(These statistics may be disturbing, read at your own risk)
Dogs are man’s best friend, but being man’s best friend pays a price, dogs make up for 64.5% of all animal abuse cases. As of December 7th 2012, there have been 909 reported dog beating cases, 743 reported cases involved non-pit-bull dogs, while 166 reported cases were pit-bulls. While pit bulls have the highest rate of dog abuse, it is clearly evident that no dog type is safe from abuse.
Dog Abuse Statistics by Cruelty Type (as of December 7th, 2012)
(These statistics may be disturbing, read at your own risk)
- Beastiality: 129 reported cases
- Burning (Caustic Substance): 87 reported cases
- Burning (Fire/Fireworks): 215 reported cases
- Choking/Strangulation: 203 reported cases
- Drowning: 79 reported cases
- Fighting: 1,096 reported cases
- Hanging: 114 reported cases
- Hoarding: 1,377 reported cases
- Kicking/Stomping: 233 reported cases
- Mutilation/Torture: 545 reported cases
- Neglect: 4,315 reported cases
- Poisoning: 239 reported cases
- Shooting: 1,322 reported cases
- Stabbing: 340 reported cases
- Theft: 226 reported cases
- Throwing: 328 reported cases
- Other: 110 reported cases
Statistics provided by: Pet-Abuse.com