Animal abuse.

Byline: MUHAMMAD AZAM NAGRA - Lahore

Animal abuse refers to the neglect and cruelty inflicted upon animals. If the owner of an animal does not provide the necessary food, facilities, and vaccination required for the safety and wellbeing of the animal, it shall be classified as neglect and cruelty, and therefore would be a form of animal abuse.

According to research, acts of cruelty towards animals are indications of deep mental disturbance and a psychological imbalance. Research in psychology and criminology shows that people who commit acts of cruelty towards animals often translate these acts towards human beings in the form of violence. An FBI agent responsible for developing profiles for serial killers stated that murders often start with the killing and torturing of animals as kids.

In Pakistan, there exist no stringent laws to condemn animal abuse. A few months before the coronavirus started to...