Animal Cruelty Persuasive Argument

The purpose of this paper is to present a persuasive argument against the practice of animal cruelty:

Animal cruelty activists state that when an individual is a witness to animal cruelty that the offense should be reported to the agency in the area in which they live. There are laws against cruelty to animals and the laws differ from state to state inside the United States. Many organizations have been formed for assisting the government in stopping the practice of animal cruelty by both individuals as well as that committed by businesses and larger corporate organizations.

Animal Cruelty Reported by News:

Recently reported is the fact that animals used by companies such as "Menu Foods" regularly treat animals with cruelty in regards to the research done by the companies in testing of dog and cat food before marketing it. According to one report an investigator from PETA

was witness for many dogs with "their legs caught in bars of slated steel cage floors."

Further the report stated that the investigator for PETA found that the cats were not receiving the proper care and that several had died from lack of treatment. According to the report the investigation was ongoing for a period...

The report stated that all of the states in the United States "have felony offenses for animal cruelty" in which a person may receive a prison sentence of up to ten years.
Further reported in the article was that in a U.S. Poll asking respondents if they supported the strengthening of animal cruelty laws that 81% supported the initiative with 71% in favor of making animal cruelty offenses felony charges, and 87% responding saying that wild animals as well as pets should be under this type protection.

Studies show that animal abusers may suffer from "low self-esteem, a history of family abuse, frustration and anger"

management problems. Further studies have show that out of 135 criminals 118 of them admit to burning, hanging and stabbing domestic animals as children.

Of 39 women who…