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Post by prosephone on Jul 31, 2007 4:06:02 GMT
Sometimes Love Isn't Enough...Passive cruelty is typified by cases of neglect, where the crime is a lack of action rather than the action itself - however do not let the terminology fool you. Acts of omission can cause just as much pain and suffering to an animal as active cruelty. According to both the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the ASPCA, Passive abuse is much more common than Active abuse. Examples of neglect are; starvation, dehydration, parasite infestations, allowing a collar to grow into an animal’s skin, letting nails become over grown, poor dental care, inadequate shelter in extreme weather conditions, and failure to seek proper veterinary care and treatment in a timely manner when an animal needs medical attention. In many cases of passive animal cruelty the neglect occurs as a result of ignorance. Some pet owners may not even realize that they are indeed abusing their beloved pets. They may not be aware of the care needed, or may not realize the severity of an illness or injury is if their pet has a high threshold for pain. How can we help end Passive Animal Cruelty? In severe cases, exigent circumstances may require that the proper authorities are notified so that the animal can removed from the site immediately and taken in for the medical care urgently needed. If the situation is not severe, we first must attempt to educate the pet owner. Passive cruelty often occurs in homes where the pet owner truly loves their pet and wants what is best. The pet owner may very well believe that they are doing nothing wrong. In most cases a simple education will end the passive cruelty. However, this is something that we cannot assume. A proper education must always include a plan of action. It is up to us to revisit and re-evaluate the situation to check for improvements and to see if the plan of action has been put into place. If you feel that the animal is still being neglected, it is crucial that you alert the proper authorities so that further actions will be taken.
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Post by sinead on Aug 25, 2007 22:43:29 GMT
There must be 1000's and 1000's of animals that fall into this so called Passive Cruelty category who's owners just dont realise they are doing such a thing........What we also have to understand though is that most animal owners do try their very best yet are let down by their own vet and sometimes this gets misunderstood and that owner then gets put into this category. I am a member of a vet forum and the stories some VN's have told me are truely shocking, and it seems more and more vets these days are being cruel towards animals in there care.......i.e a couple of stories I have been told are one of a vet kicking a dog into the kennel because the dog was scared of going into it, and another were the vet punched a dog who snapped at him whilst trying to administer a vaccine I was so sickened by these stories, those involved were however reported for their actions and rightly so!! Great write up though and this will educate people, I can understand some of the forms of neglect, were a owner wouldnt realise they were neglecting their pet, but some are easily noted as cruelty ( i.e Starvation, inadequate shelter and poor dental hygiene )
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Post by Kat on Aug 26, 2007 22:17:36 GMT
...I am a member of a vet forum and the stories some VN's have told me are truely shocking, and it seems more and more vets these days are being cruel towards animals in there care.......i.e a couple of stories I have been told are one of a vet kicking a dog into the kennel because the dog was scared of going into it, and another were the vet punched a dog who snapped at him whilst trying to administer a vaccine ... OMG!
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Post by Yadran on Aug 27, 2007 14:52:43 GMT
There is good and bad in every profession - I wish there was only good - so far I have been fortunate to have very good Vets and havent heard of any Vets being cruel to animals in my neck of the woods - thank goodness - I think anyone that harms an animal in any way should be reported .
Passive Cruelty has been recognised and does exist - this article is to allow members to have the info we have found about it - it isnt just - a so called category .
Its extremley frightening to think there may be 100s and 1000s of people being neglectful in some way - how awful .
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Post by sinead on Aug 27, 2007 15:00:42 GMT
Sometimes the VN's are too scared to say anything for fear of losing their job - that is such a shame as I wouldnt think twice about losing my job and reporting someone for there behaviour. I was so shocked to hear the stories, we put 110% trust into our vets with our loving pets and this sickens me to hear things like this happen
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Post by prosephone on Aug 28, 2007 3:15:18 GMT
I was so shocked to hear the stories, we put 110% trust into our vets with our loving pets and this sickens me to hear things like this happen Personally, I would never put 110% trust into anyone. Not even myself! And especially not a doctor or a vet!!! If I go to a doctor and they tell me something is seriously wrong I always will get a second or even third and fourth opinion. The same goes for my pets. If my vet tells me that something is seriously wrong with one of my pets, there is no way that I am going to accept what they have to say without seeking other professional opinions. They could be wrong!!! Everyone makes mistakes. No one is infallible...
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Post by sinead on Aug 28, 2007 9:50:16 GMT
Well I am a prime example, and if I had listened to my old vet Romeo would have been PTS or his leg amputated or even unneccessary surgery costing hundreds of pounds!! Also with my own health, my old doctor said I had nothing wrong with me and it was all in my head, thats why I am now under a consultant for stomach problems and have been for the past 12 months........ But we do put trust into our Vets and Doctors, its in our nature to believe them, but if like me you get a 2nd opinion then it could save you a whole lot of heart ache
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Post by prosephone on Aug 29, 2007 0:43:00 GMT
Exactly!
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Post by lovecisco on Sept 11, 2007 2:36:41 GMT
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Post by xjessicax on Sept 11, 2007 3:42:56 GMT
It is really sad, I don't know how anyone could do these things. I feel terrible just having to separate my babies while Maya is in heat ...right now Charlie is sitting on the other side of the baby gate crying... I couldn't imagine letting them go without food or water or medical treatment...
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Post by Chi Wizzz on Jan 7, 2009 17:48:25 GMT
It is amazing that pet owners would need to be told about embedded collars, long nails, proper shelter, medical attention etc. these are the basic needs of a pet and loving a pet. Shame on those that do not understand these basic animal needs. T.C.
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Post by ellenr886 on Feb 11, 2009 18:07:14 GMT
good post!! it breaks my heart to think that as pampered as my pups are there are some other pups that arent that fortunate.
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Post by daisymarlene87 on Feb 12, 2009 18:58:34 GMT
Im so happy I saved a passive animal cruelty case...my Chiquita is good hands now !!! yay me!!!
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