animal neglect
Failing dependent creatures
Animal neglect is the failure to provide adequate care for animals in one's charge—insufficient food, water, shelter, veterinary attention, or sanitary conditions.
It differs from animal abuse in being passive rather than active, though the suffering caused may be equally severe.
The horses were seized after investigators found evidence of animal neglect.
Legal definitions vary by jurisdiction, but generally animal neglect constitutes a form of cruelty subject to criminal penalties.
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- left behindAbandoned or forgotten
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- puppy millCommercial mass dog breeder
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
malnourished · skin and bones · matted · matted fur · filthy · cages · hoarding · shelter · rescue · emaciated · suffering · chains · forgotten · feral · untreated · wounds · parasites · mange
- reckless behaviorreckless driving, reckless endangerment, reckless abandon, dangerous driving, thrill seeking
animal neglectanimal care
Tending to creatures' needs
animal welfare · pet care · animal husbandry · animal protection · nurturing
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