This involves failure to provide food, water, shelter and veterinary care. Failure to provide these necessities leads to serious injury and even death. Animal control agencies nationwide report that animal abandonment cases are the most common calls they respond to. Examples of neglect include starving the animal. Many abandonment cases involve an animal that is skinny to the bone due to lack of food. Another form of neglect is embedded collars. It is the owner's responsibility to change the size of the pet's collar as it ages. If they don't, the collar digs into the pet's neck. These are just some of the many examples of animals