Animal Abuse Animals are sometimes treated as friends but they are also treated as enemies. We keep them as pets, but if we like, we slaughter them in their habitats and in slaughterhouses. If we could kill them quickly and painlessly, like a special injection, which is not harmful to us, it would be much nicer for the animals that are killed. However, the scenes in the slaughterhouses are scenes of bullying and torture. People hurt animals in the most horrific ways possible, such as slitting their throats while they are still alive and dropping them from great heights to break their legs, necks, and other bones. These are just two of the many ways of slaughter used today. Meat is necessary for a healthy diet. We shouldn't hunt animals for sport ...