The document discusses animal cruelty, including statistics on common animal victims, reasons why people hurt animals, and types of animal abuse. It notes that dogs, and pit bulls specifically, are most often victims according to 2007 media reports. It explores unintentional, intentional, sexually motivated, and cruel intentional reasons for animal abuse. The document urges getting help for abused animals and being responsible pet owners to help stop animal cruelty.
2. 64.5%18%
25%
Most ComonVictims
Involve Dogs (1,212) Involve Cats (337) Involve Other Animals (470)
In media-reported animal cruelty cases, dogs and pit bull-type
dogs, in particular are the most common victims of animal cruelty.
Of 1,880 cruelty cases reported in the media in 2007:
5. ANIMALCRUELTY
is the infliction of physical
pain, suffering or death upon an
animal, when not necessary for
purposes of training or discipline
-MSPCA
7. THEY KEEP THEIR DOG
ON A CHAIN W/O
REALIZING THAT IT
NEEDS BETTER SHELTER.
SOME PEOPLE KEEP ANIMALS
EVEN THOUGH THEY THINK
THEY ARE HELPING THEM BY
TAKING MORE PETS THAN
THEY CAN HANDLE.
SOME PEOPLE ARE CRUEL
BECAUSE THEY DONT PAY
ATTENTION.
8. TO EXPRESS ANGER
THROUGH AN ANIMAL.
SOME PERSONS HURT
ANIMALS BECAUSE THEY
THINK THAT THEY CAN
IMPRESS OTHERS BY
DOING THIS.
TO SHOCK PEOPLE
FOR AMUSEMENT.
9. PEOPLE INTENTIONALLY
HURT ANIMALS BECAUSE IT
CAN MAKE THEM FEEL
POWERFUL.
A LOT OF THIS PERSON HURTS
ANIMALS BECAUSE THEY
WANT TO HAVE CONTROL
OVER OTHERS.
THEY SIMPLY ENJOY
PAIN AND VIOLENCE!!
10. WHY DO PEOPLESEXUALLYABUSE ANIMALS?
Peoplesexuallyabuseanimalsforavarietyofreasons.Manyabusersfallintooneor
moreofthecategoriesbelow(adaptedfromCarolAdams):
Opportunistic/
Experimental:
This type of
abuse is often
viewed as the
act of a curious
youth or a lonely
man.
Fixated or
Primary:
In this category
of animal sexual
abuse, animals
are the primary
or exclusive
focus of a
humans sexual
desires.
Domineering /
Sadistic:
Some people may
derive sexual
gratification from
the pain and
suffering inflicted
while sexually
abusing animals.
Any type of animal sexual abuse can involve the use of force and physical
violence and may result in the intentional or unintentional death of the animal.
11. 65%
35%
Rate of Human
Attempts to Have
Forced Sex with
Animals
Percentage
of Males who
Sexually
Abuse
Animals
Other
(Adams, 1995)
8%
92%
Study of Total US Male
Pop. About their
Sexual Behavior
Admitted to
Having/Had
Sexual
Contact with
Animals.
Other
(Kinsey & Pomeroys 1948 study)