this matter. The said maybe people are sometime cruel
towards animals because of superstitions or irrational believes. On the other hand 28%
said yes which is marked as the second highest and the other 15% goes with the no option
which is the lowest one.
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Q.9 What do you think what should government do on this issue?

Description: The bar chart shows the respondents views that governments steps

regarding this issue. The X-axis shows the numbers of the options that the respondents

chosen and the Y-axis shows the names of the steps. Nearly 12.5% of the respondent

thinks government should increased funding on the animal welfare organization,40%

thinks that educating people about the seriousness of animal cruelty,37.5% thinks that

fine and jail those people who are being cruel to animals,10% thinks that government

should counsel those people who are being cruel to animals.

Analysis: The interpretation the graph is that the highest number of respondent which is

nearly 40% they said that educating people about the seriousness of animal cruelty should

be the most effective initiative that government should take regarding this issue.

Therefore the other 37.5% respondents goes with the fine and jail those who are being

cruel to animals option. The remaining 12% said that government should increase

funding on the animal welfare organizations and other 10% said that counsel those people

who are being cruel to animals would be the best option regarding this issue.
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Q. 10 Does animal cruelty affect you emotionally?

Yes No

23%

78%

Description: The pie chart shows the percentage of the respondent that animal cruelty

affect them emotionally or not. The blue portion of the chart indicates the Yes option and

the portion was the No option. Nearly 77% of the 40 respondent said that yes animal

cruelty affect them emotionally. The remaining 23% said that no it doesnot affect them

emotionally.

Analysis: The interpretation of the chart is that most of the participant which is nearly

77% goes with the yes option. The reason that they have provided for chosing this option

is that they think it is immoral and also a inhumane act. Some of them said that animals

are like their family. Some of them stated that harming anyone is bad and cruel not just

animals and so on. Like this all of the respondent provided different varieties of reasons

who have chosen the yes option. The rest of the respondent chose the no option whose

percentage is like around 23% and it is the lowest one.

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Q.11 Do you think animal cruelty and violent crime are similar?

I am uncertain 27.50%
No 5%
Yes 67.50%

Description: The chart above shows that is animal cruelty and violent are similar or not.

People answered to this question by selecting either Yes or No from the questionnaire.

From there 67.50% of the respondent stated that yes animal cruelty and violent crime

both are similar, 27.50% said that they are uncertain and the remaining 5% said that no

they are not similar.

Analysis: The interpretation of the graph is that most of the respondent which is nearly

67.50% think that this two term are similar, that is the highest one. The other 27.50% of

them endured that they are not sure about this matter, they are uncertain. The remaining

5% said no to this, which is the lowest one.

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Q. 12 Do you want to take any steps regarding this issue?

Yes No

30%

70%

Description: The pie chart shows the respondents thinking of taking steps regarding this

issue. The blue part of the chart represents the yes option and the red part represents the

no option. From the chart 70% of the respondent said yes the want to take steps on this

issue and the remaining 30% said no they won’t.

Analysis: The interpretation of the graph above is that majority of the respondents which

is 70% want to take initiatives on this issue. The initiatives they said they wanted to take

were tell other people not to do this issue, create public awareness, tell their friend not to

do animal cruelty, step forward and tell that it is not good, catch the abusers and handed

them to the city cops, stop people when they see them doing it and so on. Some of them

also stated that they may increase awareness by social networking website, where some

of them said that they should stop the abusers by doing public activities. The remaining

30% respondent said that they do not want to take any steps regarding this issue, which is

not that much high.

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Secondary Data Presentation & Analysis

Motion Pictures:

Rosenbloom, C. (1997). Shiloh [DVD]. United States: Warner Bros Entertainment.

In this 1997 film a dog who had been abused by its cruel owner named Judd Travers ran

away and eventually met a little boy Marty Preston. The dog followed the boy but was

not allowed to stay with him at his home. The boy even names the dog Shiloh. But

unfortunately Marty’s father insists him to return the dog to its right owner. When Marty

return the dog the owner again abused the dog it return to Marty and then he hides the

dog in a backyard shed.

Books:

London, J. (1903). The Call of the Wild. New York, NY: MacMillan & Co Ltd

In this book author set the story in the Yukon during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush—a

period in which strong sled dogs were in high demand. The story was centralized by a

dog who was a domestic dog and lived at a ranch at the beginning of the story. Then the

had stolen from his home and had sold into service as a sled dog. He then turned back as

a wild sled dog. The dog is pressurized to fight in order to command other dogs in harsh

weather. Here author tries to visualize the cruelty of human to animals and how they are

using animals for their own sake.

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Arluke, A. (2006). Just a Dog: Understanding Animal Cruelty and Ourselves.

Philadelphia, United States: Temple University Press

In this book the author stated that without any consideration people are committing

animal cruelty. Those people who participate in this act has their own understanding and

in his book the author probes those understanding by revealing the surprising

complexities of peoples relationship with animals. The author also reflect the meaning of

“cruelty” also represents and help to construct identities and ideologies. This book also

draw interview from peoples including human agents who imposed laws on cruelty,

college students who describe stories about childhood abuse of animals and so on.

Electronic media:

Sohail, E. (2014, October 29). Animal abuse: Where does it lead?. Dhaka Tribute.

Retrieved from http://www.dhakatribune.com/long-form/2014/oct/29/animal-

abuse- where-does-it-lead

In this article, writer tries to explain that animal cruelty is taking place crucially but

people are not that much aware of this fact. Animal welfare organizations are showing

that they are much aware of this fact and also taking initiatives regarding these but

actually they are doing nothing. He stated that Cruelty to animals is hardly just a

disgusting habit, but rather a clear and present danger to peace in society.

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Sibert, C. (2010, June). The Animal –Cruelty Syndrome. The New York Times

Magazine. Retrieved from

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/magazine/13dogfighting-

t.html?_r=0

In this article author focuses on animal cruelty in America and also relates it to human

torture as well. The author states that the link between animal cruelty and other crimes

like spousal and child abuse, rape and homicide has brought this matter to further

attention. The article also stated that people are abusing animal randomly sometime for

their own amusement and sometime children are also being taught to kill animal for their

own safety.

Runkle, N. (2011, June). End the Assault against Animal – Abuse Whistleblowers.

Times Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.mfablog.org/time-magazine-end-

the-assault-against-animal-abuse-whistleblowers

In this article author stated that many pro factory and industries are abusing farm animals.

Many farm animals are abused eventually and people do not have any idea about that.

People have been misguided by the attempts of silence whistleblowers and the protected

animal abusers who have managed to generated a lot of media attention that the cruelty

had endured by animals raised for food and peoples moral obligation has to be protect

those animals from being abused.

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11 Facts About Animal Cruelty. Retrieved

from https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-animal-cruelty

In this site there are 11 facts which expressed different types of animal abuse. Many

animals are abused and also dieing because of the brutal act of people. In puppy mills

dogs are being abused by which they are becoming ill and also dieing. Each year many

greyhounds are dieing. Mice, rats, dogs, cats, rabbits, monkeys, birds, among others are

killed in laboratory because of experiments and also for animal testing. This site

stated the picture of the animals who are dieing and being abused every year in the world.

Limitation

At the time of doing this project I found many difficulties for which in some cases it

seems tough for me to complete my project. In some cases I feel it difficult to get fair and

sincere representative sample of people to fill out my survey. At the time of filling up the

surveys some people are asking me the answers of the questions and then by hearing the

answers they are filling out the surveys, so I think they are not honest with their answers.

On the other hand sometimes people are not that much helpful. When I ask some of them

to complete my survey they eventually refuse to do that. People are not also serious

sometime in filling up the questionnaires. I also face some problems or

obstacles at the time of doing this project. I have to go on different places and have to ask

people to fill out my surveys while many of them refuses. However, because of the

shortage of time I failed to interview the members and workers of animal welfare

organizations though I have planned to do that.

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 Conclusion

Animal cruelty is a disgustful and heinous crime which are occurring all around the

world. It is completely heart-breaking to know that different types of animals are being

physically and verbally brutalized every particular day. For most of the people who may

think that “oh animal cruelty, yes it is really bad and inhumane” but they actually

don’t know how worse it is as far as they indeed go and read the different articles

which are on animal cruelty. Animal cruelty is beyond humanities. It is an inhumane act,

also unethical and immoral. Animals are also creations of God. They also have emotions

and feelings like us. Our religion teaches us not to be cruel on any living beings. So this

distressful act has to be stopped. People have to be more aware on this issue. Not only

people government also have to take major initiatives to stop this distressful crime.

On this point I would recommend people

-They should avoid products that are tested on animals.

- They should know whom to call to report animal cruelty.

- They should provide as much information they can when they report animal cruelty.

- They should set themselves as a good example to others that they are loveable and

caring towards animals.

- They should tried to start a neighborhood watch.

- They should try to follow the animal acts or the laws.

I am hoping that with the help of the people in our societies and also around

the world, we will be able to make significant transformation that will help us to prevent

animal cruelty. At last I would like to say that by doing this project I have come to learn

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many this about animal cruelty. If someone else do a research on this topic I would

suggest them try to go more deep onto this issue, try to analyze more data and also try to

take necessary initiative to make people more aware about this issue.

Reference List

1. What is animal cruelty? (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.rspca.org.au/animal-

cruelty/what-animal-cruelty.

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4. 11 Facts About Animal Cruelty. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-animal-cruelty

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Times Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.mfablog.org/time-magazine-end-

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Motion Pictures:

6. Rosenbloom, C. (1997). Shiloh [DVD]. United States: Warner Bros

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7. London, J. (1903). The Call of the Wild. New York, NY: MacMillan & Co Ltd

Book:

8. Arluke, A. (2006). Just a Dog: Understanding Animal Cruelty and Ourselves.

Philadelphia, United States: Temple University Press

9. Animal Cruelty Facts and Statistics. (2014, October 29). Retrieved from

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/abuse_neglect/facts/animal_cruelty_facts_statistics

.html

10. THE CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT, 1920. Retrieved from

http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/print_sections_all.php?id=115

11. Top 10 Ways to Prevent Animal Cruelty. (n.d.) Retrieved from

https://www.aspca.org/fight-cruelty/report-animal-cruelty/top-10-ways-to-

prevent-animal-cruelty

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