Why is animal abuse wrong?

All animal cruelty is a concern because it is wrong to inflict suffering on any living creature. read more

I believe that animal abuse is wrong. 1,828 animals die each year because of animal cruelty. I believe that it is terrible to torture something that cannot speak or defend itself. Two of the most commonly found types of abuse are neglect, and abandonment. One of the most extreme cases of animal cruelty has been seen in circuses. read more

There are two main types of animal cruelty: passive and active. In active animal cruelty, the animal suffers physical abuse such as blunt-force trauma, choking, kicking and so forth. Passive cruelty is harder to define and includes all acts of neglect such as failure to seek medical care, underfeeding, unsanitary living conditions and lack of human interaction. read more

So the reason child abuse is wrong is because it degrades us. When we abuse a child, we are abusing that little piece of humanity that we see in them. They become a whipping boy for our own emotions, and we do suffer from it. read more