08/08/2023
Our world is a very beautiful place. There are many affectionate animals around us. Such as cats, dogs, birds etc. But, unfortunately they are often tortured by some cruel minded people. A big example of animals being tortured are that they are often captured by animal capturers who set them to be sold as pets in a pet shop. They are kept in a small cage. Which is absolutely not a suitable place to live. During the time, they are not fed properly. They are not given the opportunity to play or walk around as well. The captured animals aslo suffer from much more tortures unless someone buys them from a pet shop. Again, unfortunately most often the owners of the animals (pets) also don't care about them much. As a result, pets become depressed and suffer from illness.
Another example of cruelty to animals is hunting of animals. You may have heard of bird hunting. It is popular to some places. People who does it might say it's fun, but actually it's just killing of birds for no reason. According to a study by Birdlife International, an estimated 25 million migratory birds are killed every year
Not only birds, but also many innocent animals are hunted and killed without any reason.
At the end, the tortures toward animals will affect the world. Random killing (hunting for no reason) would play a major role imbalance the ecosystem. For example, if the number of birds begin to decrease highly, the production of crops will decrease as well. Since several insects harm crops, there would be less creatures to eat them. So their numbers will increase and the production will be greatly hampered.
Also, anti-cruelty to animals isn't just for the balance of ecosystem. Just why torture animals like cats, dogs? They are very affectionate. They have the rights to live peacefully on their own, or getting the highest care from their owners. So, we all should come together to save the animals being tortured.
Writer: Najib Rashed
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