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- DictionaryRoyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- 1. (in the UK) a charitable organization formed in 1824 to safeguard the welfare of animals.
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Human infliction of suffering or harm upon non-human animals, for purposes other than self-defense or survival
Cruelty to animals, also called animal abuse, animal neglect or animal cruelty, is the infliction of suffering or harm by humans upon animals, either by omission or by commission. More narrowly, it can be the causing of harm or suffering for specific achievements, such as killing animals for entertainment; cruelty to animals sometimes encompasses inflicting harm or suffering as an end in itself, r... Wikipedia