My new new Topic

My new topic--and hopefully the last- is about Animal Abuse. I chose this topic because I really enjoy learning about animals and I really hate what people do to these poor animals. I thought it would be perfect to research more about this topic. What I know from the back of my head about animal abuse is that a large amount of owners have pets which end up scratched up, or hurt in some way. There are thousands of abuses reported of owners mistreating their animals. The animals that are most often abused are horses, livestock, dogs, cats and birds. My three main questions that I hope to research are: what are the laws of animal abuse, and how everyone is penalized. Second, what is the overall percentage of animals abuses reported in the United States. Third, what are the reasons that people abuse their animals. Hopefully, I find good information on this topic.