DR PHIL; SHOW ON ANIMALCRUELTY AND THE LINK

DR.PHIL;
          WE THE UNDERSIGN WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO A SHOW ON ANIMAL CRUELTY AND THE LINK TO OUR COMMUNITIES.
          IN  SEP 2008  1046 WAS PUT IN CONGRESS SHOWING THE LINK ''WE FEEL IF MORE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE LINK.MORE WOULD BE DONE TO IMPROVE ANIMAL/COMMUMITY CRUELTY.  PLEASE VISIT CARE2.''

How strong is the connection?

People who are cruel to animals are more likely than others to be cruel to humans, too, says a 1997 report from the U.S. Humane Society. Research demonstrates that animal cruelty is one of the strongest links in the chain of family violence. When an animal is being hurt, it is a clear warning sign that suffering or abuse is taking place behind closed doors.

  • In 88% of families where children are being abused, animals are being harmed, too.
  • Many reports link animal abuse to the battering of women and sexual abuse of children.
  • Of women seeking shelter at a safe house, 71% reported that their male partners threatened, harmed or killed their pets, and 32% of mothers said their children had done the same.

Studies also show that children who witness animal abuse are more likely to repeat the cycle. As a result of their own traumatic experiences, some abused children don't develop empathy and are unable to feel distress about hurting an animal. These children's acts of cruelty often mature into acts of violence against humans.

According to the September issue of the Link e-News from the American Humane Association: An intriguing new research study is reporting that batterers who also abuse family pets use more forms of violence, demonstrate greater use of controlling behaviors and are more dangerous than batterers who do not abuse pets. Catherine A. Simmons of the University of Tennessee and Peter Lehmann of the University of Texas at Arlington conducted a study of 1,283 female pet owners in Texas domestic violence shelters. Of those who owned pets, 25 percent indicated their abuser committed some form of pet abuse. The pet-abusing batterers were more likely to use physical violence, sexual violence, marital rape, emotional violence and stalking to control and intimidate their victims. Simmons and Lehmann reported that men who abuse the family pet appear to be more dangerous, and the research indicates a need for domestic violence workers to address pet abuse within the context of assessment, treatment and safety planning.

" OUR LAWS ARE NOT TOUGH ENOUGH.  HERE IN MAINE DO YOU KNOW THAT SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN CONVICTED BY A JUDGE; NO MORE ANIMALS BECAUSE 28 ANIMALS WERE PUT TO DEATH,TO STOP THEIR SUFFERING.THIS TYPE OF PERSON IS ALLOWED TO CARE FOR CHILDREN IN THEIR HOME. WHY? THERE IS NO LAW AGAINST IT

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WE THE UNDERSIGN FEEL YOU COULD IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES .WE AT CARE 2 ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IMPROVE AWARINESS. 
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