What does this topic mean to you?
-animal abuse is a really braud topic and incompasses many different aspects , the first thing that comes to mind is that the first humane societies started off to serve children not animals. Animals were later brought in such as a difference from animal abuse and child abuse. Animal abuse goes beyond whether somebody loves an animal or does not.Children that were abused or if they grew up in that kind of society where there was animal abuse those are the people we see on the news. kids who throw rocks at the birds or shoot the cats with bibi guns. sometimes animal abuse is intentional or sometimes not intentional to the lack of education. Education is the key to solving all the worlds problem, which is an overwhelming problem.
How are you connected to this topic?
-As an animal shelter our whole purpose is to take care of animals that are rejejected by society for one reason or another. Animals who are rejected by their family due to behavioral issue or medical issue. We will see sometimes animals that are breed in the backyards who cant sell or cant make money off of the puppies. Even though the animals have been in their home and considered a part of their family, they reject it because they cant make any money off of it anymore. We exist to be home served animals and the care they need to a home that can take them in and care for them. Statistics say that for every one pereson who is born three dogs are born to get rid of the over population a home owners should own three dogs but it is very overwhelming. Our soul mission is to give animals good homes with us or perferably a loving family in the community.
Do you have first-hand experience with the topic?
yes absolutely , unfortunately we see animals that have been abused on a daily basis.
How long have you been connected with/affected by this topic?
Ive been working in animal care for over 25 years, and i love my job and what i do for these abused animals.
Do you think this is a serious problem,or something that can be put off?
-It is a very serious problem, only because they are living creatures they should be respected and cared for, Animal abuse is directly linked to violence toward people which has to be paid attention to
What are your thoughts on how to improve the problem?
-Careness and awareness and the education is the key to the problem, and support the organizartions that help animal abuse and working to solve the problem.
What are your thoughts on the opposing views?
- if people dont see this problem then they are living under a rock. for example high school kids for their senior prank thought it would be cool to kill and torture animals and put their bodies around the school campus they thought it was funny and did that for their senior prank. that shows very sick minded individuals who dont care about the animals or have no concern over it. so those boys ended up to do community service at the animal shelter.
