Stop Animal Abuse - Statistics and Facts

Stop Animal Abuse

FACT #1:
Animals caught in traps can suffer for days before succumbing to exposure, shock, or attacks by predators

FACT #2:
The frustration of life in a cage leads minks to self- mutilate. biting their skin, tails, feet or frantically pace and circle endlessly

FACT #3:
Animals are used as test subjects for a variety of makeup and beauty supply companies as well as other companies. Be careful when buying products

FACT #4:
Animals can suffer brain damage or death from heatstroke in just 15 minutes. Beating the het is extra tough on dogs

FACT #5:
Declawing is both painful and traumatic, and it has been outlawed in Germany and other parts of Europe as a form of cruelty

FACT #6:
Elephants who perform in circuses are often kept in chains for as long as 23 hours a day from the time they are babies

STATISTIC #1: places animal cruelty occurs (2016)
↳Residence/home: 75.4%
↳Parking/drop lot/garage: 5.3%
↳Park/playground: 1.0%
↳Highway/road/alley/street/sidewalk: 6.9%
↳Field/woods: 2.0%
↳Unknown/all other locations: 9.3%

STATISTIC # 2:
Dogs are the commonly most abused animal with a number of 64%

FACT #7:What to look for in animal abuse and cruelty in Cats and Dogs
↳Malnutrition
↳Hair loss
↳Unexplained injuries, health problems or permanent disability
↳ Being left in extreme heat for more than 15 minute
↳Animal hoarding
↳Engaging in dog fighting or attending the "games"
↳Shock collar, electric fences, and prong collar training

FACT #8:
Kangaroos are slaughtered by the millions every year; their skins are considered prime material for soccer shoes

STATISTIC #3:
In a survey, 71% of domestic violence victims reported that their abuser also targeted pets

STATISTIC #4:
Due to genetic manipulation, 90% of broiler chickens (chickens bred specifically for meat production) have trouble walking

STATISTIC # 5:
Over 115 million animals – mice, rats, dogs, cats, rabbits, monkeys, birds, among others – are killed in laboratory experiments worldwide for chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing every year

FACT #9
It’s been estimated that there are 900 to 2,000 new cases every year of animal hoarding in the US, with 250,000 animals falling victim

FACT #10
Most rodeo events rely on creating a stressful environment for the domesticated and often docile animals involved. Participants rely on harsh handling practices (i.e. twisting calves’ tails or painful electric shocks) to make animals perform

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