A humane society tries to stop human or animal suffering due to cruelty.
Yep. I've done a little work for one. Mostly caring for animals. What about you?
I haven't. In most countries, it's cruelty to animals that they're preventing.
Are there any animals in particular they focus on protecting? Pets? Livestock?
end in itself, defined as zoosadism. With approximately 65 billion animals killed annually for food, farm animals are the most numerous animals subjected to cruelty.
Divergent approaches to laws concerning animal cruelty occur in different jurisdictions throughout the world. For example, some laws govern methods of killing animals for food, clothing, or other products, and other laws concern the keeping of animals for entertainment, education, research, or pets. There are a number of conceptual approaches to the issue of cruelty to animals.
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Humane society
A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. In many countries, the term is used mostly for societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals (SPCA). In the United Kingdom, it may also be a society that provides a waterways rescue, prevention, and recovery service, or that gives awards for the saving of human life (see: Royal Humane Society).
Australia.
The first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (