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July 25, 2005

More Pets == More Animal Neglect

Following up on last week's topic of Preposterous Pet Pal Passions, it's also important to note that with the huge number of pets people have nowadays, this also means greater numbers of neglected pets.

One would think that forgotten Easter bunnies would have been among the worst kind of cases, but it seems dogs are suffering the most.

The culprit?
Not giving the animal access to fresh water!

The RSPCA is calling on the government to strengthen animal cruelty laws after it recorded a rise of more than 70% in cases of owners neglecting animals.

More at: BBC NEWS | UK | Animal neglect cases 'up by 78%'

While this is a UK statistic, the Human Society has posted similar findings on their website.

Animal cruelty is a hot topic lately, especially regarding some websites of questionable taste like Bonsai Kitten and Save Toby. Frankly, I can't seem to get very upset about these kinds of websites. I suppose some websites may very well promote violence and such, but these guys seem to be mostly joke websites in the line of Bunny Survival Tests, only with real animals. You'll note that Toby was supposed to be eaten earlier this summer, but now they're doing some kind of book.

Posted by sorsha at July 25, 2005 5:32 PM