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| ID: | 1785 |
| Title: | HSUS First Strike® Campaign 2003 Report of Animal Cruelty Cases - http://files.hsus.org/web-files/PDF/2003AnimalCrueltyRprt.pdf |
| Description: | Since 2000, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has compiled reports of highprofile cases of animal cruelty and neglect from across the country. The following report covers incidents committed from January through December 2003. It contains available information on the animal cruelty offenses, demographics of animal abusers, types of animals abused, and other factors such as the incidence of family violence. |
| Category: | Animal Abuse |
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| Date Added: | July 21, 2008 01:11:44 PM |
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| Animal Abuse and Human Violence—SOTAL http://www.vin.com/VINDBPub/SearchPB/Proceedings/PR05000/PR00023.htm A decade ago, stories of animal cruelty and human violence attracted little media attention and were not a significant part of American popular culture. There was comparatively little professional interest in the topic outside of the animal care and control community and only limited discussion of the issue within the professions most directly affected by the abuse of animals and its links to other forms of violence, namely mental health, criminal justice, and veterinary medicine (Lockwood, 1999). The situation has changed dramatically in recent years. Details | Report |
| Pet-Abuse.com http://www.pet-abuse.com/ Pet-Abuse.Com is a national animal protection organization that researches and tracks incidents of criminal animal cruelty. Details | Report |
| Animal Abuse and Youth Violence http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/jjbul2001_9_2/contents.html Juvenile Justice Bulletin describing the psychiatric, psychological, and criminal research linking animal abuse to violence perpetrated by juveniles and adults. Details | Report |
| Understanding The Link® Between Animal Abuse and Family Violence http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=nr_fact_sheets_link A correlation between animal abuse, family violence and other forms of community violence has been established. Child and animal protection professionals have recognized this link, noting that abuse of both children and animals is connected in a self-perpetuating cycle of violence. When animals in a home are abused or neglected, it is a warning sign that others in the household may not be safe. In addition, children who witness animal abuse are at a greater risk of becoming abusers themselves. Details | Report |
| What We Know About the Link Between Animal Abuse http://www.21stcenturycares.org/links.htm Because of the success of many animal advocacy groups, including the two that I represent —Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Doris Day Animal Foundation — many professionals from a variety of disciplines as well as the general public have become aware of the link between animal abuse and human violence. Details | Report |
| Animal Welfare and Domestic Violence http://new.vawnet.org/Assoc_Files_VAWnet/AnimalWelfareDV.pdf This study represents the first attempt to assess animal maltreatment in samples of women seeking safety at shelters for women who are battered (101 women) and community samples of women who were not battered (60 women). Details | Report |
| DAs Link Pet Abuse, Domestic Violence http://www.vachss.com/help_text/archive/pets_dv_nydn.html Thirty-five New Yorkers who were never punished for beating their lovers are now in jail—or in therapy—because they abused the family pet. Details | Report |
| Violent Behavior Animal abuse at early age linked to interpersonal violence http://www.childresearch.net/RESOURCE/NEWS/2000/200003.HTM Jeffrey Dahmer. Son of Sam. Ted Bundy. The boys who gunned down their classmates at school. The shooter of U.S. Capitol security guards. These men and boys had something in common beyond their acts of terrifying violence: All had abused animals long before they went on to destroy the lives of other people. Details | Report |
| The Abuse of Animals and Domestic Violence: A National Survey of Shelters for Women Who Are Battered http://www.vachss.com/guest_dispatches/ascione_1.html The maltreatment of animals, usually pets, may occur in homes where there is domestic violence yet we have limited information about the prevalence of such maltreatment. We surveyed the largest shelter for women who are battered in forty-nine states and the District of Columbia. Details | Report |
| First Strike: The Connection Between Animal Cruelty and Human Violence http://www.hsus.org/hsus_field/first_strike_the_connection_between_animal_cruelty_and_human_violence/index.html The First Strike® campaign was created in 1997 to raise public and professional awareness about the connection between animal cruelty and other violent crime violence and to help communities identify some of the origins of violence, predict its patterns, and prevent its escalation. Details | Report |