Letter To the Editor

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To Whom It May Concern:,

I wish to discuss the unfortunate topic of animal cruelty, a problem occurring both around the world and within Australia. Many more of these incidents should be reported to the police and more action should take place. It is important to engage the public to help prevent animal cruelty. Animal abuse comes in many forms – neglect, senseless violence, sadistic cruelty, ignorance, greed etc. Major causes of animal cruelty come from animal experimentation, entertainment, farming, and hunting.  There is no excuse for terrible things which are being done to animals. It is inexcusable for people to assault not only their own pets, but also animals which have merely escaped their owners. Many people believe they can go into the bush or Rainforest and take animals from their natural environment. This is another form of animal cruelty. I strongly recommend the publication of many more articles on animal cruelty in the Weekend Australian Magazine.  

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Here are five examples of some unfortunate animals and pets: A cat stabbed, a horse starved, a dog hung, a dog drowned and a kitten microwaved. These cases of animal abuse demonstrate what people are capable of.

 “200 pets KILLED or MAIMED every day”. This is incredibly sad and uncalled-for. Other articles state that, “in our world today, there are over 100 animals being deliberately abused each day”. This means that within one year, approximately 73,000 animals would be harmed or killed. This is completely unacceptable.  

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