This page is a brief explanation for your own knowledge reference.

While this program agree's  that to misuse and torture animals is wrong and I would fight against that also, I also know that hunting is not wrong. God used animals for sacrifice before Jesus gave His life for all sacrifices. Jesus fished and so did everyone else back then. God gave us animals for survival. David was a great hunter. Killing is wrong..just to kill?  But we have to eat. If there wasn't hunting then the animals would have over run us by now. In fact, here in West Virginia the deer have almost over run now. There's extra hunting for them now. So I hope you can ignor the answer and read the Bible. It tells of eating animals. It is wrong to hunt just for the trill of " killing".  I have seen many animals simply just shot and left to die in the woods. This is wrong and it is cruelty in the wild or otherwise. 

There has been 43 people killed by  captive elephants since 1990. Though elephants are peaceful animals,  this suggests that their treatment and cruel training techniques cause the animal to suffer and act in defense.

Bullfights and cockfights still exist in today's world. Bullfights in particular being incredibly gruesome and cruel, with animals being tortured and having spears thrown into their backs until they finally succumb to a slow death.

Greyhounds after finishing their racing life are often killed or sent for experimentation.

Animal Experimentation

It is said that over 70 million animals are tortured and killed in US laboratories each year. Rabbits are routinely blinded in a process named the 'Draize' test. The Draize test protects companies from potential lawsuits, and does not necessarily protect or guarantee human safety. Purchasing cosmetics from companies who specify no animal testing is one small step that can be taken to prevent animal cruelty. The medical research field also take part in animal experimentation. Yes it improves medicine, and knowledge for humans, but it can and sometimes is done in a cruel way.

Factory Farming

Over 10 billion animals are slaughtered for human consumption each year. From cattle to chickens. Laying hens are kept in tiny cages, and many of the hens die from stress or disease. Dairy farmers are known to keep cows pregnant via artificial insemination to improve the cows productivity.

Fur Farms

Animals are 'harvested' for their fur on 'fur farms', millions of animals each year are killed. Animal cruelty is also prevalent in the trapping of animals, which is one known method many trappers use.

Hunting

Hunting can be unnecessary method of animal cruelty.  Yes some hunting takes place for food consumption, and even as a sport many other animals die a slow and painful death for no other reason than to pleasure the hunter.  This by all means is cruelty even in the wild. 

Exotic animals such as rhinos, elephants, tigers and etcetera are hunted and sold on the black market. This practice still exists in today's world.

Dog Fighting

In organized dogfighting, two dogs, usually pit bulls, fight until one or both can't continue. The dogs suffer serious injuries or death in the match. Often, the owner of the losing dog will shoot or abandon the injured dog to die slowly from injuries.

Organized dogfighting is illegal everywhere in the United States and is a felony in all 50 states. Despite this, it remains widespread, especially in the form of "street fighting," in part because of the glamorization of the cruel practice in pop culture venues like music videos.