Animal Cruelty Leads To Human
Animal cruelty encompasses a range of different behaviors harmful to animals,
from neglect to malicious, brutal killings. Studies show that animal cruelty may lead to
more serious forms of crime, like heavy drug use, violent outbursts, and most common,
cold blooded murder. Many studies in psychology, sociology, and criminology during the
last twenty-five years have demonstrated that violent offenders frequently have childhood
and adolescent histories of serious and repeated animal cruelty. A web page that goes by
the name Animal Alliance says “most cruelty investigated by humane officers, is
unintentional neglect, and can be resolved through education.” (3) I was slightly shocked
when I ...
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that contained a
online petition to put a cat’s killers to justice with maximum sentence. This is the article I
found on this brutal torture of an innocent creature.
***WARNING*** (graphic details)
“On October 10, 1999, a beautiful female cat came willingly to the four boys who
stopped on the side of the road and called to her. Her trust was rewarded by unthinkable
terror and cruelty - being used as a tug-of-war toy until the boys heard something "pop",
having her legs broken, being jumped up and down on like a trampoline. Even when her
pitiful battered body was mercifully dead, her suffering was not at an end. The boys then
placed her ravaged body under the wheel of their car, braking over her, as they drove off
to find other amusement. Once the Chesapeake Animal Control conducted their
investigation and performed a necropsy, criminal charges were filed against 3 of the 4
boys involved. If these charges are found to be accurate, these boys are not only in
violation of the laws of ...
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went out, Scruffy was
still alive, but his torture was not over. Next, the men decided to try to decapitate Scruffy
with a shovel. After slamming the shovel into Scruffy's neck and not being able to attain
their goal, they realized that Scruffy was more of a fighter than they had expected. The
men then opened Scruffy's mouth and began to pull his jaws apart, as if trying to rip his
face in two. Using the shovel in place of a club, the men then beat Scruffy until his tiny
body gave out, and he died. Throughout the videotape the four men are all shown
laughing and having a good time as they are carrying out these unspeakable tortures.” (1)
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After I read these stories I was disgusted, ...
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