animals do have rights, contrary to your saying, santaman, and animal control officers do take steps to arrest someone who has commited a cruel act on an animal.
From what ive seen, though, they just knock on their door with a warrant and arrest them.
Sorry i couldn't give you a more comprehensive answer, but someone had to delete santaman's answer...
No animals should be hit or smacked at all! This is illegal to do, called animal cruelty. If you are hurting an animal, this is against the law and you could be arrested. Call the SPCA if you know someone who is harming an animal.
"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." -Immanuel Kant It is often said that if someone will hurt an animal they will also hurt a human, so our society is often judged by how we treat our animals. The better a country treats its animals the better it is normally looked upon.
In the UK, such a thing could be reported to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), who would investigate, rescue and, if need be, prosecute the owner. Other countries probably have similar Societies.
It could mean that some nasty person is trying to frighten you or someone else with revolting, stupid tricks. If you are wise you will not be drawn in by such foolishness. Moreover, in the U.S. there are laws against such cruelty to animals.
In the UK, the RSPCA get 1 million reports of cruelty per year. Unfortunately animal cruelty is all too common, in homes as well as in farming and in labs. There is a terrible problem online with cruelty groups and sharing animal abuse content which must be stopped! Only 100,000 of those cases are ever solved. Fewer still are prosecuted.
The police
do tell someone, try to help stop it, make sure it is taken care of. don't keep it a secret, ignore it, forget about it, tell them to stop.
Animal Cruelty is when someone intentionally harms an animal of any kind. The forms of abuse vary greatly. Some people hurt or kill the animals and others rape the animals. It can get very gross and disturbing.
It is one of those things that cannot be solved...no matter what there will be someone out there who abuses their animals...
She was shocked that she had actually killed someone, she was against the cruelty of the Capital and felt like she was playing along with it. Who wouldn't feel guilty if they killed someone? Even though he murdered Rue, Katniss felt guilty.
I am sure you can! Just tell the police, or someone you trust. Tell the truth, and even if no one beleives you (i am sure they will) you will know in your heart that what you did what right, and that the animals thank you for it......
I presume you mean "cruelty", which is not being nice to someone or an animal.