What were the punishments in Nazi-Germany for animal abuse?

Nazi Germany had the strictest laws in Europe for the protection of animal rights. ... Cruelty to Animals. #1. (1) It is forbidden to unnecessarily torment or roughly mishandle an animal. read more

The market on wholesale cruelty towards the inhabitants of German concentration camps was not, it is safe to say, monopolized by men. In fact, during the course of the war around 5,500 females served in various guard positions in German camps. read more

Further cruelty by the Nazi SS guards was demonstrated when prisoners were forced to use sand paper in place of regular issue toilet tissue. “Those SS beasts forced me to use it,” described Anna Rosenstein, a former Auschwitz survivor. read more