An Eye-Opener for animal abusers in western Europe!

In the current times we are witnessing again and again the gruesome and the heinous wrongdoings practiced on animals. A question ascends that how we as rational or emotional beings abuse or neglect a living, gentle or voiceless creature? The answer simply is that our monstrous and evil intentions to gain some tiny turnover at the expanse of such species. Where are those states who are constructing a discourse that liberty, freedom and morality are grounded in the cradle of their civilization? Why they are continuously snubbing this odious cruelty? Because of their discounting of such a serious issue their civilized nature is in question i.e. why they are propagating such claims that they are civilize. Before mentioning the names of the countries, it should be noted that in this we will talk about the active ill-treatment with animals, which means that it involves non-accidental and socially unacceptable behavior which cause the infliction of pain, suffering, or death to an animal. Onwards we’ll discuss the countries where the mistreatment with animals exceeds the limits; it includes: United States, Canada and Australia.

These barbaric treatments are multi-dimensional meaning animal abuse is done in varied ways, incorporating gross neglect, hoarding, trade trafficking, hunting, organized abuse, intentional abuse and much more. By looking deep in the case study of United states, we behold that this inhumane bustle has different stages of neglect. Initiating from the state federal law on the humane methods of slaughterhouse act which put some protection on mammals but it does not comprehend poultry and farms. Due to this exception in laws, Mcarthur dairy farms, owned by corporate giant Dean Foods in Florida, cause such harm to cows which is should be under misdemeanor crimes. There, cows are electrocuted, painfully flamed, brutally tagged ears, beaten or stabbed with sharp devices to comply with workers’ demands, harshly inseminated, and yet this just didn’t end here the disease suffering cows are needlessly shot and then dragged down by the head while they are still alive. On the other hand, due to pandemic mass killing of chickens and pigs who no longer brought to market are gassed and smothered with a foam in which they slowly suffocate, it is due to the demand of cheap meat. In some other cases like trainers cruelly soring Tennessee Walking Horses to create an exaggerated and unnatural gait known as big lick; Chimpanzees injected with sedatives in laboratories for testing; daily thirty-six beagles suffer surgeries or forced ingestion for a Dow pesticide; illicit online sales and trade of exotic animals; dog fighting in police or firemen as a source of entertainment and a blatant disregard (in natural zoo, Virginia).

Same is the case with Canada, in that Flemish slaughterhouse factory practiced unremitting cow abuse by electrocuting, use cattle drive stick, violently pull them with ears or tail and maltreat them with pneumatic captive bolt guns used for cut stunning method. Whereas, in the Maple Lodge farms Canada’s biggest poultry producer sadistically slams bird upside down into metal shackles, breaking their wings and legs. The story of zoo is identical with the Virginia one i.e. Thirty-Five Bears in the Nigara falls, Ontario, theme park suffered from chronic diarrhea as they fed a mixture of moldy and expired food; birds are densely confined that they rip each other’s feathers. Overcrowding causes whales to attack each other. Belugas have red, swollen eyes and cataracts because the shallow unshaded pool doesn't keep out sunlight.

This chronicle also had a continuum in Australia where government themselves wants to kills two million Feral cats which cover 99% of Australia. In northern state of queen's land there is even a council offering 10$ bounty per Feral cat scalp. It is because they are causing threat to native extinct species like innumerable birds and brush tailed rabbit rat.

The prevalent discussion point is to adopt such measures by the government, NGOs, civil society and other non-profit organizations to prevent this insanity against animals and grant their rights to them. In US laws or acts like 28-hour law, humane methods of livestock slaughterhouse act, animal welfare act, preventing animal cruelty and torture (PACT) and anti-tethering law exempt farmed animals and birds are provided minimal protection. Thus, these laws should be immediately improvised and implemented strictly to reduce animal abuse. Other measures to be taken includes employ skilled labor or proper trainers in the farming industries, where due to rural background people normalize animal abuse that since they are rural, they know how to deal with animals. Then, they must avoid unnecessary surgeries (beagles chip testing), experiments which causes permanent sight loss, hair or fur loss. Also, law enforcement agency must prevent dog and cock fighting which is further backed up by other crimes of drug and gambling. US are 2nd world worst countries in the voiceless animal cruelty index (VACI). Thus, still they have a way forward to introduce laws, mostly in the rural states.

Canada is placed on 6th in VACI meaning that they stand at a very poor position for animal protection. Following recommendations include are: hot car laws which must be introduced to prevent animals from harsh weather condition. The irony of Canada’s law is that they simply accepted suffering, injury, or anxiety for animals in agriculture, zoological exhibitions, slaughter, training, fishing or hunting and in experimenting, like Manitoba Animal Care Act. Similarly, Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act exempt agricultural and wildlife animals. That is why the cruelty took place in the Marineland park is not questioned as they themselves exempt these rights to certain animals. Hence, the above laws should be repealed and New laws should ordain. Also, children should be taught from primary school classrooms. Procedures like cat declawing, tail docking, ear cropping, that put animals through unnecessary harm should be outlawed and instead alternative should be used to test something.

The case in hand of Australia also have similar problems like the aforementioned but the unique thing is that there govt is deliberately saying to kill feral cats and kangaroo just to protect their own ‘national’ animals, birds and land. Recommendations are: ContraPest or other contraceptive pills should be introduced to control their fertility rather than killing. Then, there must be a proper fenced area where almost all the kangaroos should reside and proper trainers for them are allocated. On the other hand, they have to assign trainers which are able to control their aggression and tamed them, so that they are able to compact themselves by the particular environmental condition. Also, the government should immediately implement cruelty laws on 'farmed' animals. Also, in the tourism industry, animals must be centered concentration for all of us and any harm provided should be fined for strict restrictions of animal abuse.