Public Policies
Public policies
1. Require an animal cruelty unit in school. If children learn about animal cruelty and why it's wrong at a young age, they are less likely to commit a cruelty crime in the future. Also, if they learn what to do if they witness animal cruelty, they could save an animal's life!
2. Pass a law that punishes vets who do not report animal cruelty. This way, they are more likely to report any signs of abuse.
3. Require each person who is buying a pet to receive a background check. Any bad signs in their records will be considered when deciding to sell the animal to them or not.
4. Build billboards in popular cities about the consequences of animal cruelty. The number to call will be on the billboard as well as a pay phone nearby.
3. In areas where cruelty is common, require check-ins from trained vets or police every other month. If owners of animals in these areas know that they will get a pet inspection soon, they won't want to hurt the animals.
2. Pass a law that punishes vets who do not report animal cruelty. This way, they are more likely to report any signs of abuse.
3. Require each person who is buying a pet to receive a background check. Any bad signs in their records will be considered when deciding to sell the animal to them or not.
4. Build billboards in popular cities about the consequences of animal cruelty. The number to call will be on the billboard as well as a pay phone nearby.
3. In areas where cruelty is common, require check-ins from trained vets or police every other month. If owners of animals in these areas know that they will get a pet inspection soon, they won't want to hurt the animals.
Do you want to help prevent animal cruelty? Here's how!
Know who to call to report animal cruelty - Look up a list of all the numbers you could call (for your city/town) and copy them down. Put them on the fridge, in your contacts, etc so they are readily available if you need to call.
Get to know and look out for the animals in your neighborhood - If a neighbor, friend, or relative has a pet, get to know their personality and what they look like. If anything seems off, such as a significant loss of weight in a large dog or a once friendly cat turning timid, you might want to look into it a little more.
Make the call - Even if you’re a bit unsure, call anyway. It’s up to the citizens to report signs of animal cruelty. If nobody calls, there’s a chance it might not be stopped.
Provide as much as information as possible when reporting animal cruelty - Even if it seems insignificant, tell them everything you saw. It could help them figure out other information about the case.
Contact your local law enforcement department - If it seems to you like the police aren’t getting involved with the animal cruelty in your neighborhood, send in a complaint. Animal cruelty is a crime and it needs to be dealt with.
Fight for the passage of strong anti-cruelty laws - Join groups, send letters to larger organizations with you ideas, and get other people to help, too. Putting up flyers could help people be more aware of the issue.
Set a good example for others - Take proper care of your pet and pets that you may babysit. Use proper food, a leash that isn’t too tight, and love the pets as much as possible. Showing others how great of a pet owner you are could convince them to be better! Maybe there could even be a competition to see who is the best pet owner...
Talk to your kids about how to treat animals with kindness and respect - What you teach your kids now will can affect how they act in the future. Teaching them about treating animals kindly could influence them to be nicer to animals when they are older.
Support your local shelter or animal rescue organization - Join local organizations, volunteer at shelters, maybe donate a little money every now and then or even adopt an animal who needs a home.
Start a Neighborhood Watch Program - Alert neighbors about the signs of animal abuse and have them watch out for suspicious behavior as well. The more people who support the animals, the better.
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Get to know and look out for the animals in your neighborhood - If a neighbor, friend, or relative has a pet, get to know their personality and what they look like. If anything seems off, such as a significant loss of weight in a large dog or a once friendly cat turning timid, you might want to look into it a little more.
Make the call - Even if you’re a bit unsure, call anyway. It’s up to the citizens to report signs of animal cruelty. If nobody calls, there’s a chance it might not be stopped.
Provide as much as information as possible when reporting animal cruelty - Even if it seems insignificant, tell them everything you saw. It could help them figure out other information about the case.
Contact your local law enforcement department - If it seems to you like the police aren’t getting involved with the animal cruelty in your neighborhood, send in a complaint. Animal cruelty is a crime and it needs to be dealt with.
Fight for the passage of strong anti-cruelty laws - Join groups, send letters to larger organizations with you ideas, and get other people to help, too. Putting up flyers could help people be more aware of the issue.
Set a good example for others - Take proper care of your pet and pets that you may babysit. Use proper food, a leash that isn’t too tight, and love the pets as much as possible. Showing others how great of a pet owner you are could convince them to be better! Maybe there could even be a competition to see who is the best pet owner...
Talk to your kids about how to treat animals with kindness and respect - What you teach your kids now will can affect how they act in the future. Teaching them about treating animals kindly could influence them to be nicer to animals when they are older.
Support your local shelter or animal rescue organization - Join local organizations, volunteer at shelters, maybe donate a little money every now and then or even adopt an animal who needs a home.
Start a Neighborhood Watch Program - Alert neighbors about the signs of animal abuse and have them watch out for suspicious behavior as well. The more people who support the animals, the better.
*Bolded text from aspca.org