动物园长和母虎（Animal Cruelty 虐待动物）

Animal Cruelty虐待动物

Animals also suffer physical and psychological harm when their owners are negligent in caring for them. This can involve failing to give them food or water, not grooming them or leaving them outside in inhospitable conditions. Some people even abandon their animals altogether. Animal neglect can also be caused by the owner’s own psychological problems, which signifies that the humans involved need help.

主人疏于照料时，动物的身心也会受到伤害。这种情况可能包括没有喂食喂水、没有帮它们梳洗，或将它们留置在户外条件恶劣的环境中。有些主人甚至直接遗弃宠物。疏于照料动物还有可能是主人本身的心理问题所造成的，而这也表示个案中的人类需要帮助。

What can be done to eliminate animal cruelty? The best place to start is at home. Teach children to treat animals with kindness. Set a good example by being respectful toward animals yourself. If we show children that all animals should be treated with respect, that message will continue on to future generations. Contact your local animal shelter and ask how you can support them. They are on the frontline when it comes to dealing with animal abuse and neglect. Shelters take in stray and injured animals and provide them with the care that they need while trying to find them loving, permanent homes.

有什么办法能够终结虐待动物呢？最好的起点就是家庭。教育孩子善待动物，自己以身作则尊重动物。若我们告知下一代所有动物都应该受到尊重，这样的信息就会一代代传递下去。和附近的动物收容所联络，看看自己可以怎样支持他们，因为他们站在处理伤害、疏于照料动物问题的最前线。动物收容所接纳流浪以及受伤的动物，并给它们所需要的照顾，同时也试着为它们找到充满关爱、永久的家。

How people treat vulnerable creatures is a measure of their character, both as individuals and as a society. Animal cruelty in all its forms is a serious problem that must be stopped.

如何对待弱小动物可视为衡量一个人人品的标准，无论以个人还是社会为单位都是如此。任何形式的动物虐待都是严重的问题，必须加以制止。

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