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Consequences of cruelty to animals

Young people may become involved in cruelty to animals for a variety of reasons. The activities below address each of these contributing factors.

  • Animals and the law

    In this activity, young people consider scenarios involving humans and animals, and decide whether they are lawful.

  • What would an RSPCA officer do?

    In this activity young people get the opportunity to discover what sorts of legal consequences there can be if you are cruel to animals, whether it is intentional or not.

 

Intervention programmes

As a guide to which of the sections on the left to use with the young person, we suggest that you use the online assessment tool Developing a suitable intervention programme (Word 17KB).