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Every day hundreds of dogs are abused. There is no reason why people should abuse their dogs. Employing dogs to carry out a specific task or performance is not considered dog abuse. If dogs are used for purposes such as clothing, food, and research is also not considered dog abuse. Unacceptable suffering inflicted by humans to a dog is considered dog abuse. Dogs can be abused in two forms physically and verbally. A person that abuses dogs think that it is fun to hit, shout at, and injure their or other dogs. About ten thousand unwanted dogs are killed by electrocution each month. A former Canton animal control officer shot and killed one hundred dogs and then dumped them into a creek to hide his crime.

Puppy mills are crowded and the dogs stay in horrible and putrid conditions. Female dogs are forced to have litter after litter until it can't have anymore puppies, so it is shot and killed. The puppies are then sold, usually with diseases and parasites. The conditions for the dogs in puppy mills are extremely bad. Some dogs may not get food or water for days. Dogs don't have enough room to turn around or even lay down. There are laws against puppy mills in many countries, but that does not stop people from having them. There is federal law, the Animal Welfare Act, and many states have laws that regulate puppy mills, but the fact is that those laws are rarely enforced.

The outcome of dog abuse can be devastating to the abused dog. After a dog is abused, it can be mentally and physically disabled for life. Physical or verbal abuse can cause a dog to act differently. If a dog has been abused, it can result in shyness, or aggressiveness. Shy dogs tend not to want to be touched and hide places, like under a bed. Aggression can result in growling at people who get too close to them and attacking innocent people and their abusers. Both situations can make a dog unwanted. Some dogs are abused because they do not recive adequate care. They are not given food or water, are put on tight leashes, not given any shelter, or receive minimal or no veterinary care. Works Cited Animaroo.com. 2007. The World's Online Animal Marketplace. 17 Mar. 2010<[]>.

Dogs Abuse. Humane Society. 17 Mar. 2010 <[]>.