Puppy Mill Animal Abuse

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Animal abuse is a silent killer, not only is it visual but tangible. You can not only see the pain inflicted on the animal but feel neglect that is forced upon them. They can’t stick up for themselves, so they rely on good hearted and strong willed people to protect them and be their voice. Nothing deserves to be abused or neglected let alone something that can’t stand up for itself. Many people think animal abuse is when a person is being actively unkind to an animal but this is not completely true. There are many forms of animal abuse that have gone unknown, examples being; puppy mills and factory farms, animal hoarding, animal experimentation, and animal neglect. There has been several attempts to stop this cruelty. Firstly, puppy mills and factory farms are one of the many of forms of animal abuse. Puppy mills usually house dogs in overcrowded and …show more content…
Not only are a vast majority of the animals considered pets to some people but all of these animals are the humans food source. A factory farm is a large, industrial operation that raises large numbers of animals for food. Over 99% of farm animals in the U.S. are raised in factory farms, which focus on profit and efficiency at the expense of animal welfare. One of the types of animals in factory farming that live the worst life in factory farms are sows. “The life of a sow is one filled with misery, deprivation, chronic frustration and heartache. The majority of these live all of their adult lives in metal barred cages about 2 feet wide by 7 feet long called "gestation crates." Gestation crates are used to keep as many pregnant sows as possible in an enclosed space – a space so small that the sow cannot turn around, Sows in these stalls are capable of taking just one step forward and one step back. This tight confinement is where the sow must eat, sleep, urinate and defecate on a floor consisting of bare concrete with no straw to lay