I used to be big on stopping animal cruelty and such, but now.. Well, when I look back on some of my older 'Animal Cruelty' posts, most the time I was just venting general feelings.. And not looking at other facts. Which now I think is stupid and ignorant of me..
Anyway.. Animal cruelty is something that 'animal cops' are working to stop. It's all nice and good that you'd like to support stopping it, but we all know it happens, nobody really enjoys being preached to about how it needs to stop, and the best thing you can do for now is report any cruelty to animals you've witnessed..
Abused animals are fragile, cautious around others, after what they've gone through most the time. You shouldn't just go off and adopt one because you feel sorry for it because it was abused. You've got to understand more than that. You have to have the time for it, the space, the money, and the affection to give. You've got to be gentle and patient and understanding.
Adopting a companion means you are responsible for it, its health, its actions, up until the very day when it passes away.
If you aren't able to adopt it, you still did a good thing by getting it taken away from the guy that beat it. Good luck...