Pet cruelty and cruelty to animals encompasses a wide spectrum of human behaviors.

Cruelty to animals can cover the thoughtless neglect of the animal welfare of a pet to the inhumane treatment of animals as a result of scientific advancement, financial gain, sport, or pet ownership.

Thoughtless cruelty and neglect of a pet's animal welfare is as basic as tethering a dog for an unnatural length of time or feeding a cat a vegan diet.  Animal cruelty cases abound because uncaring pet owners neglect their pets or try to mold them into what they believe their pet should be.  They think it's cute.  But cruelty to animals goes beyond that to extreme cruelty, extreme agony, and extreme causes of death.

Cruelty to animals can be described as any unacceptable behavior that intentionally causes unnecessary pain, suffering, or distress to and/or death of an animal.  Animal cruelty cases often exclude socially condoned practices such as legal hunting; sporting events, certain agricultural or veterinary practices and scientific experiments.  Animal welfare is often negated because of the status of a particular animal in a particular culture.

Humane societies and animal rights groups throughout the world advocate for animal welfare laws to protect all animals.

Some of the more prominent groups what advocate for laws against cruelty to animals, not matter they degree are the Humane Society, the SPCA, the World Wildlife Fund and the International Society for Animal Rights. 

Web sites for the above are:

• www.hsus.org (the Humane Society)
• www.spca.com (the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)
• www.worldwildlife.net (the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
• www.isaronline.org (the International Society of Animal Rights)

Plus their are numerous local organizations for animal shelters, pet adoptions, and animal rescue services.  Plus many valuable web sites promote animal welfare.

Unique-online-pet-products-info.com urges everyone to become an advocate for animal welfare.  Until cruelty to animals, no matter the form, is eradicated from the psychology of humans, cruelty to humans will remain a cancer in the world.  Support your local animal rights groups working to eliminate cruelty to animals.  unique online pet shopping & products wishes to thank all the animal rights groups for their perseverance in effecting change.

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