Animal Rights/animal abuse

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Expert: - 2/17/2010


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hey
ok so im doing this project for my civics class and i have a couple of questions.

1.how many animals are severely damaged from abuse a year?

2.what kind of animal abuse is there?

3.how many animals die a year from animal abuse?

4.is an animal in the circus considered animal abuse?

5. what kind of testing is done in labs?

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Hi Cheyenne,

I can answer some of your questions, but generally, this is quite a bit!

1.  Depending on what you call severely damaged, all animals that are raised for food are severely damaged (abused).  There is a small percentage that are raised by caring farmers, but that is only about 12% (estimate).  The rest are all factory farmed animals.

2.   Please see this video for the answer to this one as it is too broad:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIjanhKqVC4

3.  10 billion animals die for food every year, just in the United States.

4.  Yes, the circus abuses animals regularly.

5.  I can't answer this one, but this link can:  http://www.vivisectioninfo.org

Hope this helps -  I guarantee you, after you watch these video's  you will have a lot better paper/project.

Tina Volpe

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I can answer almost all questions about animals raised for food... and the horrifying truths of the abuse and torture these animals endure. Also, about the health ramifications of eating animals or their products, i.e. heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and a host of other diseases linked to our diets. Any questions on existing on a plant based diet, solely, raw diet and the health benefits.

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Author of the book “The Fast Food Craze, Wreaking Havoc on Our Bodies and Our Animals” and co-author of the new book, "The Missing Peace, The Hidden Power of our Kinship with Animals". Health researcher, 34 year vegetarian, speaker, educator/consultant, television guest appearing all over the country, radio host of the top rated show “Wake Up America” on GlobalTalk Radio, and published columnist. Now affiliated with PCRM (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine) as a "Heart Health" speaker, and SPEAK, as a Humane Educator.

Organizations
Mercy for Animals, Compassion over Killing, Friends of Animals, PCRM (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine) Farm Sanctuary, Animal Acres, Catskill Animal Sanctuary.

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LA Life Magazine, Personal Excellence Magazine, and several other misc. publications.

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