that most of the pets are abandoned due to the problems relating to
undesirable activities that could have been avoided with sterilization or
some elementary obedience training. (Why are Akitas Abandoned')
Besides some pet owners forward reasons for abandonment as their going
out on vacation and not in favor of engaging a kennel for taking care of
the pet. The owner advancing reasons such as none is at home to look after
the pet since all are engaged in the activities like schooling, working
etc., is said to have foolishly strengthened negative behavior by utilizing
the same as an excuse. The pets are sometimes deported to asylum as a
result of the illness of an owner. Ordinarily, the decision for abandonment
is not based on emotions but on convenience and most of the times the there
is not fault of the pets concerned. This signifies the low materialistic
values of the society indicating the disposability of every thing and pets
are not exceptions to that. (Why are Akitas Abandoned')
Negligence is difficult to demarcate as it has different forms ranging
from deliberate brutality to delicate inadvertent unresponsiveness.
(Neglect) It is evident that about 88 percent of the animals in domestic
environment are subject to cruelty and abuse and succumb to death. It has
been analyzed that 57% of American women entering asylum with a view to
avoid abuse reveal that their pet animals have been killed being beaten
ruthlessly. Negligence of the pet animals is considered similar to the
negligence of the children in family. (The Cycle of Violence) However, it
is sometimes, quite difficult to observe even the most common form of
negligence to the animals even though it occurs in back yards and
basements. More often one's anger is discharged on unprotected animals. The
damage marks caused to them are...