Dog kicked in crate resulting in death
Anthony Blay of Sayreville surrendered to township police on the morning of Aug 14 and was later released on his own recognizance, according to Det. Jim Ryan.
Blay was charged with one count of cruelty to animals, a third-degree crime that could carry a five-year jail sentence, Ryan said.
Details are given here: http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/5364/NJ/US/
The Home News Tribune - Aug 15, 2005
Many studies in psychology, sociology, and criminology during the last
25 years have demonstrated that violent offenders frequently have
childhood and adolescent histories of serious and repeated animal
cruelty. The FBI has recognized the connection since the 1970s, when
its analysis of the lives of serial killers suggested that most had
killed or tortured animals as children. Other research has shown
consistent patterns of animal cruelty among perpetrators of more common
forms of violence, including child abuse, spouse abuse, and elder abuse.
The line separating an animal abuser from someone capable of
committing human abuse is much finer than most people care to consider.
People abuse animals for the same reasons they abuse people. Some of
them will stop with animals, but enough have been proven to continue on to commit violent crimes to people that it's worth paying attention to.
Virtually every serious violent offender has a history of animal abuse in their past, and since there's no way to know
which animal abuser is going to continue on to commit violent human
crimes, they should ALL be taken that seriously. FBI Supervisory
Special Agent Allen Brantley was quoted as saying "Animal cruelty... is
not a harmless venting of emotion in a healthy individual; this is a
warning sign..." It should be looked at as exactly that. Its a clear
indicator of psychological issues that can and often DO lead to more
violent human crimes.
We seek a vigorous prosecution, mandatory psychological testing and counseling, jail time and restitution if he is convicted.
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