Please visit the following sites for more information on the link between animal cruelty and human violence:

American Bar Association Article on Animal Abuse and Child Maltreatment

Reprint from The Brown University Child & Adolescent Behavior Letter

Article on Domestic Violence and Animal Cruelty

Associated Press Article on The Link

U.S. House Resolution by Congressman Tom Lantos 

Humane Society of the United States - First Strike Campaign

HSUS Fact Sheet - The Domestic Violence Connection

American Humane Association Fact Sheet - The Violence Link

Canadian Federation of Humane Societies - Article

HSUS Fact Sheet - Cockfighting

 
Animal Welfare Activists rally for the felony cruelty bill in Frankfort.