In this article, I will be talking about a couple animals: a horse, an elephant, and a dog. These are some of the many abused animals in the world. If we do not help these animals, they will die and go extinct. On the surface, these animals seem different. Horses are more farm animals, elephants are wild animals, and dogs are mostly pets. But they all share something in common: they are getting threatened and mistreated.
Horses
Did you know that out of the 9.2 million horses in the U.S., 100,000 horses in the U.S. get killed every year? When horses get killed, people use them to make baseballs, gelatine, glue, dog food, and beer. They get sent to slaughter houses and get crammed in dangerous trails. 92.3% of the horses sent to slaughter are in good condition and should not be sent to slaughter since they are healthy and could still last you a while. The bipartisan bill was introduced to Congress on January 3, 2019 and is trying to end horse slaughter. We need to speak for horses since they cannot speak for themselves.
Fun Facts About Horses:
- Horse meat is not safe for human consumption.
- Taco Bell and Burger King in England used horse meat pretending it was cow meat.
- The end of domestic horse slaughter will not damage the US market.
Elephants
Elephants are treated very poorly by humans so we need to help them. The world is losing more elephants than their population can reproduce. Captive elephants are used for tourism. They are kept in horrible conditions. Elephants with big tusks are the most endangered. Less than half of the female population survives, creating lots of orphaned elephants. 100 African Elephants are killed every day by poachers, leaving only 100,000 remaining. The number of elephants in the world dropped 62% over the last decade. Poachers are after ivory, meat, and body parts. Ivory tusks are carved into jewelry and ornaments. We can take them in to protect them so they are not let out in the wild and killed.
Fun Facts About Elephants:
- Elephants have the biggest brains of all the land animals.
- There is only 40,000 Asian elephants remaining
Dogs
We need to inform more people that dogs are being abused and treated badly. Dogs are the most abused animals with the highest reports of animal abuse. Two million dogs are killed each year (mostly in Eastern Europe) for their fur to make dog fur coats. The puppies are kept in horrible conditions and are bred purely for profit. Even though it’s illegal, there’s still dog fighting going on in the US. Dogs are hurt, often killed, and kept in isolation. Some have their ears and tails cut. Puppy mills are places where purebred dogs are churned out and ripped away from their mothers. Dogs are in need of help from humans.
Fun Facts about Dogs:
- There are about 100 dog breeds in the world.
- A one year old pup is as physically mature as a fifteen year old human. (Caesar’s Way)
This article was about the abuse of animals, but now we have to not just talk about how they are mistreated, but how to resolve this situation. We can donate to companies that help these animals or we can spread the word that we should respect and help these animals. This topic really interested me because I love animals, and I love researching about them. Overall, all of these animals are treated badly and this is not how they should be treated.
Bibliography:
Elephants Sources:
Online article: “Why Care?” World Elephant Day. http://worldelephantday.org/about/elephants
Horses Sources:
Online article: “A Humane World.” The Humane Society of the United States. https://blog.humanesociety.org/2019/01/bipartisan-bill-introduced-in-congress-to-end-slaughter-of-american-equines.html
Dogs Sources:
Online article: “10 FactsYou May Not Know About Dogs.” Cesarsway. https://www.cesarsway.com/10-facts-you-may-not-know-about-dogs/
Online Article: “Animal Cruelty Facts and Stats.” The Humane Society of the United States. https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/animal-cruelty-facts-and-stats