Pet Abuse: An Overlooked Violation of rights

             PET ABUSE: An Overlooked Violation of Rights
             Millions of people welcome animals into their homes as a part of the family. Many of these pets are treated with love and cared for as they should be, but unfortunately not all of them. Some animals are neglected or beat, and the owner gets away with it. Animal cruelty occurs too often an should be punished more to control the abuse and its effects.
             The rights that animals have and should have are very controversial issues. Philosopher and Author Tom Regan asserts that "Those animals that "experience" life possess rights. Conscious creatures aware of their environment and that may have goals, desires, emotions, and a sense of their own identity have an inherent value" (Animal Rights database). Animals are not brainless blobs of nothing; they live life like humans.
             There are many groups that fight to protect animals and win them rights. Although animal welfare movements are more concerned about treatment of animals in agriculture, medical, scientific, and industrial use, the primary concern when they began in the 1800s was the humane treatment of pets (Morrison database). Groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Student Action Corps for Animals (SACA) are against all uses of animals including food, dissection, research, fabrics, zoos, and even as pets (database).
             Many animals enjoy the love and companionship that goes along with being a pet. They are totally dependent on their owners, who end up doing the most harm to them (Curtis 28). In spite of the good owners who do love their pets and treat them well, many people abuse them in one way or another (28). When the word abuse is used, horrible beatings and yelling at the animal comes to mind. Most people may not realize that neglect is just as bad a cruelty to an animal.
             When an animal dies because it was not fed, it was left alone at home for a long period of time, or left in th...

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