How to Prevent Pet Abuse

HOW TO PREVENT ABUSE AGAINST PETS WHY IT HAPPENS & HOW TO STOP IT with data from The USA Humane Society VICTIMS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY Of reported ANIMAL CRUELTY cases. 65% 18% INVOLVE INVOLVE DOGS CATS Most common dogs abused? PIT BULLS Many states exclude LIVESTOCK from any cruelty laws. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & PETS AN ESTIMATED 1 MILLION ANIMALS ARE ABUSED OR KILLED EACH YEAR IN CONNECTION WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 71% OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS REPORT THAT THEIR ABUSER ALSO TARGETED THEIR PET. WHAT CAN YOU DO? REPORT CRUELTY WHEN YOU SEE IT. Animal abuse is against the law. Don't be afraid to report it to the police. FIGHT FOR STRONGER ANTI-CRUELTY LAWS. Learn about your own local legislation and work to improve animal cruely laws. CONSIDER JOINING... ASPCA ADVOCACY BRIGADE You'll recieve emails about how you can help improve animal cruelty legislation and alerts when your action is needed on important issues. WE CAN STOP ANIMAL CRUELTY LET'S DO IT TOGETHER infographic created by: www.k9ofmine.com data from: http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/abuse_neglect/facts/animal.cruelty_facts.statistics.html Image sources: freepik.com, vecteezy.com