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Animal Cruelty and Human Violence
Animal cruelty includes an assortment of different behaviors harmful to animals, from neglect to more serious malicious action, and even various forms of brutal killing. Studies indicate that animal cruelty may also be followed by more serious forms of crime, such as drug use, inappropriate violent outbursts, and even in some cases homicide. Many studies in psychology, sociology, and criminology have addressed the issues involving animal cruelty and human violence and have demonstrated that violent offenders frequently have childhood and adolescent histories of serious and repeated incidents of animal cruelty (Henderson, Hensley and Tallichet). Violence directed at animals by young people is a sign that something is erroneous in their behavioral patterns, and often acts as a predictor of future violence, even homicides against other humans.
One way to prevent such occurrences is through regulation and enforcement. Since the early 1960s, Congress has enacted over eighty animal protection statutes, such as the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Animal...
Although such policy initiatives are useful and just, it is not always the case that local enforcement actively pursues such perpetrators or enforces the regulations at all.
Another method of addressing the situation is through education including ethics and humane education. Humane education teaches people how to accept and fulfill their responsibility to companion animals, such as cats and dogs, and all forms of animal life. It explains the consequences of irresponsible behavior and encourages people to see the value of all living things (The National Humane Education Society). This not only helps people to understand the implications of violent effects on animals but also, in many cases, provides individuals positive examples of how to treat animals. Is often the case that people, especially children, often witness the more inappropriate ways to treat animals and learn through social situations negative instead of…
Works Cited
DeGue, S. And D. DeLillo. "Is Animal Cruelty a "Red Flag" for Family Violence?: Investigating Co-Occurring Violence Toward Children, Partners, and Pets." Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2009): 1036. Print.
Henderson, B., S. Hensley and S. Tallichet. "Childhood Animal Cruelty Methods and Their Link to Adult Interpersonal Violence." Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2011): 2211. Print.
Ritter, M. "Standing in the Way of Animal Welfare: A Reconsideration of the Zone-of-Interest "Gloss" on the Administrative Procedures Act." Review of Litigation (2010): 951-987. Print.
The National Humane Education Society. "So You Want to be a Humane Educator..." 2011. The National Humane Education Society. Web. 16 September 2011.
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