ANIMAL RIGHTS!!! Sarah Stone, Harlie Holding, and Hailey Holding.

FACTS Do you know how many animals die a year because of Animal Abuse? 10,000 animals die a year from animal abuse. 15 million warm-blooded animals are used for research every year. Scientist have estimated that 100 species go extinct everyday. That’s about 1 species every 15 minutes. DOG FIGHTING AND COCK-FIGHTING ARE ILLEGAL IN ALL 50 STATES! Neglect and abandonment is the most common of Animal Abuse in The United States.

Animal Abuse in Other Countries Dog Abuse is a Major Problem In Foreign Countries. For example; South Korea: 2.6 million dogs are tortured, strangled, and bludgeoned to death. Then are boiled, skinned, browned by a torch, chopped up and eaten. WHERE DO THE DOGS COME FROM? About 30% of the dogs are stolen from their loved ones or are homeless. Once captured they are taken to be slotered and sold. Killing and Selling these animals is Illegal but, butchers and countryside breeders do not obey the law.

CASES Michael Vick, Big Football Star, HERO? Hardly….. MICHEAL VICK: Quarterback for the Atlantic Falcons. Attended Virginia Tech for College. A family guy, A good guy. But….. Got arrested for Dog Fighting. Serving 23 months for his crime. Harmed, killed, abused innocent dogs, WHY?

ABUSE CASES. 7 cases of Animal Abuse in Muncie, Indiana Alone. 1)Pit bull found dead, mutilated. 2)Cat stabbed to death, in front of child. 3) Dog Fighting (4 different times) 4) Dogs Neglected Bloomington, Indiana: A 41yr. Old man video taped a sexual encounter with a woman and dog.

STORY f you don’t jump through hoops at work, does your boss smack you in the face with a baseball bat? Think your job is stressful? Shaquille had to jump through flaming hoops, as part of a Las Vegas night club act. And when he didn’t perform as well as expected, his boss beat him bloody with a baseball bat. As a result, this 150 lb. black leopard bears lots of scars. His face was so badly beaten that his eye sockets were permanently shattered, causing the eyelids to roll in. His eyes will always tear as a sorrowful reminder of the abuse he endured. Perhaps they are also tears for all those other animals who are still made to perform for man’s entertainment. Believe or not, many tigers have been persecuted and killed simply because of the color of their skin. Shere Khan almost faced such a horrific death - at the hands of man. Like many of his ancestors, he was bred to be a white tiger because zoos will pay as much as $30, to have one of these rare animals to help attract the paying public. Unfortunately though, bearing a white tiger is a genetic fluke. Therefore, hundreds of unwanted golden colored cubs are born and then discarded in order to produce that one valuable white cub. Many of the little golden cubs are destroyed or sold to exotic pet owners. They often end up being abused, abandoned, killed for their fur, or cruelly hunted and slain for fun at big game ranches. After having the misfortune of being born the wrong color, things went from bad to worse for Shere Khan. Unwanted and uncared for at only four months old, he was living full time in a tiny pet carrier. Soon, his growing body was almost bulging out the sides. Denied a decent diet, Shere Khan’s teeth and bones became so brittle, he could not walk more than a few steps without having to sit down. Over time, his teeth actually rotted through his skull causing huge weeping sores on his face and chin.

ORGANIZATIONS The Humane Society & PETA are some of the most popular Animal Rights Organizations. These Organizations do so much to protect and save animals in The United States. Both groups have done so much for the animals, and are willing to keep fighting till the job of Animal Abuse is finished.

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