The risk for children growing up in the 21st century is that frequent and casual exposure to animal abuse will desensitise them and may even make it seem acceptable.
WILTSHIRE TIMES: ‘Horrific video of animal cruelty and suffering are being seen by children across the county through social media. Of the 5000 videos reported to the RSPCA every year showing animal cruelty, 400 come from the South West. Since 2016, 100 posts on social media came from Wiltshire. The animal charity wants animal welfare to be taught in schools to promote animal welfare.
Over 28 per cent of children aged between 10 and 18 in the South west have witnessed neglect or animal cruelty on social media and nearly eight per cent of people had seen cruelty take place in person. Chief executive Chris Sherwood said: “The number of children seeing animal abuse online is shocking – the current generation of children are witnessing horrifying animal cruelty and neglect through channels which simply didn’t exist for previous generations.
“The risk for children growing up in the 21st century is that frequent and casual exposure to animal abuse will desensitise them and may even make it seem acceptable. Animals need us now more than ever and we want to grow a new generation of young people who care, who are informed and who want to do their best for animals’. SOURCE…
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