What You Can Do About Web Sites That Promote Animal Cruelty
There is a frequent concern about sites found on the internet that promote, encourage and exploit animal cruelty. In many cases, what appears to be illegal activity may actually be protected under the law of free speech.
If you find a web site that promotes, exploits or glorifies animal cruelty, please take these steps:
1. Do not contact those running the site. In most cases, the creators of the offensive sites are encouraged by the negative attention they receive in response to the content on their site. Please refrain from e-mailing or otherwise contacting the creators of the offensive web sites.
1. Do not contact those running the site. In most cases, the creators of the offensive sites are encouraged by the negative attention they receive in response to the content on their site. Please refrain from e-mailing or otherwise contacting the creators of the offensive web sites.
2. Contact the internet service provider (ISP) hosting the site. ISP’s in many cases have removed web sites, in response to complaints they received from concerned visitors, because they determined the site’s content violated the ISP’s User’s Agreement.
3. Resist spreading the word. If you are concerned about a web site, contact your elected officials. Please do not contact friends and neighbors. Some may feel making this public, making petitions, ect is the best course of action, when in reality, such petitions or mass e-mails will only result in an increase to the number of visitors to the web site, therefor further encouraging the site’s creators.
TIPS FOR REPORTING INTERNET ANIMAL ABUSE
We always see animal abuse online and people think reporting the person’s profile is actually helping when in reality, you are erasing the evidence.
The National Animal Abuse Registry
Click the links to access the database.
The National Animal Abuse Registry
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