The Link® between child abuse and animal cruelty, as well as other forms of societal violence is internationally recognized, yet so much more can and must be done to address this disturbing connection.
With the support of Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-CA), American Humane recently filed a Resolution in the House of Representatives that would designate May 2009 as Link Awareness Month.
Representative Davis has a reputation as a powerful advocate of child and animal advocate and a longstanding member of the Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus.
H. Res. 191 is currently pending before the House Judiciary Committee, and American Humane is working to move the Resolution to a House vote before May.
Sign this important petition today to show your support for American Humane's Link Awareness Month Resolution!
We took action on “Societal Violence Is Linked to Animal Cruelty And Child Abuse”!
# 11,853:
11:09 am PDT, Aug 24,Teresita Garza, Florida
# 11,852:
10:05 am PDT, Aug 21,Karol Krzywon, New Jersey
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12:44 pm PDT, Aug 10,Marissa Abramovic, Pennsylvania
Finally! Please help this very important issue get the help it deserves!!
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1:16 pm PDT, Aug 4,Aa Bb, Wisconsin
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12:07 am PDT, Aug 2,Jennifer Hall, Tennessee
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2:37 pm PDT, Aug 1,Casey Cox, Michigan
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1:28 pm PDT, Aug 1,Gillian Miller, United Kingdom
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4:35 am PDT, Aug 1,Rose R, United Arab Emirates
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4:02 am PDT, Aug 1,Roswitha Von Heissen, Germany
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9:10 pm PDT, Jul 31,Heather Martin, Australia
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5:04 pm PDT, Jul 31,Gemma Hollingsworth, Australia
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3:16 pm PDT, Jul 31,Daphna Jindrich, Mexico
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2:56 pm PDT, Jul 31,Eureka Morrison, South Africa
# 11,840:
11:03 pm PDT, Jul 26,Sarah McConnaughey, Nevada
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8:51 pm PDT, Jul 22,Kim Carter, Ohio
The circle of violence must end!
# 11,838:
12:35 pm PDT, Jul 12,Name not displayed, Illinois
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4:29 pm PDT, Jul 9,Siorie Si, Illinois
We need this to stop.
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3:39 pm PDT, Jul 9,Name not displayed, Illinois
we need to stop the violence and abuse.
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1:22 am PDT, Jul 3,Kim Ora-a, Hawaii
Great idea. Maybe we can get more education out there and stop violence before it happens. I hope Hawaii will be included in this.
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9:12 pm PDT, Jun 28,Heide Cantillo, Florida
One of the keypoints is to give the maximum penalty to ANYONE that is convicted of Animal Abuse - NO IFS OR BUTS! I urge everyone to keep up their good work and maybe, just maybe, one day the world is going to be a safer place for all of us!
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1:36 am PDT, Jun 28,Gili Kahana, Israel
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8:44 pm PDT, Jun 14,Roberta Hubbard, California
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2:00 pm PDT, Jun 14,Name not displayed, Florida
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11:46 am PDT, Jun 12,Ciara Quinn, Florida
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9:40 am PDT, Jun 12,Lisa Costello, Connecticut
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1:04 am PDT, Jun 12,Jennifer Erwin, North Carolina
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3:28 pm PDT, Jun 8,Name not displayed, California
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11:01 am PDT, Jun 8,Angie Whiteman, United Kingdom
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7:19 am PDT, Jun 1,Maria Spatenhuber, Texas
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6:43 am PDT, May 29,Elaine Robinson, United Kingdom
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6:54 am PDT, May 20,Anthony Trott, New Jersey
# 11,822:
5:39 am PDT, May 15,Patty Mushero, Maine
to get awareness of how animal cruelty goes along with human abuse. this needs to be stopped
# 11,821:
10:50 pm PDT, May 10,Rose Griffin, New York
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7:41 am PDT, May 10,Carolina Martinez, Spain
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7:03 pm PDT, May 4,Lisa MacLeod, Arizona
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12:28 pm PDT, May 2,Monika Dudziak, Italy
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9:56 am PDT, Apr 29,Kris Soendergaard, Denmark
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9:54 am PDT, Apr 29,Karina Soerensen, Denmark
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1:49 am PDT, Apr 23,Ulia Burikina, Russian Federation
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5:04 am PDT, Apr 20,Natalya Artyukh, Ukraine
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7:09 pm PDT, Apr 16,Jennifer Skelton, Texas
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1:08 pm PDT, Apr 16,Linda May, Texas
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12:34 pm PDT, Apr 16,Sharon Seltzer, Nevada
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11:14 am PDT, Apr 16,Nichole Tockey, Tennessee
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12:45 am PDT, Apr 16,Ari R. Kolman, Canada
Thank you to all Representatives who help get this bill passed.. WE CAN’T SLEEP AT NIGHT!!! PEOPLE WHO ABUSE & KILL ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THEIR LIVES AND ARE KNOWN FOR ABUSING CHILDREN.. People who do these things to innocent animals & Creatures (who scream and cry and feel the pain), do not feel the screaming, crying or pain of other human beings who suffer (for any reasons).. Even the FBI can tell you... that ALL serial killers began killing people AFTER they started torturing and killing an animal or animals... THEY SHOULD BE ARRESTED AND IN PRISON FOR AT LEAST UNTIL THEY ARE OLD AND HAVE PROVED TO HAVE CHANGED TO A NON ABUSIVE PERSON DESERVING OF Clemency. Not let out 1 or 2 years later with a slap on the wrist and the right to do it even more but without being caught.. Please Stand up and fight against All Country’s Holocaust on Innocent Animals!! Animal Testing, Animal Hunting, Animal Profit Breeding & Distributing, Animal Consumption, Animal Clothing and Products, Animal Cloning or Genetically Modified, ANIMAL DISECTION IN SCHOOL & EVEN ENTERTAINMENT - THEY ARE ALL CONNECTED AND WE CAN‘T HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER. Please designate May 2009 as Link Awareness Month. And Thank you on behalf of all the animals and us here who care2 help animals everyday, not just when ever the issue is brought up, but everyday taking action for & talking about the animals that suffer in the world. There is not enough public awarness about the issue of animals that need our help, but with amazing Bills like this, there will be so thank you thank you thank you so so so so much... Muawwwww.... xoxoxo
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5:48 pm PDT, Apr 15,Kirsty Thoms, Australia
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5:04 pm PDT, Apr 15,Ismail Shabana, Egypt
# 11,806:
3:42 pm PDT, Apr 15,Sarah Heald, United Kingdom
with this link clearly made there would be ptential to reduce much violence
