I found this in one of the news stories that came up in the newsreel on the right.... (Check it out - there's regular updates trawled in from Google. ) It's about someone being arrested for arranging dog fights. (The bold bits in blue are for emphasis only)
Jill Kline, an advocacy coordinator for the Wisconsin Humane Society, said the issue of animal abuse has wider implications.
"Dogfighting affects not only the dogs who suffer horribly, but also our community as a whole. Drugs, illegal gambling, guns and other types of crimes are more likely to happen at dog fights, and that leaves areas where dogfighting happens more susceptible to other types of crime. It also desensitizes those who are involved to other types of violence.
"Research found a really strong link between animal abuse and interpersonal violence and other types of crime. In fact, animal abusers are five times more likely to commit violent acts against other people, four times as likely to commit property crimes and three times more likely to commit disorderly conduct offenses."
Caroline Knitter, a sergeant with Police Department's sensitive crimes unit said several serial killers, including Milwaukee's Jeffrey Dahmer and Dennis Rader, the "Bind, Torture, Kill" serial killer who stalked Wichita, Kan., in the 1970s, started out abusing animals.
"A lot of the sexual assaults can take place from that, starting out with sexually assaulting an animal and working their way to a human being," she said. "Dahmer is a perfect example. The BTK killer. They started out with animals. The Columbine boys started out shooting their animals before they progressed. Does it always happen? No. But are the chances better than an average person? Absolutely."
It's that second bit that got me. Why would anyone want to sexually abuse an animal?
Full story's here.
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