Today I will talk about animal abuse. I chose this topic because I feel like it's something that a lot of people condemn but not enough is done about it. There are people who appear on the news because they have been exposed as animal abusers and the public condemns them, but that's all. If we want to prevent or rather minimize this problem, we need to understand why it is such an important issue. First of all, animals are also living creatures that feel pain physically and emotionally, let's take for example pets that have been neglected by their owners or affected by them, how do they feel? Like every living being, we desire to be loved, just as we treat other human beings with love and care. Animals deserve it too, so more needs to be done to help them. Instead of just reporting it, we should do something about it. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay So, what defines animal abuse? Animal abuse is the act of violence against animals. This includes torture, confinement and failure to provide assistance to them. An example is the failure to provide adequate food, water, living space, and health to an animal. Animal abuse ranges from abandonment to malicious killing. In Singapore, the number of animal cruelty cases rose from 410 in 2011 to 840 in 2015. From 2015 to 2018, cases rose from 840 to 2,490. These are some of the cases that happened in Singapore. In the top right corner is an image showing a dog's face and legs bandaged by its owner. The owner confessed to police that he did it to stop his dog from barking and destroying objects in his home. The dog was bandaged for a very long period, resulting in severe abrasions and sores on his legs. The owner got away with a light sentence. In the bottom left corner, a male student was caught swinging a dog by the collar. He confessed that he did it because the dog refused to get along with him. He had to do this to get his dog's attention. He was a volunteer for Dog Boarding Services. Recently, a seafood restaurant received backlash from the public when it launched a live crab clawing machine outside its restaurant. Management said their intention was only to educate children to distinguish male crabs from female ones and to entertain them during their visit. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), however, believes that this will only encourage the public to see animals as nothing more than objects to be played with. The machine will cause them unnecessary damage if dropped from above by the claw machine. The machine was launched without final approval from the restaurant owner and management. To help reduce cases like this, the government has implemented animal abuse laws. Organizations such as the SPCA and Animal & Veterinary Service (AVS) are created to promote kindness to animals and educate the public about animal cruelty. They also guarantee the health and well-being of the animals. In August this year, there was a case in China where a man posted 2 videos of himself pouring boiling water and hitting his dogs with a wooden stick. In the first video, he held his dog in a small cage before pouring boiling water over him. He didn't care about his dog's well-being. The dog ran into the small cage barking in pain, hoping to escape. He took a photo of his scalded dog and used that photo as his profile picture..