the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals‚ or the SPCA. Nick is without a doubt the most loving‚ enthusiastic‚ friendly dog I have ever come across‚ and it pains me to know that without the SPCA‚ animals like Nick would be left without homes‚ without food‚ and most upsetting‚ without love. Through personal experience and research‚ I have gathered a wealth of information I would like to share with you today about the SPCA. The SPCA has been working for 184 years to prevent animal cruelty‚ save numerous lives
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ASPCA Stephanie Summers GEN/200 March 7‚ 2011 Tia McMillan Animal cruelty‚ what is considered cruel and what is not? The answer will vary depending upon each individuals own personal views and beliefs. Fighting animal cruelty is a problem that has existed for many years. There are currently professional organizations in place that help to defend these helpless animals. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a well-known organization that has been around for many years
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Caitlin Novak Animal Cruelty Research: Annotated Bibliography Gleyzer‚ Roman‚ R.G.‚ Alan R. Felthous‚ A.R.F‚ and Charles E. Holzer‚ C.E.H. "Animal Cruelty and Psychiatric Disorders." Animal Cruelty and Psychiatric Disorders. The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry Law‚ 2 Nov. 2002. Web. 3 Feb. 2013. <www.jaapl.org/content/30/2/257.full.pdf>. This article describes how doctors at Western State Hospital‚ Chester Medical Health Center‚ and The University of Texas Medical Branch consider
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on the ASPCA The American Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is a great organization that everyone should be educated on. This organization gives us the knowledge and assistance about how we need to treat animals with respect and what to do in certain circumstances so that humans and animals can live together in harmony. If more people were educated properly o how to treat animals‚ then there would be fewer animals left neglected and in shelters. Looking at the development
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videos of dispirited animals immediately flood the screen. Sarah McLauchlan’s song “In the Arms of an Angel” plays boldly in the background. In between the videos‚ startling facts appear plainly across the screen: “Every day in America thousands of animals suffer from cruelty and neglect‚” “Thousands were rescued last year‚” and “But for thousands of others help came too late.” Sarah McLauchlan‚ supporter of and speaker for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)‚ then appears
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The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal) was founded in 1866‚ by a man named Henry Bergh‚ and was the first humane organization in North America. Now the ASPCA is the largest humane society in the world. Their mission is‚ "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States." The ASPCA has legal authority to investigate and/or make an arrest of people committing crimes on animals. They are devoted to fulfilling their mission.
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A pet is defined as a domestic or tamed animal or bird kept for companionship or pleasure and treated with care and affection. Some people believe that pets are the most loyal friends you will ever have. Anyone who owns or has previously owned a type of pet‚ whether it be a dog‚ cat‚ fish‚ rabbit‚ or anything else‚ understands what it is like to have something so innocent depend on you. When purchasing a pet‚ you are taking on the responsibility of nurturing and caring for someone other than yourself
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Puppy mills are commercial facilities that breed dogs and care more about their profits than the health of their animals. Puppies in the mills are treated cruelly‚ not getting the love or care that all animals deserve. The puppies get sold to pet stores‚ where people buy them‚ unaware that they will end up with a sick dog who’s afraid of people. States do have laws against animal cruelty‚ but they aren’t strong enough‚ and puppy mill owners get away with it. Puppy mills should be illegal in every state
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Animal Testing Since 2002‚ over 1 million animals that the USDA collects numbers on‚ which includes dogs‚ cats‚ sheep‚ hamsters‚ guinea pigs‚ and primates‚ have been tested on. Since then‚ that number has increased to approximately 1.4 million. This excludes all rats and hamsters used in testing‚ which normally make up 90% of testing. This percentage‚ however‚ remains only as an estimate because US laws do not require scientists to record how many rats‚ birds‚ and mice are used. Cages for theses
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Founded in 1932‚ SAFE aims to make significant improvements to the lives of animals by raising awareness‚ challenging cruel practices and changing attitudes (SAFE‚ n.d). Safe opposes the practice of using caged chickens to produce eggs in an intensive manner‚ as Safe values the welfare of the animals. Safe believe that caged hens spend their entire lives mistreated and abused. They believe that the welfare of the chickens is more important
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