Across the world, many cases of animal abuse are increasing every year, with most of them not even being reported yet. The word animal cruelty is often used and can be categorized into different scenarios and laws. The purpose of researching animal cruelty is to get the reader to change their perspective on how they view animal cruelty and to try to show them that animals need to be heard and helped, that animals should have the same rights as human beings and that there should be consequences for them. the attackers. When researching animal cruelty, an important factor to focus on would be animal laws, what are they? And what are the consequences for those who break them? “The Seventh Edition of The Animal Welfare Laws of the United States of America and Canada is the leading resource for attorneys, law professors, law students, legislators, and other legal professionals” (Animal 3 ). Animal laws are always up to date and are categorized into many topics. “Sanctions and provisions relating to categories 12 and 13 are generally located in each of these respective sections” (Animal 3). Unfortunately, animal laws are not fully in effect or established in all states and if they are enforced there, they are not taken seriously. In the United States, there is no federal animal cruelty law, although there are laws that protect some animal rights, they do not cover all. Some laws that support animal rights are the Animal Welfare Act which was established in 1966 and Action for Animals. These laws specialize only in how an animal can be harmed or killed in a certain situation. These laws do not cover the more typical cases that occur more often “In Canada, the federal government enacts all criminal laws that are applicable across the country” (animal 2). Th...... middle of paper ......ale 3). Even today, animals are considered living beings who have no rights simply because they cannot speak. “The animals were intended for human use. They were considered an additional property, which remained in the eyes of the law and yet it is a principle without intellectual basis” (Gale 7). Research shows that animals have the power to think and express feelings, both of which are cited as human qualities (Gale 9). Animal abuse can happen to any animal, whether farm animals, pets, wild animals, sea animals or land animals. no matter what animal they all deserve rights because animals have no voice and we humans should reach out and be their voice and guide to give every animal a safe living environment and, more importantly, a good, harmless life he deserves! , ASPCA, animal testing, animal rights