1. Why is the Rate of Animal Abuse
Growing?
By Shayda Fatoorchi
Orcutt Academy High School
Frosh Core
March 1st 2013

2. Animal abuse is
Why do we let
innocent
animals suffer,
and guilty
people go free?
We sell animals
freely like they
mean nothing,
and test
products on
them to keep us
safe.

3. Overpopulation
Every year
thousands of animals
are put down and
killed because there
is not enough room
for them in local
shelters. So if you or
a friend are
considering having a
pet, make sure to
adopt one.

4. People cause pain to animals
They beat them… Starve them…
Abandon them… And kill them…

5. Even though
people think
animals aren't
important because
they’re not human,
we can take small
steps to prevent
animal cruelty
because nobody
should get away
with animal abuse,
and animals
should not be as
easily sold to
everybody.

6. Some Statistics:
Every year more than 25 million vertebrae animals are
used for testing in the U.S. If we added the number of
invertebrates the estimated number would be 100
million! The number of animals being tested on is more
than the number of people populating New York city!

7. About 5 million animals die in shelters
each year due to lack of adoption and
overpopulation in our kennels…

8. We Need to Treat Animals Fairly

9. Animal cruelty is a crime. Unless we punish
people for abusing an animal, they are just going
to go out and do it again without any worry.

10. Getting Help From
Others
The most important thing to remember is
that you are not alone in this. Don’t pass up
an opportunity to make a difference because
of lack of numbers.

11. Animal Abuse is a
Thousands of guilty people are
not charged for the crimes they
commit. Stricter laws and
punishments would be a huge

12. Criminals who are are charged for animal abuse
should be punished
0% 0% 0%
Strongly Agree
14%
Agree
Nither Agree or
Disagree
Disagree
86%
Strongly Disagree
Data Obtained from self-generated Survey.
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13. Have you ever been around or involved in a case of
animal abuse?
40.00%
35.00%
30.00% yes
25.00%
20.00%
15.00% no
10.00%
5.00% heard about it from
0.00% others
yes no heard about
it from
others

14. Animals are beautiful living creatures that
deserve to be treated better…and if we
aren’t careful, we may end up obliterating
our entire animal kingdom.

15. But There is Hope…
We are the only hope left for the creatures
suffering at human will. If we all take small steps
toward our goal, we could end the pain. Be the
change you want to see in this world, the choice
is in your hands… Will you take it?

16. Works Cited:
Buzzle. "Animal Cruelty Statistics." 2012.
Buzzle. 31 January 2013
<http://www.buzzle.com/articles/animal-
cruelty-statistics.html>.
Society, Humane. "The Humane Society of
America." 21 July 2011. Animal victims and
statistics. 31 january 2013
<http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/abu
se_neglect/facts/animal_cruelty_facts_stati
stics.html>.
something.org, Do. "11 facts about animal
cruelty." 2012. Do something.org. 31

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