Electronic References:
Animals and Us. (2008). Extracts from the Legislation of Animal Welfare Act 1999. Retrieved May 7th 2008 from:
http://www.safe.org.nz/images.php?oid=1835
Animals and Us. (2006). New Zealand Animal Rights. Retrieved May 7th 2008 from: http://www.animalsandus.org.nz/student-resources.html
Binning, E. New Zealand Herald (2008). Critics accuses shooters of leaving birds to die. Retrieved on May 7th 2008 from:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=1500945&objectid=10507647
Bio security New Zealand. (1999). Guide to the Animal Welfare Act 1999: Table of Contents. Retrieved May 7th 2008 from: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/legislation/animal-welfare-act/guide/index.htm#care
BNET Australia. (2007). Animal Cruelty law needed. Retrieved May 7th 2008 from:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20070322/ai_n18763862?tag=rbxcra.2.a.1
BNET Australia. (1995) Crackdown on animal abuse – tougher laws against animal abuse. Retrieved May 7th 2008 from:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EPF/is_n12_v95/ai_17854286
O’Brien, J. Animal Cruelty Cases on the rise. Retrieved April 21st 2008 from:
http://www.bostonnow.com/news/local/2008/04/08/animal-cruelty-case-on-rise
PETA. (2008). People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Retrieved April 21st 2008 from:
http://www.peta.org/
SPCA Auckland. (2007). Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Retrieved May 1st 2008 from:
http://www.spca.org.nz/general/home.htm
The New Zealand Herald. (2008). Animals have emotions too. Retrieved on May 7th 2008 from:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=82&objectid=10496820
The New Zealand Herald. (2008). Bears find refuge in new Vietnam Centre. Retrieved on May 7th 2008 from:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10502712
The New Zealand Herald. (2008). Woman accused of starving puppy. Retrieved April 21st 2008 from:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=1500945&objectid=10507647
Wikipedia. (2008). Animal Rights. Retrieved May 1st 2008 from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_rights
Wikipedia. (2008). Animal Welfare. Retrieved May 1st 2008 from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_welfare
WSPA. (2008). Please help us free animals from pain, again and again. Retrieved May 7th 2008 from:
https://www.wspa.org.au/campaigns/animalpain_nz/index.asp?ID=R04084V01
WSPA. (2008). World Society for the Protection of Animals. Retrieved May 7th 2008 from:
http://www.wspa.org.nz/
You-tube video references:
Ana9519. September 18th 2007. SAA! Stop Animals Abuse! Second video. Retrieved April 30th 2008 from:
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=mzXJEKBpi4o&feature=related
HaileyWitt. December 12 2007. Cruelty to Animals: The Facts. Retrieved April 30th 2008 from:
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=90d74BiHPvI&feature=related
Horzelov3. November 27th 2007. Animal Abuse. Retrieved April 30th 2008 from:
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=LhKq-zbk6xQ&feature=related
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Final Post!
Hi guys, well this is my final post for my Animal Cruelty and Welfare blog!!
I hope my articles, videos, pictures, information have helped you in learning more about animal cruelty and welfare.
I feel that this is a very wide and debatable issue in the world..
Animal cruelty and abuse cases seem to be on the rise, which is very worrying and their needs to be some answers!!
I feel that new laws to prevent this cruelty from happening and harsher punishments need to be in place for people that treat animals unfairly..
Animals are very harmless creatures that only show love and affection to their owners, they make great pets and like they say "dogs are a man's best friend".
I hope my blog has helped others see how these poor innocent animal suffeer and that things need to change to ensure the safety of animals worldwide...
To help save the animals, donate or become a member of any one of the organisations or societys on my blog!
TVNZ Videos
To view some videos from One News about animal cruelty and abuse...
Click the URL link below to see a website of many different videos all about animal cruelty and abuse..
URL: http://tvnz.co.nz/content/?o=25&k=&style=tvnz&s=&b=&a=&ct=&ayear=&amonth=&byear=&bmonth=&q=animal+cruelty+videos&x=79&y=8
Some of them are very interesting to watch...
Make sure to watch the video under Title: Farmer Disqaulified for animal cruelty (1.33)
Click the URL link below to see a website of many different videos all about animal cruelty and abuse..
URL: http://tvnz.co.nz/content/?o=25&k=&style=tvnz&s=&b=&a=&ct=&ayear=&amonth=&byear=&bmonth=&q=animal+cruelty+videos&x=79&y=8
Some of them are very interesting to watch...
Make sure to watch the video under Title: Farmer Disqaulified for animal cruelty (1.33)
Animal Cruelty law needed
There are very sad occasions where poor innocent animals are tortured and treated poorly and the abusers get away free.
There needs to be tougher laws set up for people who harm animals. One example of this is:
Henry, a Chihuahua mix, who was blinded with a leaf blower and on another occasion placed in a heated over for five minutes. The abuser, Marc Vincent, was convicted of a Class A, misdemeanor but sentenced to six months in jail and fined $500. He was then released from jail about two months early and ordered to get counseling.
This example of animal abuse is disgusting, the poor innocent animal did not deserve to be put in a heated oven or be permanently blind because of a leaf blower.
Their needs to be harsher punishments made for animal abuse or it will continue to occur because no tough punishments are in place.
Do you think Mr. Vincent’s sentence was good enough for what he had done to the poor dog?
Mr. Vincent also got out of jail two months early; do you think this is fair?
What do you guys think about tougher laws being made for animal cruelty?
To find out more about the animal laws and more visit the link below:
There needs to be tougher laws set up for people who harm animals. One example of this is:
Henry, a Chihuahua mix, who was blinded with a leaf blower and on another occasion placed in a heated over for five minutes. The abuser, Marc Vincent, was convicted of a Class A, misdemeanor but sentenced to six months in jail and fined $500. He was then released from jail about two months early and ordered to get counseling.
This example of animal abuse is disgusting, the poor innocent animal did not deserve to be put in a heated oven or be permanently blind because of a leaf blower.
Their needs to be harsher punishments made for animal abuse or it will continue to occur because no tough punishments are in place.
Do you think Mr. Vincent’s sentence was good enough for what he had done to the poor dog?
Mr. Vincent also got out of jail two months early; do you think this is fair?
What do you guys think about tougher laws being made for animal cruelty?
To find out more about the animal laws and more visit the link below:
Desire for Power
Experts have stated that animal cruelty seems to occur because of a desire of power. Abusers exercise their power over helpless animals. Experts also say that animal abuse is becoming a very dangerous sign, especially with young children and teenagers.
It has been state that many notorious killers in the United States including Jeffrey Dahmer, David Berkowitz and Albert de Salvo all had a history of torturing animals when they were younger.
These facts about these killers show how alarming animal abuse in children and teenagers can be; it could be the start of very disastrous actions in later life. Parents need to be aware that if there children are into abusing their pets in their young lives it could be a sign they are troubled which could lead to worse thing in later lives, moving from their pets to real humans.
It has been seen that people are not in the mood to let animal abusers get away with their crimes now. It has become too common and is now a very alarming problem throughout many countries around the world.
Do you think that children who hurt their animals could be troubled and rebel in later life?
Why do you think people abuse animals because they have a sense of power?
To find out more information about desire of power over animals and animal abuse with children and teenagers then click on the link below:
URL: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EPF/is_n12_v95/ai_17854286
It has been state that many notorious killers in the United States including Jeffrey Dahmer, David Berkowitz and Albert de Salvo all had a history of torturing animals when they were younger.
These facts about these killers show how alarming animal abuse in children and teenagers can be; it could be the start of very disastrous actions in later life. Parents need to be aware that if there children are into abusing their pets in their young lives it could be a sign they are troubled which could lead to worse thing in later lives, moving from their pets to real humans.
It has been seen that people are not in the mood to let animal abusers get away with their crimes now. It has become too common and is now a very alarming problem throughout many countries around the world.
Do you think that children who hurt their animals could be troubled and rebel in later life?
Why do you think people abuse animals because they have a sense of power?
To find out more information about desire of power over animals and animal abuse with children and teenagers then click on the link below:
URL: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EPF/is_n12_v95/ai_17854286
Tougher laws against animal abuse
People convicted of animal abuse would usually be charged with a misdemeanor, a minor crime and be forced to pay a fine. But not now, Florida laws have changed and Animal Abuse is now a felony, a major crime equal to burglary or assault.
One example of this is Allan Laboy:
Mr. Laboy was trying to take a nap on a hot day when he was kept awakened by a puppy outside his house. In a rage, he went outside and grabbed the puppy by its legs and slammed it against the concrete footpath. The puppy’s owner a young boy stood their watching as Laboy killed his puppy.
A police officer arrived shortly after but it was to late they puppy was dead but Laboy was arrested straight after. Laboy was then sentenced in court to ten years in jail for brutally killing the puppy. Laboy’s lawyer thought the sentence was outrageous but there were many people who didn’t agree with Laboy’s lawyer because they were sick of the amount of animal cruelty cases occurring around them.
There have also been 15 states that have imposed stronger penalties on animal abusers because of the recent rise in animal abuse cases.
Do you think that Laboy’s sentence was too outrageous?
Do you think that having stronger penalties will stop the animal cruelty and abuse?
To find out more information on other animal abuse cases and about tougher penalties click on the link below:
One example of this is Allan Laboy:
Mr. Laboy was trying to take a nap on a hot day when he was kept awakened by a puppy outside his house. In a rage, he went outside and grabbed the puppy by its legs and slammed it against the concrete footpath. The puppy’s owner a young boy stood their watching as Laboy killed his puppy.
A police officer arrived shortly after but it was to late they puppy was dead but Laboy was arrested straight after. Laboy was then sentenced in court to ten years in jail for brutally killing the puppy. Laboy’s lawyer thought the sentence was outrageous but there were many people who didn’t agree with Laboy’s lawyer because they were sick of the amount of animal cruelty cases occurring around them.
There have also been 15 states that have imposed stronger penalties on animal abusers because of the recent rise in animal abuse cases.
Do you think that Laboy’s sentence was too outrageous?
Do you think that having stronger penalties will stop the animal cruelty and abuse?
To find out more information on other animal abuse cases and about tougher penalties click on the link below:
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
WSPA
WSPA stands for the World Society for the Protection of Animals. WSPA is another society in the world that is against animal abuse and cruelty and is trying very hard to help protect the animals in our world today.
The WSPA website has many articles about animals being treated poorly around the world.
For example:
The WSPA website had an article on Norwegian’s killing young whales. The Norwegian’s were out to kill 1,052 whales and they started with a minke
whale calf. Data in the article showed that 1 in 5 whales suffer long and painful deaths, some even taking an hour or longer to die after being hit with an explosive harpoon.
WSPA Programme Manager Claire Bass said: “The appetite for whaling in Norway is dwindling: only 1 in 4 Norwegian’s under 30 strongly support the continuation of whaling in their country. Its clear that this is a cruel and outdated industry is on borrowed time in a progressive country like Norway”.
This article is very sad; it is bad enough they have to kill that many whales but a calf that is just pathetic. Also, Claire Bass has stated that only 1 in 4 believes that they whaling should still continue so it shows that many people see whaling as a cruel act. But it is good to see that finally some people do have their say about these sorts of bad issues.
There are also many other articles on the WSPA website about animal abuse and cruelty. There are also other links on the website about the sort of work WSPA do, ways to support WSPA, how to get involved, news, how to donate and also how to adopt animals.
What do you guys think about the WSPA organization?
Do you think that with less people supporting whaling it might finally be banned one day?
To find out more information on the WSPA organization then click on the link below:
URL: http://www.wspa.org.nz/
Do you think that supporting WSPA is worth it?
Would you become a member and pay $25 a month to help the animals?
The WSPA website has many articles about animals being treated poorly around the world.
For example:
The WSPA website had an article on Norwegian’s killing young whales. The Norwegian’s were out to kill 1,052 whales and they started with a minke
whale calf. Data in the article showed that 1 in 5 whales suffer long and painful deaths, some even taking an hour or longer to die after being hit with an explosive harpoon.WSPA Programme Manager Claire Bass said: “The appetite for whaling in Norway is dwindling: only 1 in 4 Norwegian’s under 30 strongly support the continuation of whaling in their country. Its clear that this is a cruel and outdated industry is on borrowed time in a progressive country like Norway”.
This article is very sad; it is bad enough they have to kill that many whales but a calf that is just pathetic. Also, Claire Bass has stated that only 1 in 4 believes that they whaling should still continue so it shows that many people see whaling as a cruel act. But it is good to see that finally some people do have their say about these sorts of bad issues.
There are also many other articles on the WSPA website about animal abuse and cruelty. There are also other links on the website about the sort of work WSPA do, ways to support WSPA, how to get involved, news, how to donate and also how to adopt animals.
What do you guys think about the WSPA organization?
Do you think that with less people supporting whaling it might finally be banned one day?
To find out more information on the WSPA organization then click on the link below:
URL: http://www.wspa.org.nz/
WSPA is al about helping animals to live healthy and happy lives. WSPA wants your support to provide practical solutions to help stray dogs and other animals in need around the world. With peoples help they can provide mobile clinics to give proper veterinary care for dogs, educate the public on responsible dog ownership and work with governments to enforce legislation. 
There are also innocent tiny cubs that are been snatched from their mothers. They have thick ropes forced through a hole drilled in their sensitive muzzles and their days are spent ‘dancing’. It is torture that has them swaying on their hind legs in response to beatings from a wooden stick. WSPA can also save those bears from a life of torture with your help.
WSPA wants your support to improve the lives of animals, WSPA believes that every animal has value, a right o live free from abuse and deserve to be rescued from cruelty. You can help this happen by becoming a member of WSPA Animal Rescue by giving $25 or more each month.
“Together we can make this a world where animals matter and animal cruelty ends”.
There are also innocent tiny cubs that are been snatched from their mothers. They have thick ropes forced through a hole drilled in their sensitive muzzles and their days are spent ‘dancing’. It is torture that has them swaying on their hind legs in response to beatings from a wooden stick. WSPA can also save those bears from a life of torture with your help.
WSPA wants your support to improve the lives of animals, WSPA believes that every animal has value, a right o live free from abuse and deserve to be rescued from cruelty. You can help this happen by becoming a member of WSPA Animal Rescue by giving $25 or more each month.
“Together we can make this a world where animals matter and animal cruelty ends”.
Do you think that supporting WSPA is worth it?
Would you become a member and pay $25 a month to help the animals?
To find out more information on WSPA or become a member or donate money to the organization click on the link below:
URL: https://www.wspa.org.au/campaigns/animalpain_nz/index.asp?ID=R04084V01
URL: https://www.wspa.org.au/campaigns/animalpain_nz/index.asp?ID=R04084V01
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