My Thoughts: Animal Cruelty

This week in critical thinking we've been told to choose a problem in the world and think of ways to solve it. I personally think that animal cruelty is a big problem in the world.While searching the internet for some RSPCA videos, I came across this:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2012/apr/24/animal-cruelty-rspca-video

After watching this video, I realised how frustrating this topic is. I feel that whatever we do to lower the cases of animal cruelty, we won't ever be able to eradicate it. However, this video made me even more determined to be a vet, as I would like to educate people on how to properly look after animals and help people make decisions on whether it would be sensible for them to own an animal. 

Did you know?

- 73,000 animals are seen by the RSPCA every year

- The maximum fine given to someone who has abused an animal is £20,000 and the maximum prison sentence is 6 months

- The fine is transferred automatically to the government, even though the RSPCA require £81,000,000 to run the charity for a year

- Animal abusers are often able to own animals again after a certain amount of time (usually 10 years)


In the UK the Animal Cruelty hotline is: 0300 1234 999

Image taken from Google Images

Image taken from Google Images