Interesting facts and new information on Animal Cruelty

 70% of animal abusers also had records for other crimes. Domestic violence victims whose animals were abused saw the animal cruelty as one more violent episode in a long history of indiscriminate violence aimed at them and their vulnerability.

Many despicable and vile acts of cruelty happen right under our noses in the family home. Perpetrators of domestic violence often use the family pet to intimidate the spouse. The spouse is often too afraid to escape in fear of leaving the animal’s fate in the hands of the abuser.  There is a link between children victims of domestic abuse and violence against animals. To alleviate the feeling of helplessness, abused children try to gain authority by committing similar acts to animals.