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FAQs: Equine Cruelty, Abuse and Neglect*
Since the earliest days of animal protection, veterinarians have played central roles in working with
animal welfare investigators and law enforcement authorities to aid animals that have been victims
of human abuse and neglect. Animal cruelty cases are be
ing treated with more respect than at any
time in the past. Increased public concern for the animals that share our communities, a
proliferation of university human
–
support for the links between
animals have combined to help generate a new renaissance of interest in animal well
–
being.
This
increased attention is helping professionals to do their jobs better and to accord greater
p
rotections for animals
; the problem of unwanted horses focuses additional attention on equine
veterinarians, who may see more abandoned and abused horses than ever before
. Practitioners
who become involved in responding to animal abuse not only help addres
s the needs of individual
animals that may suffer, but ful
ll their veterinary oath to use their skills for the betterment of
society.
In all states, animal cruelty is a crime. There are both civil and criminal avenues for prosecuting
animal cruelty depend
ing upon the facts of the case, and in 46 states aggravated cruelty is a felony
caseload of animal cruelty crimes. By reporting suspected cruelty to local
law enforcement or
potentially unhealthy, dangerous, and/or criminal situations. These agencies will investigate the
complaint and take appropriate action. The
recent addition of veterinary forensics to the
armamentarium of practitioners working in animal welfare offers additional opportunities for the
prevention of animal maltreatment.
While concerns regarding veterinarian
–
client relationships and economics ma
y keep veterinarians
from reporting suspected cases of animal cruelty, the health and well
–
being of both animal and
report animal cruelty are therefore helping
to make their communities safer for all.
*
Excerpts have been
Practical Guidance for the
Effective Response by Veterinarians to Suspected Animal Cruelty, Abuse and Neglect
, available as a download at:
ebusiness.avma.org/EBusiness50/Files/ProductDownloads/AVMA%20Suspected%20Animal%20Cruelty.pdf
Please see full document for further information regarding both large and small animals.
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