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**Overview**
Animal abuse is the mistreatment of any animal, mainly with pets. Experts try to better understand why animal abuse happens and how they can prevent the social issue from growing in our nation. Some of the things that are considered animal abuse are starvation, abandonment, neglecting, and physical abuse. Many experts say that this form of abuse occurs because the owner wants to have power over a helpless animal.

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**Problems**
When people think about abuse they usually think of abuse toward people but it can also be towards animals. Animals should be treated as if they are human. Animal abuse is a problem in our society because if we set a bad example for the next generation this could get even worse than it is now. One day all the animals will be gone if animal abuse continues.

**Volunteer/Donation**
You can volunteer at an animal shelter around you. Raise money by being creative such as doing a car wash, walk dogs at an animal shelter, make posters for people to adopt a pet or make a cite online for people to donate money and pet supplies.

**Reporting animal abuse**
Reporting animal abuse is another solution that can stop animal abuse. There are many programs that will take calls reporting animal abuse. When reporting it you will need basic information such as what, when, where, who and possibly how. If you want your call maybe reported Another option to report animal abuse is by reporting it to a local animal shelter.

**Educate others**
Inform people to be respectful to animals and treat them with care. You can create a website based on how you can stop animal abuse and state the problems that occurs when animal abuse happens.

**References**
"Facts About Animal Abuse & Domestic Violence." //American Humane Association//. Web. 23 Mar. 2012. <[]>.

Dan, Rashel. "Simple Ways You Can Help Prevent Animal Cruelty." //Stop Animal Cruelty//. Web. 04 Apr. 2012. <[]>.

"Preventing Animal Abuse | Pet-Abuse.Com Animal Cruelty Database." //Pet-Abuse.Com//. Web. 04 Apr. 2012. <[]>.

"Report Animal Abuse." //American Humane Association//. Web. 23 Mar. 2012. <[]>.

"How To: Volunteer at a Local Animal Shelter." //DoSomething.org//. Web. 05 Apr. 2012. <[]>.

**External Links**
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/PA142.html http://www.animalshelter.org/

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/family_abuse.html http://www.helpguide.org/mental/child_abuse_physical_emotional_sexual_neglect.htm