What everyone needs to know about animal cruelty

Over the past couple of years, Dr. Tom Maibenco has, through his blogs, shared insights on some of the things he is most passionate about, such as the Wounded Warrior Project, the outdoors, and fishing. However, he feels that there’s one important part of his life that he hasn’t shed much light on – his love and advocacy for animals.

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On that note, Dr. Tom Maibenco shares a few facts about animal cruelty in the United States. Some of the information below may be disturbing to some readers, but these facts are the sad reality of these animals today.

• To create bigger poultry, chickens are injected with drugs that make them larger than average. These drugs have side effects that destroy the organs of these chickens at an alarming rate. Add to that the fact that when a chicken gets bigger, the bones of their legs break, rendering them immobile.

• It is estimated that in a year, over 115 million animals in the United States are used for food, cosmetic, and drug testing and experiments. Only less than 2% make it out alive and are continued to be experimented on.

• It has become a common practice among huge farms to slice the hooves of livestock. These farms get away with it by paying the fines.

• It has been widely documented that several zoos in the United States (and around the world) have been operating on smaller budgets than they should, resulting in the decrease of living standards of the animals.

Dr. Tom Maibenco is a physician who has spent more than 10,000 hours in family medicine and emergency care experience. He is also a big fishing enthusiast and an animal lover. To read more about Dr. Maibenco’s interests, visit this blog.