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Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment[edit]

This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Tmgonzalez.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 13:17, 16 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Should this article be a disambiguation page?[edit]

This article describes many different meanings of the word "abuse," but it doesn't appear to have a single coherent topic. Should this article be re-written as a disambiguation page? Jarble (talk) 19:19, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 8 April 2019[edit]

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Please consider changing:

"Animal abuse is the infliction of suffering or harm upon animals, other than humans, for purposes other than self-defense. More narrowly, it can be harm for specific gain, such as killing animals for fur. Diverging viewpoints are held by jurisdictions throughout the world."

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"Animal abuse is the infliction of suffering or harm upon animals, other than humans, for purposes other than self-defense. Animal abuse can include deliberately hurting or harming an animal. However, it also refers to situations where a human fails to properly take care of an animal under their care. This means that neglecting an animal is considered a form of abuse."

The original text makes the absolute claim that killing animals for fur is (inherently) animal abuse. This can be justified as a value claim, but not as an objective truth. No jurisdictions throughout the world have banned fur farming on basis of poor animal welfare, let alone animal abuse - all fur farming bans are grounded in the moral idea that the purpose of fur farming is unnecessary. Thus, the original text rely on a false premise.

In today's scientific community there is consensus that it is possible to house fur farmed species and uphold good welfare status as measured by scientific standards. Here are just a few examples stressing this:

Aarhus University http://dca.au.dk/en/current-news/news/show/artikel/danish-fur-animal-regulations-provide-for-good-animal-welfare/

Norwegian expert committee https://www.regjeringen.no/contentassets/93e812069c06488a87213d0b93cab5cc/no/pdfs/nou201420140015000dddpdfs.pdf

The pan-European animal welfare programme WelFur has been obtained by the European Commission's Database on Self- and Co-regulation Initiatives https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/policies/policy-areas/enterprise/database-self-and-co-regulation-initiatives/146 FacettedFarmerBoy (talk) 09:56, 8 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

FacettedFarmerBoy (talk) 14:59, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: The text has its source at cruelty to animals, which is the "main" link for the section. The context in that article seems to be in the context of fur farming. Given this has sat here for a month without other discussion, perhaps you should consider a WP:3O. Izno (talk) 01:09, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Can anyone advice me further here? I believe it's unjust to label fur farming as animal abuse without the context of neglect. While animal abuse may occur on fur farms, fur farms do not constitute animal abuse in itself, which is what the article suggests. This way the article becomes value ridden. FacettedFarmerBoy (talk) 07:28, 23 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

abuse?[edit]

Hello,

I am missing one item: abuse of devices?

Regards.

145.129.136.48 (talk) 13:24, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 August 2020[edit]

hey i'm just a random person with no name. abuse is just like an everyday thing children and woman are killed every day by their loved ones it hurts living with a person who hate you. these guys just deserve to rot in jail.{EVERYONE DESERVE TO BE TREATED WELL } NO WOMAN/CHILD DESERVE ALL OF THIS WE DESERVE A FREEDOM TO LIFE NOT THIS LETS PUT A STOP TO ABUSIVE Bold text — Preceding unsigned comment added by Canndiieey (talk • contribs) 13:57, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 16 February 2022[edit]

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There is a statement within this article under the "Domestic Abuse" subheader that states "It is important to remember that abuse is always intentional and can not happen by accident." That sentence should be removed, as the statement "it is important to remember" is not objective and purely factual. Appletunhappy (talk) 18:55, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 20:15, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: LLIB 1115 - Intro to Information Research[edit]

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— Assignment last updated by Gillind (talk) 17:32, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Child abuse[edit]

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Wiki Education assignment: LLIB 1115 - Intro to Information Research[edit]

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— Assignment last updated by Littlemisschaotic (talk) 16:36, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]