Is it right to whip an animal?

Question

I don't think its right. Do you?

Answer 1

First, I don't know why you are asking this in history. Second, I don't know why you are asking it at all, except to be a troll/and or not funny. Whipping an animal is called animal abuse. Period.

Answer 2

It depends very much on what you calling whipping. A short corrective touch is a training tool. Multiple strokes is abuse and counter-productive.

Training animals is very much like training children. They have to be corrected, but not abused. Just as you might give one swat on a well-padded rear end of a misbehaving toddler, so an animal trainer might have to give a stroke of the whip. It's for exactly the same reason--to get their attention and let them know they have done wrong. To repeat that after you have their attention is no more right than a heavy spanking on that same padded rear end.

Answer 3

Right? Define 'right' before you ask this kind of question. 'Right' and 'wrong' vary from place to place, culture to culture and generation to generation. Personally, I think that those who purposefully inflict pain on animals for purposes of punishment or behavior control are vile, disgusting, ignorant and worthy of contempt. All that means however is that in MY view it isn't 'right'. It is finally only an opinion, not a fact.

Answer 4

Absolutely not!!! Animals are to be trained not beaten.

Answer 5

sometimes it is a necessity. Not all animals are pets.

Answer 6

Sure it is. They like it.