What do you think about animal abuse?

Our relationships with other animals are complicated and we still have much to learn about the nature of human-animal interactions including how they develop and why they vary as much as they do. read more

Passive cruelty is typified by cases of neglect, where the crime is a lack of action rather than the action itself - however do not let the terminology fool you. Severe animal neglect can cause incredible pain and suffering to an animal. read more

But some people think even keeping an animal as a pet, no matter how well cared for, is “abuse”. I can say I’m vehemently against abusing animals (or people, for that matter). I can’t say that my idea of what equals “abuse” is necessarily the same as yours (especially if you think keeping pets is “abuse”). read more