Animal Cruelty Laws Need Changes (Annotated Article #3)

"Animal Cruelty Laws: The Case For Reform" Charles E. Friend argues that the human race is sad, due to the fact that people think justice and benevolence of men have risen with animal protection laws. He claims that the neglect, torture, and destruction of helpless and innocent animals have become so common that it is known as basic human nature. Friend makes this claim by first investigating back to mid-nineteenth century when the few laws that existed were mainly for the owners, not the animals. Friend describes to us how the justice and benevolence of men has not risen. He also informs us that the common law stated that animals were the owner's property and they could do whatever to that animal; such as torture, starvation, and killing. Charles E. Friend's purpose is to argue that men are not doing things for the better of animals in order to give us two sides, or opinions, of "men." This work is significant because it proves that men are not doing what is good for animals. Also, it clearly states that the animal cruelty laws in place are not effective and are in need of reform. That basically answers my essential question, which is, "Are Animals Abuse Laws Really Effective?". Works Cited: Friend , Charles. "ANIMAL CRUELTY LAWS: THE CASE FOR REFORM." HeinOnline. HeinOnline, n.d. Web. 10 Oct 2012. .