Imagine an animal with no food at all. Imagine an animal cold with no home nowhere to go, on the street. Now imagine an animal his or her owner never gives it food or love, imagine if all of this was happening to you? You wouldn’t like it so why do humans do it to animals? Animals also have feelings and if you don't like animals you shouldn't get one in the first place. A lot of animals are dying lonely and without love because of they’ve been neglected or because the owner “had no time for the animal.”

Most common victims: In media-reported animal cruelty cases, dogs and pit bull-type of dogs, in particular are the most common victims of animal cruelty. Of those 1,880 cruelty cases were reported in the media in 2007.

64.5% (1,212) cases involved dogs
18% (337) cases involved cats
25% (470) cases involved other animals

Domestic Violence: Some government data shows animal cruelty in domestic violence cases. This data also reveals a very large number of animals that are victimized by abusive partners each year.

The HSUS (The Humane Society of the United States) estimates that nearly 1 million animals a year are abused or killed due to domestic violence.

Statistics:
About 2,168,000 women and men are physically assaulted by their partner in the U.S. every year .
63% of U.S. households own a pet
71% of domestic violence victims report that their abuser also targeted their animal
In 2007, 7% of media-reported animal cruelty cases either occurred with domestic violence or involved a person with a history of domestic violence.
47 states currently have felony provisions for animal cruelty.
Before 1986, only four states had felony animal cruelty laws.
42 of the 47 state felony animal cruelty laws were put into practice in the last three decades: 13 were put into practice between 1986 and 1996, and 28 more were put into practice between 1997 and 2011.

Obesity: Obesity is also a type of animal abuse. Obesity is considered a type of animal abuse because even though some animals may look cuter chubbier they shouldn’t be because just like people they get sick too.

Statistics:
According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, 55% of dogs and 54% of cats in the United States are obese or overweight.
Obesity rates for dogs increased from 10% in 2007 to 20% in 2010.
Dogs and cats who are 10% to 20% over their ideal body weight are considered overweight. Dogs and cats 20% over their ideal weight are considered obese.
According to the Purina Lifespan Study, obesity takes two years off a pet’s life.

Hopefully all this information changed your mind or at least opened up your eyes to all the horrible things animal abuse does.