Laws and restrictions have been set all over the world to protect the rights of humans... Yet we neglect to protect and enforce the laws of animal cruelty. 

Facts

Approximately 3 to 4 million adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized in animal shelters each year. 

To test cosmetics, cleaners and other products thousands of animals are blinded, poisoned and killed in order to perfect the formulas. 

Dogs used for fighting are chained, taunted, and starved to trigger extreme survival skills and increase aggressiveness. 

Over a million animals are killed each year for clothing.

Neglect and abandonment is the prevailing for of animal abuse, an astounding 36%. 

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