Post by Mel Mel on May 24, 2006 22:46:53 GMT
From PETA:
"Cruel acts toward animals have long been recognized as indicators of a dangerous psychopathy that often claims more than animal victims. “Murderers ... very often start out by killing and torturing animals as kids,” according to Robert K. Ressler, who developed profiles of serial killers for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Studies have now convinced sociologists, lawmakers, law enforcement officials, and the courts that acts of cruelty to animals deserve our attention. They can be the first sign of a violent pathology that includes human victims. "
Here are a few facts about the connection between non-human animal abuse, and human abuse:
-acts of animal cruelty are symptoms of deep mental disturbance, and research shows that most people who are cruel to animals don't stop there - most move on to humans
-reasearchers say a fascination with animal cruelty is a red flag in the lives of serial killers and rapists
- children who abuse animals may be repeating a lesson learned at home, and like their parents, they are reacting to anger/frustration with violence
-parents who neglect or abuse animals subject their own children to similar treatment
-in 3 separate studies, more than half of the battered women surveyed reported that their abuser threatened or injured their animal companions.
-schools, communities, parents, and courts that ignore animal cruelty are ignoring a time bomb
PETA's Suggestions on What You Can Do
• Urge your local school, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and judges to take cruelty to animals seriously. Those charged with protecting our communities and animals must send a strong message that violence against any feeling creature—human or nonhuman—is unacceptable.
• Be aware of signs of neglect or abuse in children and animals and immediately report suspected crimes to authorities. Take children seriously if they report that animals are being neglected or mistreated. Some children won’t talk about their own suffering but will talk about an animal’s.
• Don’t ignore even minor acts of cruelty to animals by children. Talk to the child and the child’s parents. If necessary, call a social worker.
Links
Animal Abuse and Human Abuse: Partners in Crime
www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=132
Beyond Violence: The Link Between Violence Against Animals & Violence Against Humans
www.psyeta.org/beyond_violence.html
Pet-Abuse.com: Cruelty Connections
www.pet-abuse.com/pages/abuse_connection.php
HSUS: First Strike: The Connection Between Animal Cruelty and Human Violence
www.hsus.org/hsus_field/first_strike_the_connection_between_animal_cruelty_and_human_violence/
"Cruel acts toward animals have long been recognized as indicators of a dangerous psychopathy that often claims more than animal victims. “Murderers ... very often start out by killing and torturing animals as kids,” according to Robert K. Ressler, who developed profiles of serial killers for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Studies have now convinced sociologists, lawmakers, law enforcement officials, and the courts that acts of cruelty to animals deserve our attention. They can be the first sign of a violent pathology that includes human victims. "
Here are a few facts about the connection between non-human animal abuse, and human abuse:
-acts of animal cruelty are symptoms of deep mental disturbance, and research shows that most people who are cruel to animals don't stop there - most move on to humans
-reasearchers say a fascination with animal cruelty is a red flag in the lives of serial killers and rapists
- children who abuse animals may be repeating a lesson learned at home, and like their parents, they are reacting to anger/frustration with violence
-parents who neglect or abuse animals subject their own children to similar treatment
-in 3 separate studies, more than half of the battered women surveyed reported that their abuser threatened or injured their animal companions.
-schools, communities, parents, and courts that ignore animal cruelty are ignoring a time bomb
PETA's Suggestions on What You Can Do
• Urge your local school, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and judges to take cruelty to animals seriously. Those charged with protecting our communities and animals must send a strong message that violence against any feeling creature—human or nonhuman—is unacceptable.
• Be aware of signs of neglect or abuse in children and animals and immediately report suspected crimes to authorities. Take children seriously if they report that animals are being neglected or mistreated. Some children won’t talk about their own suffering but will talk about an animal’s.
• Don’t ignore even minor acts of cruelty to animals by children. Talk to the child and the child’s parents. If necessary, call a social worker.
Links
Animal Abuse and Human Abuse: Partners in Crime
www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=132
Beyond Violence: The Link Between Violence Against Animals & Violence Against Humans
www.psyeta.org/beyond_violence.html
Pet-Abuse.com: Cruelty Connections
www.pet-abuse.com/pages/abuse_connection.php
HSUS: First Strike: The Connection Between Animal Cruelty and Human Violence
www.hsus.org/hsus_field/first_strike_the_connection_between_animal_cruelty_and_human_violence/