Animal Cruelty

ARTICLE RESEARCH

Animal cruelty and Nonprofit Organizations

Presented to:

Professor: Catherine Raymond

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of PAD 6142

Florida International University

By:

Juan Hurtado

A non-profit organization is a committed group of volunteers working together to stop the violence against animals that are being abuse. We have seen so many cases in which animals tend to be the victims of a person just committing animal cruelty whether is for fun or gambling. Now at days there are several policies and regulations in which are dedicated to protect animals from people that think that is all right to abuse animals. There are also many non-profit organizations that are dedicated to provide a service to animals and educate people on what to do to protect animals. My paper will explore what exactly do non-profit organizations do to protect animals, how are they being effective in their methods used to educate the public, what can we do to assist those in need and last and not least what is it that drives people to abuse animals. The reason why I chose this topic is that I have always loved animals, and believe they are a gift from God to us, to keep us company and that it is not fair for people to abuse them without paying for their crimes.

Even athletes who sometimes are seen as role models by many kids commit these horrible crimes, and many of them they get away with it simply because of the money they posses. It is great to see that the government is providing these individuals with the appropriate punishment. The purpose of this paper is not to point fingers at these criminals but, to see what we can do to provide a better environment to our animals.

Title: The Effect of Inmates' Self-Reported Childhood and Adolescent Animal Cruelty: Motivations on the Number of Convictions for Adult Violent Interpersonal Crimes

Journal Name: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology v. 52 no. 2 (April 2008) p. 175-84

Publication Year: 2008

Abstract: Few researchers have investigated the potentially predictive power of motives for childhood and adolescent animal cruelty as it is associated with interpersonal violence in adulthood. Based on a sample of 261 inmates at medium- and maximum-security prisons in a southern state, the present study examines the relationship among several retrospectively reported motives (anger, fun, dislike, and imitation) for animal cruelty and violent crime convictions (assault, rape, and murder). Almost half reported abusing animals out of anger, whereas more than one third did so for fun. Dislike for the animal and imitation were less frequently occurring motives. Participants who abused animals at an earlier age and those who did so out of anger or for fun were more likely to repeat the offense. Regression analyses revealed that abusing an animal out of fun in their youth was the most statistically salient motive for predicting later interpersonal violence as adults. Reprinted by permission of the publisher

Title: Meatpacker in Cow-Abuse Scandal May Shut as Congress Turns Up Heat

Personal Author: Kesmodel, David; Zhang, Jane

Journal Name: Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition)

Source: Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition) (February 25 2008) p. A1, A10

Publication Year: 2008

Abstract: Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co., a supplier of beef to the national school lunch program before videos showing animal cruelty at the plant helped trigger the biggest meat recall in U.S. history, will probably shut down permanently. A video made by an investigator from the Humane Society of the U.S. showed workers at the plant trying to make sick or injured cattle stand up with electrical shock devices, forklifts and high-pressure water hoses. Generally, cattle that can't walk or stand on their own are