1) A woman wrapped packaging tape around her dog's mouth
with a toy inside and left the dog in the backyard on a hot June day,
where he died of heat stroke. Witnesses said the woman had beaten her
children severely in the yard and several complaints had been filed with
child protective services.
Source: Akrow, P. "Breaking the Cycles of Violence - A Practical Guide:,
The Latham Foundation, 1995, p. 6.
2) Three juveniles beat their mother's dog close to
death with metal baseball bats. The mother revealed that all three had
been arrested for trying to extort money from a 12 year old boy; when he
refused, they severely beat him with metal baseball bats.
Source: Akrow, P. "Breaking the Cycles of Violence - A Practical Guide:,
The Latham Foundation, 1995, p. 6.
3) A gun collector who was nicknamed "Killer" for
boasting about shooting hundreds of animals, was indicated in the deaths
of two outdoorsmen. He emerged as a suspect after agents tailed a man
they said spent his weekends drinking beer, cruising remote roads and
shooting at utility poles and road signs, and killing more than 1,000
animals, including cats, dogs and cattle.
Source: Plone, C. "Jurors indict avowed animal-killer in slaying of two
anglers", The Morning News Tribune, January, 23, 1993, p. B6
4) Animal control officers received an anonymous
complaint that a pit bull was being kept in a filthy yard without
adequate food, water or shelter. Upon entering the house, the officers
found a woman, her two young children and her double-amputee mother
living in squalid conditions with no running water or electricity. Human
filth and garbage filled the bathroom and the kitchen was virtually
bare. Police officers were notified and authorities took the children
and dog into care while the mother was entered into a drug treatment
program.
Source: Personal Communication, Donna Marsden, Washington Humane
Society, Washington, D.C., 1997.
SOURCE: The Violence Connection: An Examination Of The
Link Between Animal Abuse And Other Violent Crimes. Produced by The
Doris Day Animal League 1997
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