Our animals need water and access to appropriate and healthy food – not only an important daily task, but a task required by law.  In our small rural county we have three full time taxpayer-funded animal control officers, who have no qualms about following up on reports of mistreatment or insufficient care and feeding of our livestock and pets.  They are diligent heroes, in the eyes of most.

Americans and their pets are a big part of the economy, and a major aspect of American life.  Americans spend over $110 billion a year on their pets alone, over $44 billion of that on pet food and treats.

Americans particularly despise those who abuse animals, who fail in their duties to care for, feed, water, and house them.

This concern extends to wildlife as well, as whole movements exist in the United States to preserve wild animals, their lives and habitats.  Many Americans are involved in stopping the US Federal Government from corralling and killing feral and wild horses and burros in the west.  The access to healthy food and clean water for wild animals is also an American priority.  We will stop entire dam and pipeline projects for the sake of rodents, amphibians and insects.  What caring people we Americans are.