Assertion: animal cruelty | /r/HasProperty | social problem
Facets:
value: in its own right
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The intense public reaction to animal cruelty cases covered by the media suggests that the public is concerned about the treatment of animals and believes animal cruelty to be a social problem worthy of police attention.
text: While animal cruelty is a serious social problem in its own right, interest in its association with other forms of violence has motivated a great deal of research.