Two more cases connecting abuse of animals to domestic violence
It is happening too often and I’m afraid our criminal justice system is far too far behind the trend – and is doing too little to counter this sort of brutality. Here – we have two more cases of...
View ArticlePM News Pack – shark finning, New Mexico anti-cruelty bill
The New York Times ran a story on March 5 concerning recently introduced bill in California to ban the sale and possession of shark fins and the serving of shark fin soup. Sharks are brutally killed...
View ArticleYet another news story about domestic abuse and animal abuse
Maybe we’re just hearing about this more because the media is focusing on it more – but maybe not. It seems there are an increasing number of cases where people are abusing family members, both human...
View ArticlePetition has amassed 3,000 signature to call for harsh sentence in W. Va....
Recall the recent case in West Virginia where the accused tortured and killed 29 dogs in front of his girl friend. He was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery, felony kidnapping and twenty-nine...
View ArticleTwo more troubling cases of abuse
Another animal abuser has gotten off easy, this time in the case of an Illinois man who recently pleaded guilty to a felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty. He cut the throat of his brothers cat...
View ArticleDog intervenes to save woman being beaten by her boyfriend
Last year, when a woman in Kansas City, Mo. was being beaten with a hammer by her boyfriend, her Great Dane came to her defense. The dog absorbed several blows after laying across her body. Reports...
View ArticlePack Topics: Puppy sales; animal cruelty-human cruelty links
The Los Angeles city council could vote soon to ban stores from selling puppies from large-scale breeders – and the ban would include rabbits and kittens. The LA Times editorial rightfully supports the...
View ArticleStunned by the news out of Newtown, Conn.
Like millions of Americans, I am stunned by what took place yesterday in Newtown, Conn. What level of evil does it take to gun down little children? What level of evil does it take to act out with...
View ArticleAnother case showing the link between animal cruelty and attacks on humans
Another case of someone moving from acts of cruelty to animals to abusing other human beings may be unfolding in New Jersey. CBS News reports a 19-year-old man has been charged with stabbing a mother...
View ArticleImportant study links child abuse with animal cruelty
An important study has been reviewed in an article on the KJCT8.com website, a study that relates to the relationship between those who abuse kids with those who engage in acts of animal cruelty. A...
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